National News for May 2003
- Okla. Legislature Sends Tort Reform Measure to Governor
 - The Hartford Group Offers Workers’ Comp Real-Time Quotes
 - NAMIC Tells Washington Legal Foundation That Regulation Best Left to States
 - Ryan Appointed Senior VP of Marketing for ESIS, ACE USA Regional Executive Operations
 - IIABA Applauds Enactment of Tax Relief Bill
 - DOT Must Take Care on CGDL Program, Says NAII
 - Industry Professionals Affirm RIMS Benchmark Survey Results
 - Fair Isaac Releases XML Manager For Insurance Version 2.1
 - Survey Reveals Agents Seek Cos. with Full Capabilities for Protecting Technology Customers
 - NAMIC Comments on Asbestos Litigation Legislation
 - Zurich NA Makes Customer Billing Information Available Online
 - Minn. Passes Bill Denying W/C Entry to Tax-Advantaged Entities
 - Asbestos Litigation Reform Bill Introduced
 - Risk and Insurance Information Released to Businesses
 - AIG Small Business Underwriting Center Unveils New Risk Tool
 - The Hartford’s BMG Agency Survey Finds Employee Shortage Driving Compensation, Education
 - AscendantOne Delivers ISO-Validated Rating for Four Major Commercial Lines of Business
 - Liberty Mutual to Acquire Majority of Prudential’s U.S. P/C Business
 - A.M. Best Says Liberty Mutual Ratings Remain Unchanged
 - The Seibels Bruce Group Notes Order from S.C. Dept. Lifting Administrative Supervision
 - A.M. Best Downgrades AMERCO Subsidiaries
 - U.S. Risk Group Adds Keane as Executive VP
 - Price, Increased Self-Insured Retentions and Coverage, Top Challenges Facing Public Risk Managers
 - Bluebook Int’l and Basis100 Announce InsureBASE(TM)
 - Attorneys, Legal System Responsible for Surging Medical Malpractice Rates, According to Weiss Survey of Consumers
 - The Hartford Launches Agent Suite of Transactions Using XDTI
 - EMC Insurance Declares 86th Consecutive Quarterly Dividend
 - CSC Rolls Out Software Products Compliant CSC e4 Integration Architecture
 - Best Releases D&O Market: A Crisis in Remediation Report
 - The Hartford Announces Pricing of Capital Offerings
 - AXIS Increases Capitalization of U.S. Subsidiary
 - ePolicy Aligns with InSystems to Enhance RightRisk™ Technology
 - Insurance Losses From Tornadoes Could Be Most Costly Event Ever, Says I.I.I.
 - Cochran, Caronia & Co. Convenes Insurance Investor Conference May 21
 - Panelists Say Greater Risk Control Measures, Tort Reform Will Improve Hospital Professional Liability Market
 - Thomco Selects, Implements INSTEC Policy Rating, Administration System
 - Travelers Notes Real-Time Billing Inquiry for Agency Directly From Their Applied Systems Agency Mgt. System
 - Exigen Group Unveils Insurance Process Backbone
 - Workers’ Comp Market Analysis Shows Remarkable Improvement for Combined Ratio; Fall in Investment Income
 - Innovative Software Solutions Forms Strategic Alliance with Lewis & Ellis
 - INSTEC Notes Deal With Compensation Risk Managers
 - The Hartford Sells its P/C Reinsurance Business to Endurance Specialty
 - U.S. Marine Insurers Continue Profitability in Highly Competitive Global Marketplace
 - Alliance Praises NAIC Adoption of Strong Asbestos Resolution
 - Tax Credits Not Enough to Counter Med Mal Crisis, Says Reform Group
 - A.M. Best: Asbestos Settlement Won’t Aid Ratings
 - The Hartford Reports Q1 Net Loss of $1.4B
 - Worsening of Med-Mal Market Expected to Continue; Rate Increases Likely
 - S&P’s Withdraws Markel Corp. Units Ratings
 - Alliance Responds to IIABA Survey on Homeowners Market
 - AIR Estimates $2.2 Billion-Plus Insured Losses to Storms
 - S&P’s Hosts 18th Annual Conference June 1-3
 - Navigators Group Reports 40 Percent Jump in Income
 - IIABA Survey Reports Nearly 2.5 Million Households Lost Homeowners Coverage Past Two Years
 - Craig Named AIMU President
 - House Shows BiPartisan Efforts to Improve Credit Reporting System
 - The St. Paul Cos. Acquires Renewal Rights for Selected Lines of Kemper’s U.S. Commercial Business
 - The Hartford Cutting Jobs; Releases Asbestos Study
 - Fitch Sees P/C Insurers’ Underwriting Results Improving in ’03
 - Travelers Property Casualty, DORIS Insurance Systems Note New Real-Time E-Service Solutions
 - Detroit Auto Insurance Fraud Ring Busted, AG Says
 - AAIS To Host Web Seminar on Personal Lines Mold Filings
 - State National’s SNIC Authorized Nationwide
 - Med-Mal Insurers Sound Off in Nolan Survey
 - Reform Advances to House Floor in Texas
 - Troy Appointed Executive Director of ACE USA Regional Executive Operations
 - GOP Study: Med Mal Reform Would Save Cash, Improve Care
 - Former Marsh Exec Gets Iraqi Top Spot
 - Aon: Personal Lines Had Lowest Earnings Volatility in 2002
 - AIG eBusiness Risk Solutions Expands Coverage Against Cyber Security Threats
 - Report Says U.S. Insurance Industry Loses $13.7B Annually Due to Auto Premium Rating Error
 - NAMIC Says It Agrees With GAO Assessment Regarding Regulation
 - NAII Supports Mass. Bill to Criminalize Insurance Fraud
 - IIABA to Launch Summer TV Ad Blitz for Trusted Choice
 - N.J. Reform Approved by Assembly Committee
 - AIG Aviation Offering New Coverage for The Civil Air Patrol
 - Charter Partners USA Chooses INSTEC Software
 - NCOIL Credit-Based Scoring Model Reportedly Gaining Momentum
 - ACE Casualty Risk Launches ACE Complete for Web-Based Workers’ Comp
 - Teradata Program Enabling Companies to Cut Hidden IT Costs
 - NAII Says No-Fault Reform Legislation is No Bargain for Colo. Residents
 - Brief Filed for Sex Harassment Class Action Against Aon Subsidiary
 - GMI Signs with QualCorp
 - American Wholesale Insurance Group Acquires Seaboard Underwriters Inc.
 - Treasury Issues Final Rules Under Sec. 326 of the USA Patriot Act – No Change for P/C Industry
 - A.M. Best Downgrades Kemper Ratings
 - Ohio Commissioner Delivers Med Mal Report
 - Chubb Notes Record 1stQ Net Income of $224.6M
 - Willis Reports on Global Reinsurance Market; Announces Secondary Share Sales
 - U.S. Risk Insurance Group Adds Keane as Executive VP for U.S. Risk Underwriters
 - Travelers Launches Policy Download Capability for Agents with Boat, Yacht Policies
 
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