National News for December 2012
- Federal Court Grants Firm Reprieve from Contraceptive Coverage Mandate
 - Program Specialists: Thriving in All Market Conditions
 - P/C Insurance Agents: What Did You Sell This Year?
 - AIG to Thank America for Bailout in High-Profile Ad Campaign
 - Senate Passes Sandy Disaster Aid, Flood Insurance Increase
 - Most Commercial Insurance Buyers Accept Coverage Changes, Price Hikes: Survey
 - Drunken Walking Can Be Deadly, Especially on New Year’s Day
 - Toyota Claimants Not Part of $1.1 Billion Settlement Face Uphill Climb
 - P/C Industry’s 9 Month Results Show Insurers Can Handle Sandy Losses: ISO, PCI
 - 6 Things for Independent Agents to Worry About in 2013
 - Canadian Private Equity Firm Onex Completes USI Acquisition
 - P/C Insurers’ Loss Reserves Continue to Surprise Analysts
 - U.S. Apppeals Court Revives Workplace Cybertheft Claim
 - Judge Approves $7.8 Billion Settlement in BP Class Action Suit
 - Toyota to Settle Acceleration Cases for More Than $1 Billion
 - Congress Repeals Insurance Booklet Mandate at Car Dealerships
 - Progressive Data Shows 30% Rise in Single-Vehicle Claims on New Year’s Day
 - Instagram Furor Triggers First Class Action Lawsuit
 - The Price Is Right: Insurance Pricing in Today’s Market
 - FDA Closer to Approving Biotech Salmon
 - Progressive Releases Terms for Usage-Based Insurance Licensing Program
 - Lawsuits Cast Darker Shadow Over Banks Than Libor Fines
 - Art Insurers Face Record Loss from Superstorm Sandy
 - Ratings Roundup: Indiana Lumbermens Mutual, Noble
 - Berger Named President of Berkley Specialty Underwriting Managers
 - Insurance Safety Group Releases Car Ratings Based on New Crash Test
 - Trade, Insurance Sanctions Against Iran in U.S. Defense Bill
 - Senate Republicans Move to Cut Sandy Aid to $24 Billion
 - Markel Acquiring Alterra for $3.1B to Diversify, Expand to Reinsurance
 - NIP Launches Business Insurance Program for Restaurant Industry
 - A Look at New Insurance Laws Taking Effect in 2013
 - The Griffith Foundation: 279 Teachers Receive Insurance Education
 - Senate Begins Debating $60 Billion Sandy Relief Bill
 - Asbestos Loss Estimate Now at $85 Billion: A.M. Best
 - K&K Insurance Group Offers New Program for Walk/Run Events
 - AssuredPartners Acquires Two Agencies
 - Traffic Accidents Lead Cause of High-Severity Workers’ Comp Injuries: Study
 - Ratings Roundup: Hiscox (U.S.), Bison, Nations
 - P/C Insurance Analysts’ Expectations Climbing: Accenture
 - Foremost Insurance to Take Over Zurich’s Small Business Insurance Program
 - Commentary: Sandy Shows Social Media is Practically Made for Insurers
 - Crop Insurance Juicy Target in ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Deal
 - Anderson Named President, COO of Founders Insurance
 - Best Affirms W. R. Berkley Corp and Subs ‘A+’ Ratings
 - PCI Responds to IAIS Proposals; Urges ‘Freedom to Structure Co. Operations’
 - Treasury Completes Final Sale of AIG Stock
 - Schinnerer Launches New Real Estate E&O Policy Form
 - AAIS, IDentity 911 Release Sample Data Breach Endorsement
 - Bank of America Sues Bond Insurer MBIA Over Tender Offer
 - P/C Insurers’ Capital at ‘Historically High’ Levels: Fitch
 - States Urged to Require Ignition Locks for Drunk Drivers
 - After Bangladesh Fire, Wal-Mart Vows to Address Supply Chain Risks
 - Senate Deals Blow to Bank Deposit Insurance
 - NAS Launches New E&O, Abuse & Molestation Program for Tutors
 - Allied World, Alteris Launch WineryPlus Program
 - Report Shows Increasing Concentrations of Insured Property Values in U.S.
 - E&O Risks When Writing Long-Term Care Insurance
 - Only 15 States Plan to Operate Own Health Insurance Exchanges
 - Commentary: AIG ‘Profits’ an Insult to the Concept
 - Best Affirms United Services Automobile Ass’n. and Subs ‘A++’ Ratings
 - Hiscox, Rocket Lawyer Partner to Provide Resources to Small Businesses
 - Commentary: Lessons From Recent Decisions on Bad Faith Litigation
 - States Plan to Sue EPA Over Greenhouse Gas Regulations
 - Berkshire Hathaway Buys Back $1.2B of Stock
 - Best Sees No Change in AIG’s Ratings from U.S. Treasury Share Sale, ILFC Deal
 - Deaths of Bicyclists, Large Truck Occupants Rise as Other Traffic Fatalities Fall
 - Senate Debates Renewal of Federal Deposit Insurance But House May Balk
 - High-Profile CEOs Push for Compromise on ‘Fiscal Cliff’
 - Cove Programs Expands Product Offerings in Homebuilders Market
 - Chubb Launches Cyber Endorsement Addressing Bank Account Takeover Frauds
 - Government to See $23 Billion Total Profit on AIG Bailout
 - Sandy to Have Only Limited Impact on Insurer Ratings: S&P
 - White House $60 Billion Sandy Relief Request Includes Flood Insurance Funding
 - Timeline of U.S. Government’s Rescue, Sale of AIG
 - Treasury Selling All of Its Remaining AIG Common Stock
 - Critics Call for More Cuts in Farm Bill, Crop Insurance
 - Commercial Insurers Continue Raising Rates, Improve Loss Ratios: Towers Watson
 - Futures Industry Looks to Insurance After MF Global Collapse
 - AIG’s $4.8 Billion Sale of Aircraft Unit to Chinese Group Faces U.S. Security Review
 - U.S. Transportation Department Proposes Black Boxes in All Cars
 - Personal Lines Rates Rise 4% in November: MarketScout
 - Time Running Out for Senate on Farm, Crop Insurance Bill
 - Judge Names Lead Plaintiffs in Facebook IPO Claim
 - Liberty International Underwriters Promotes Aggarwal to U.S. Construction Post
 - Marsh Names Sheehan Leader of U.S. Financial Institutions Practice
 - CAMICO Launches Subpoena Services Resource Center for Policyholders
 - El Niño Unlikely Before Spring
 - ACE USA Restructures Global Property Division
 - Commercial Lines Rates Up 5% in November: MarketScout
 - National Interstate Names Mercurio as Executive VP, Chief Operating Officer
 - Business Should Prepare for Potential East, Gulf Coast Port Strike: Marsh
 - Small Business Owners Face Health Insurance Dilemma
 - S&P Affirms Liberty Mutual Group’s Ratings; Outlook Revised to Stable
 - Obamacare Medical Loss Ratio Saved $1.5 Billion in 2011: Report
 - Viewpoint: Trade Sanctions and Risk Management
 - Building Momentum in the Construction Market
 - Coface Introduces New Trade Credit Top-Up Cover
 - FEMA Will Need More Funds for Sandy Relief: Fugate
 - SullivanCurtisMonroe Launches National ADA Compliance Program
 - Willis Boosts Construction Practice with 4 Ex-Aon Specialists, 2 Others
 - RLI Partners with Recreation Insurance Specialists to Provide RV Insurance
 - Resolve Fiscal Cliff Now, Deal with Deficit Later: Financial Services CEOs
 - States With ‘No Pay, No Play’ Laws Lower Uninsured Motorists Rate
 - Supreme Court Allows GM Workers’ Pension Claim Against State Street Bank
 - More Workers Claiming Job Discrimination Over Language, Accents
 - Court Finds Rating Agencies Not Liable on Toxic Mortgages
 - Electronic Stability Control in Cars Saving Lives: NHTSA
 - Supreme Court to Rule If Human Genes Patentable
 - White Mountains Completes Acquisitions of AIG, PICO Runoffs
 - AIG Acquires The Hartford’s Financial Advisory Group Woodbury
 - NAIC Elects 2013 Officers; Louisiana’s Donelon Elected President
 - Confie Seguros Buys Florida, Nevada Agencies
 - Deadly 2012 Hurricane Season Ends
 
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