National News for May 2012
- Hurry, Don’t Miss Out: Submit Today for Top 100 Independent Agency Recognition
- Wells Fargo Looking to Buy Insurance Brokers: CEO
- Small Firms’ Health Insurance Tax Break Disappoints
- Flood Insurance Program Extended Until July 31
- Bill Would Bar Insurance for Clawbacks
- House Expected to Agree to Senate’s 60-Day Extension of Flood Program Tonight
- Consultant Burand Launches Agency E&O Blog on InsuranceJournal.com
- Insurance Think Tank Splits from Heartland, Reorganizes as R Street Institute
- Many Gray Areas in Legal Arguments Over Botched Faceook IPO
- BofA Whistleblower to Receive $14.5M in Mortgage Case
- Zurich Names Nash to Lead Healthcare Practice Group
- GMI Launches Program for Non-franchised, Used Auto Dealerships
- Fallout from Dewey Law Firm Collapse Hits Insurers, Other Clients
- Ex-General Re, AIG Execs May Settle Criminal Case
- Willis Publishes D&O Dictionary
- 11 States Adopt Plan to Distribute Surplus Lines Premium Taxes
- U.S. Insurers Have Capacity to Provide 2012 Hurricane Coverage: Fitch
- Senate Approves 60-Day Flood Program Extension; Will House Agree?
- Facebook Market Makers’ Claims Against Nasdaq Likely to Top $100 Million
- NOAA Forecasts ‘Near Normal’ 4 to 8 Atlantic Hurricanes in 2012
- Senate to Vote on 60-Day Extension of Flood Insurance Program
- Risk of Major Spring Flooding Lowest in Years
- NFL Owners’ Latest Safety Move Irks Players
- How States Rank in Injury Prevention
- Jury Finds Google Did Not Infringe Oracle’s Patents
- MetLife to Shift U.S. Business, Target Global Growth
- Frank Crystal & Co. Launches Marine Insurance Practice
- FDIC Sues Big Banks Over Mortgage Securities
- General Ledger Accounting for P/C Agencies
- Facebook, Banks Sued Over Pre-IPO Analyst Calls
- U.S. SEC Dealt Blow in Financial Crisis Case
- Willis Launches Insurance Program for Equipment Rental Industry
- XL Group, ABA Insurance Enhance EPLI Coverage for Commercial Businesses
- W. R. Berkley Corp. Forms Marine Division of Berkley Offshore Underwriting Managers
- Zurich, SWBC to Offer Excess Flood Insurance
- Safety Report Cites Lack of Progress in Reducing Motorcyclist Deaths
- Gucci Wins Fraction of Damages Sought in Trademark Claim Against Guess
- Senate Passes Tougher Iran Sanctions
- Ratings Recap: Sublimity, USPlate Glass, Cameron Mutual
- ACE Private Risk Adds Identity Protection Services to High-Net Worth Program
- NAS Insurance Introduces Contingency, Liability Coverage for Special Events
- Safety Regulators Investigating Electric Car Fire
- Senate Expected to Decide Fate of Flood Insurance Program This Week
- Weather Channel’s Knabb Named Chief of National Hurricane Center
- Safety Inspections Don’t Hurt Businesses; Do Lower Workers’ Comp Costs: Study
- MGIC Sues Freddie Mac in Insurance Coverage Dispute
- AIG Shares Fall Below Government Breakeven Price
- The Industry’s Role in Cutting Down Crooked Contractors
- Allstate Loses $280 Million on Disasters in April
- How Young Insurance Agents Are Changing the Industry
- EEOC Updates Best Practices for Using Criminal Records in Hiring
- Investor Paulson to Scale Back His Activist Role in Hartford’s Shares
- The Language of Sales
- Home Insurance Rates Rose 19% Nationwide in 2011: Report
- Federal Flood Insurance Could Be Extended Until End of June
- Healthcare Costs for Insured American Family Top $20K in 2012: Milliman
- Ratings Recap: Badger, So. Carolina Farm, Louisiana Farm, Colorado Farm
- Judge Denies Delay of BofA Directors’ $20 Million Settlement Over Merrill
- HP Loses Battle with IRS Over Tax Shelter Designed by AIG
- AIG Ex-CEO Greenberg Fights Ruling on Reinsurance Fraud Charges
- Report: Workers’ Compensation Premium Grows But Market Results Still ‘Conflicted’
- Fireman’s Fund Names Chanana to Senior Vice President
- Cybersecurity Experts Eye Self-Correcting Network to Thwart Hackers
- ACE Launches Admitted Premises Pollution Policy for Public Entities
- Chemical Industry Urged to Reduce Processing Hazards
- FDIC Outlines Strategy For When Big Financial Firms Fail
- Schwab Loses Bid to Halt Regulatory Discipline Over Right to Sue
- Best Affirms Travelers and Subs ‘A+’ Ratings
- Doctors Who Own Surgery Centers Do Lots More Surgery: Study
- Medical Liability Insurers Look Strong Now But Face Difficulties Ahead: Fitch
- Guy Carpenter Names New CEO, COO for U.S. Operations
- Judge to Insurer: Pay Legal Fees in Pending Insider Trading Fraud Case
- Reliance Global Group Launches Mutli-Family Real Estate Product
- Progressive Introduces Expanded Coverage for Boat Propulsion Systems
- Do Safety Incentives Discourage Workers from Reporting Injuries?
- Senate Panel to Probe Ties Between Painkill Drugmakers, Medical Nonprofits
- Federal Aviation Safety Regulators Ignore Whistleblowers: Watchdog
- Vanliner Partners with Agents Association on Moving, Storage Agents Program
- Submit Today: Top 100 Independent Insurance Agencies
- Flood Insurance Hearing Held in Washington
- La Nina Exits As Expected; El Nino Fate Uncertain
- Insurance Broker Confie Seguros Acquires 6 Agencies
- Ratings: North Country, Liberty Mutual (notes), Allstate (shelf), Am. Freedom
- Reinsurance Fraud Case Against AIG Ex-CEO Greenberg Going to Trial
- Consumer-Directed Health Plans Show Mixed Results
- Future Vision: Will Driving Become Too Safe to Insure?
- RLI Marine to Pay Activation Fee on Equipment Anti-Theft Tracking Device
- Duplicate Regulation Drives Up Commercial Premiums, Says Iowa Researcher
- Young Drivers Know Risks But Text Anyway: Survey
- Traffic Deaths At Record Low in U.S. in 2011
- Stock Sale Lowers U.S. Stake in AIG to 61%
- U.S. Treasury Could See $15 Billion Profit from AIG Bailout: GAO
- CRC, Crump, R-T Specialty Reach Confidential Settlement Agreement
- Job Disability Rolls Rise During Recession
- Buffett Plays Down Health Issue, Responds to Analysts
- Berkshire Hathaway Doubles Profit on Lower Catastrophe Losses
- Treasury to Sell More AIG Shares for $5 Billion
- ACE Adds Preferred Securities Panel Option to D&O Policies
- General Star Upgrades XS Follow Form Liability Coverage
- Protective Specialty Launches Allied Health Medical Professional Liability Product
- AIG Q1 Profit More Than Doubles to $3.21 Billion
- April Weather Caused $1 Billion in Insured Losses in U.S.: Aon
- Aon Revenues Rise But Profit Dips in Q1
- Kelly Named President of P/C Insurance Advisory Organization AAIS
- Best Affirms, Upgrades SCOR’s No. American Subs Ratings; Outlook Stable
- BP Wins Delay of Gulf Oil Spill Trial
- Judge Blocks $90 Million Insurance Settlement for Lehman Directors, Officers
- Marsh Says It Only Sees ‘Targeted Correction’ of Rates
- Allstate Profit Jumps 46% in Q1
- Hartford Q1 Profit Drops 81% on Realized Loss, But Core Earnings Up
- BP’s $7.8 Billion Gulf Oil Spill Settlement Wins Initial Court OK
- Once Again, Flood Insurance Program to Expire Unless Congress Acts
- Arthur J. Gallagher Profit Up 85% in Q1
- Assurant Launches Solar Project Insurance
- Hanover Insurance Group Q1 Profit Up 70% to $49.7M
- Survey: Agencies Seek Carrier Help to Expand into New Niches
- Marsh & McLennan Posts $347M Q1 Income, Up 6.8% From Last Year
- Regulators Urged to Monitor Safety Throughout Drug’s Lifecycle
- U.S. Opposes Delay in BP Oil Spill Trial
- Insurance Analysts to Question Buffett at Berkshire’s Annual ‘Woodstock’
- Lexington Launches Technology Contract Risk Policy
- More Families Building Their Own Tornado Shelters
- Allianz, CargoNet Introduce Deductible Waiver Agreement
- Main Street America Remodels Automated Commercial Auto Product
- Ratings Recap: Gateway, State Mutual, Discovery, Southern Mutual
- Nationwide Mutual Completes Harleysville Merger
- Fewer Auto Insurance Buyers Shopping But More Switching Carriers: J.D. Powers
- Bill Aims to Fix Problems with Medicare Set-Asides for Workers’ Compensation
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