National News for December 2002
- Society Meeting Reports Insurers Have Much to Think About in Dealing with Present Challenges
 - Kemper Announces Retirement of President and COO
 - Munich Re Estimates 2002 Insured Losses from Catastrophes at $11.5 Billion
 - Hub International to Purchase Fifth Third Insurance Services
 - Blizzard Batters Midwest, then Northeast – A Real White Christmas
 - Superior Access Adds National Market for D&O and EPLI
 - U.S.I. Holdings Promotes O’Neil and Jones
 - New Med-Mal Providers Approved for Pennsylvania
 - National Indemnity Backs Kemper With Cut-through Agreement
 - Sapiens to Integrate IBM’s WebSphere Portal
 - NAII Says 35 States Have Adopted ISO Mold Limitations
 - Former Frankel Associate Pleads Guilty
 - Jury Trial in Works for Twin Towers Dispute
 - Study Shows Agency Growth and Increased Productivity
 - Hilb, Rogal and Hamilton Announces Merger with Freberg Group
 - Class Action Settlements Need Finality, AIA Urges High Court
 - S&P Cuts Kemper Ins Cos Members’ Ratings
 - ISO Says Insured Losses Stand at $360M from Early Dec. Winter Storm
 - WCRI Says Wide Variations in State Workers’ Comp Medical Fee Schedules Unrelated to Provider Costs
 - AAI Pleased with Second Interim Guidance on Terrorism Insurance
 - Chubb Group Unveils New Policy for Independent Directors
 - Insurance Information Institute Takes Peek at 2003 Forecast
 - DriverShield, ClaimsNet Form Alliance
 - Silverstein Triumphs Against Attempt by Insurers to Avoid Two Occurrence Claim
 - Survey Says Industry Executives Want IT Modernization Despite Budget Limits
 - Weak Investment Results Throw Curve at P/C Insurers’ Recovery at Nine-Month Mark
 - Coalition Unveils Its ‘Fraud Hall of Shame’ List for 2002
 - Small P/C Insurers’ Underwriting Success Trumped by Lagging Investment Results
 - NAIC Adopts Resolution as Flood Insurance Program Sunsets
 - IIABA Providing Members Terrorism Insurance Guidance, Resources
 - RAND, Risk Management Solutions Form Alliance to Study Terror Risk, Compensation
 - Alliance, NAII Host Meeting on Terrorism Risk Act Implementation
 - Travelers P&C and AMS Services to Offer Real-time SEMCI Quoting
 - S&P Assigns Aon Corp.’s $225M 144a Senior Notes ‘A-‘
 - AIA Says Credit Scoring Expands Consumer Choice, Makes Pricing More Accurate
 - AIA Study Says Asbestos Costs Companies $275 Billion
 - IRC Reports Satisfaction With Companies Despite Rising Premiums
 - Industry Takes Stand at Autobody Congress
 - NAII: Progress Continues on Accessing MVRS, NAFTA Should Go Forward
 - NICB Unveils Thieves’ Auto Wish List
 - Afni Insurance Services Partners with The AMS Users’ Group
 - AIA Pleased by Formation of New NAIC Working Group on Class Action
 - NAIC Adopts Privacy Amendment, Postpones Action on Credit Proposals
 - ProFinance Holdings Corp. Completes $15M Trust Preferred Securities Offering
 - AAI Pleased With Early Action by Treasury, NAIC on Terrorism Insurance
 - Litigation, Mandates Add to Largest Jump of Health Benefit Costs Since 1990
 - Economic Factors Fueling P/C Rates; AAI Urges Regulators to Resist Haste to Regulate
 - NAFTA: Borders Open, Regulators Review Privacy and Inspection Concerns
 - Morris, Manning & Martin Forms Terrorism Insurance Group
 - Allfirst, IFS Join Forces to Offer Products Through Independent Agents
 - The St. Paul Cos. Forms New Underwriting Unit for National Program Business
 - Travelers Introduces New D&O Liability Policy
 - AAI Says Residual Auto Market Burden Lessens, Still a Problem However in Several States
 - The Bluebook International Releases New Software Solution for Insurance, Construction Industries
 - ISO Files Policy Forms and Rules for Insurers to Meet Terrorism Coverage
 - S&P’s Lowers ERC Ratings to ‘AA-‘
 - NAII Praises Treasury’s Quick Action on Terrorism Guidance
 - S&P’s Maintains Negative Outlook on Commercial Insurers
 - PIA National Requests Executive Order on Reauthorization of National Flood Program
 - ACE Casualty Risk Enters Environmental Risk Market
 - Travelers Unveils Application for Risk Managers to Receive, Access Claim Reporting Materials Electronically
 - ISO Says Insurers’ Losses from Seven-State Tornado Damage Stand at $460M
 - S&P’s: Higher Premiums Support Personal Lines Insurers
 - Newtek Business Services Partners with AIG’s American International Companies for Market, Product Development
 - The St. Paul Cos. Pays Third-Highest Dividend to ICBA Members
 - S&P’s Sees Improvement for Personal Lines Insurers
 - CPCU Society Unveils ‘Mold Mania!’ CD Rom
 - AMS, LiveVault Form Alliance
 - New Reports Shows Asbestos Litigation Crisis Hurting Workers
 - Allstate Prevails in Labor Ruling Prohibiting Agents from Collective Bargaining
 - AAIS Web site Offers Information on Compliance with Federal Terror Re Law
 - ISO Acquires IntelliCorp
 
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