Insurance News from June 21, 2002
National News
State Farm Places Moratorium on Homeowners Policies in 17 States
State Farm Insurance Company announced it would stop writing new homeowners insurance...
International & Reinsurance News
Equitas Reports Small Surplus Decline, Increase in Solvency Margin
Equitas, the Lloyd's vehicle set up in 1992 to run off asbestos and environmental...
East News
Correa Urquiza New President of Berkley International
W.R. Berkley Corp. announced that it has named Fernando Correa Urquiza as the new...
West News
Wash. Workers’ Comp Benefits Increase 0.9 Percent with Cost of Living
Workers currently receiving Washington workers' compensation time-loss or pension...
Southeast News
S.C. Legislative Session Ends with Good News for Insurers
The 2002 session of the South Carolina legislature wrapped up last week on a positive...
Texas / South Central News
Court Finds Texas Businessman Defrauded $3 million from Texas Mutual
A federal bankruptcy court ruled that Dallas businessman Aharon Chen and A.C. Painting...
Midwest News
State Farm Shuns New Homeowners Policies in Kansas, Missouri
State Farm Insurance Company imposed a moratorium on new homeowners customers in...