National News for August 2013
- NFL Agrees to Settle Players’ Concussion Suits for $765 Million
- Premium Increases Under Obamacare Are Exaggerated, Rand Says
- Risk Management Services Launches Group E&O Plan for Life, Health Agents
- G20 Urges U.S. to Centralize Insurance Regulation
- Court Reverses OK for BP to Access Transocean Insurance to Pay Oil Spill Costs
- Cochrane & Company Combines Property, GL Coverage for Shooting Sports Program
- Ironshore Specialty Launches Simplified Excess Liability Policy Form
- Lloyd’s Internal Probe Said to Be Focus of New York’s Iran Sanctions Inquiry
- Blackstone Settles IPO Disclosure Lawsuit for $85 Million
- Cyber Alert: Syria, Aided by Iran, Could Retaliate Against More U.S. Companies
- Judge Denies BP’s Bid to Halt Gulf Oil Spill Payments Pending Investigation
- AAMGA Expands Membership to Include All Wholesale Professionals
- Regulators Alert Financial Firms to Disaster Risk
- Merrill Lynch Reaches $160 Million Settlement in Black Advisers’ Bias Suit
- Wal-Mart Will Offer Health Insurance to U.S. Employees’ Domestic Partners
- Homeland Security Chief Says U.S. Should Expect ‘Major’ Cyber-Attack in Future
- Top 10 States for Extreme Weather Crop Insurance Payouts
- Cities, States with Best Drivers: Allstate
- Flanigan Named CEO of ASCnet
- Gulf Oil Spill Claims Chief Disputes BP Misconduct Charges
- Moody’s Expects Commercial P/C Rates to Continue Rising in 2013
- AIG to Get $905 Million From Brookfield to End Rate-Swap Dispute
- NAIC Accepting Consumer Liaison Applications
- Liberty Mutual Commercial Unit Names Martin to Head National Property
- OSHA Proposes Silica Dust Limits
- Judge Dismisses Harassment Claim Against Chef Paula Deen
- Meadowbrook Receives Waiver for Covenants, Will Pay Dividend
- Do Big Malpractice Awards Really Increase Medical Costs?
- Travelers to Exit NFIP’s Write-Your-Own Program
- QBE North America to Launch D&O Line, Names Grange As Leader
- Questionable Software Patents Main Reason for Rise in Lawsuits: GAO
- Will Young Adults Sign Onto Obamacare?
- BP Oil Spill Claims Deadline Likely to Be Extended
- Coventry Risk Specialty Launches Pay-As-You Build Construction Program
- IBHS Updates Report on Hurricane-Prone States’ Building Codes
- ACE Expands Coverage for Educators, Students Traveling Abroad
- Drivers Over Age 55 Far More Likely to Die in Job Accidents Than Younger
- White Mountains Offers $308 Million for IDB Stake in Clal
- CVS Shuts Access to Opioid Painkillers for Suspect Doctors
- Employer Health Premiums Slow for Second Year: Kaiser
- College Athletes’ Claims Over Video Game Images Delayed
- Assured Guaranty, JPMorgan Settle Mortgage Litigation
- Retired Players Sue NFL Over Use of Images in Films
- Prior Approval of Auto Rates Does Not Benefit Consumers: Study
- Republicans Question Privacy Protections with Health Insurance Navigators
- Most, Least Expensive States to Own a Car
- More Justice Department Cases Over Financial Crisis On the Way: AG Holder
- Ironshore Specialty Launches Claims-Made Policy Form for Product Liability Risks
- Safety Probes at Risk Without More Funding: NTSB
- Powerful Documentary Aims to Show Texting Drivers ‘It Can Wait’
- Workers’ Compensation Benefits, Employer Costs Rise: Study
- Former Willis Group CEO Plumeri Joins KKR
- Government Wins Bid to Apply FIRREA Fraud Law in Banks’ Mortgage Cases
- States Weakening Commercial Host Liability Laws to Protect Retailers
- Obama to Meet with Regulators on Dodd-Frank Law Status
- U.S. Presses Japan to Open Insurance, Auto Markets
- U.S. Asks Court to Block Bernanke Testimony in Greenberg’s AIG Lawsuit
- Survey: Most Insurers Expect to Increase Revenues, Add Jobs in Next 12 Months
- Businesses Seek Cure for Health Care Cost Surge
- AIG Expands D&O Side A Capacity to $100 Million
- Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Hires 2 Execs From Zurich, The Hartford
- 10 Things to Know About Condominiums
- Flight Recorders from Downed UPS Cargo Jet Probed for Clues to Crash Cause
- How to Manage the Winds of Change for High Net Worth Clients
- Travelers, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute Discuss Top Trends in Trucking
- Report: More Reforms Needed for Flood, Wind Insurance Programs
- Best Affirms Liberty Mutual and Subs Ratings; Outlook Stable
- BP Asks Judge to Deny Investors’ Class-Action Spill Suit Bid
- Evacuations Start at Some U.S. Gulf Offshore Operations on Storm Threat
- Insurers, Government Grapple with Costs of Growth in Wildland-Urban Interface
- CFC Enhances Management Liability Policy
- Meadowbrook Estimates Impairment at $115.4 Million After Downgrade
- Gridiron Insurance Underwriters Launches New Inland Marine E-Portal Product
- Zurich’s Hogan Rejoining AIG As CEO of Global Consumer Insurance
- Obamacare Health Exchange Buyers Can Expect $2,700 in Tax Credits: Report
- Report Urges Pressure on Utilities to Protect Electric Grid From Storms
- Atlantic Hurricane Season to Enter Most Active Phase Next Week
- Lessons from U.S. Blackout of 10 Years Ago: Kemp
- Rates for Same Workplace Injuries Vary by State: Study
- Tower Group, Meadowbrook Delays on Filings Could Trigger Shareholder Actions
- Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Broker Bollinger
- Best Places Tower Group Subs Ratings on Review/Negative
- Republican Sen. McConnell Calls for Delay in Obamacare Insurance Exchanges
- Property Losses Rose for U.S. Captives in 2012: A.M. Best
- Insurers Continue to Improve Their Home Valuations, Says MSB
- Railroads Win Class Certification Appeal in Shippers’ Price Fixing Case
- Blue Cross ‘Stores’ Offering Uninsureds Information on Obamacare Changes, Options
- Downgraded Meadowbrook Delays Filing to Review Goodwill Impairment
- Teen Golfers from Kansas, Georgia Win Big ‘I’ National Championship
- Commentary: Notifying Excess Insurers for Additional Insureds
- NOAA Updates Hurricane Forecast
- NSA Leaks Could Stymie U.S. Cyber Policy Progress: Officials
- The Hartford Broadens Professional Liability Offerings for Tech Companies
- Progressive Finds 40% of Drivers Say ‘No Way’ to Driver Tracking Product
- Zurich’s Environmental Site Business Enhances Z Choice Policy
- Marsh Q2 Insurance Revenue Up 3%; Sees ‘Modest’ Price Increases
- Small Cars Are Big Losers in Safety Crash Tests
- Third Point Re Claims Eligibility for U.S. Jobs Act Disclosure Limits with No U.S. Staff
- Pfizer to Pay $1.8 Million in Prempro Punitive Damages
- AIG, Former Executives Sued by Nuveen Investment Funds, UCalif Regents
- BP Ordered to Pay $130M Operating Costs of Gulf Oil Spill Claims Program
- Ratings Recap: Catlin (U.S.), LEMIC, Florists’ Mutual
- Liberty Mutual Q2 Net Income More Than Triples to $448M
- Concerns Over Cyber Security Risks Outweigh Traditional Risks for Large Firms: Study
- Politics Driving Obamacare Premium Debate
- Doctors’ Fear of Lawsuits Trumps State Malpractice Tort Reforms
- Ebix Says Money Laundering Allegations Are False
- 60% of Direct Buyers Eventually Return to Independent Agents: Study
- Insurance Tech Firm Ebix Reportedly Under U.S. Review for Possible Money Laundering
- Wal-Mart Workers in California Denied Class Action Status in Gender Bias Case
- LIU, CloudInsure Tackle Cloud Computing Coverage Gaps
- Trucking Industry Loses Challenge to Driver Fatigue Rule
- Commercial Rate Increases Slowed in July: MarketScout
- Q2 Revenue Growth Strong for Mid-Size, Large Privately-Held Agencies: Survey
- Obamacare Bets on Election-Like Data Wizardry, Young Adults to Beat Partisan Opposition
- Wells Fargo Insurance Launches Intellectual Property Financial Protection Products
- CNA Introduces New Package Policy For Mid-Sized Businesses
- Downgraded Meadowbrook Signs Deal with State National for ‘A’- Rated Policies
- Selective Insurance Q2 Profit Advances to $27M
- Liberty Mutual EVP Burnett’s Role Expands in Business Insurance Unit
- Commentary: Does FSOC Understand the Business of Insurance?
- Meadowbrook Insurance Looking for ‘A-Rated’ Partner After Downgrade
- Insurance Broker Hub Intl. Acquired by Funds Manager in Deal Valued at $4.4 Billion
- Yamaha WaveRunner Leads in Boat Thefts
- BP Says Rejection of Oil Spill Claims Appeals Could Scuttle Settlement
- Why Scientists Are Causing Earthquakes
- Will Obamacare Really Hurt Workers?
- AIG Reports 17% Increase in Profit; Issues First Dividend Since 2008
- Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Dodd-Frank by 11 States and Texas Bank
- Ralph Nader Planning Tort Law Museum
- Senate Bill on Chemical Safety Runs Into Roadbloack
- Testing of Health Exchanges’ Technology Planned for September
- P/C Industry Faces Challenges If Terrorism Coverage Not Renewed: Fitch
- Allstate’s Investments Up, Disaster Costs Down in Q2
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