National News for February 2005
- NCOIL March 5 General Session to Address Broker Compensation, Disclosure
 - Hot Wheels for Sale!
 - Insurer Trade Group Reports Growth in 2004
 - Weiss: Insurers Earn $28B in First Three Quarters of 2004
 - Marshall & Swift Names Thornton COO
 - Pa. Officials Reach $85 Million Settlement with Former Reliance Insurance Directors
 - U.S.I. Chief Operating Officer O’Neil Resigns
 - Municipal Workers Pension Plan Sues AIG to Alter Board Nominating Process
 - ACE Appoints Clabby to Lead Field Operations
 - Prism Introduces New Habitational Program
 - Another Marsh Exec Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging in Spitzer Probe
 - N.Y. Equity Firm Buys Insurance Auto Auctions
 - Graduated Licensing Laws for Teen Drivers Reduced Fatalities by 26%, Study Finds
 - Wholesale Brokers Become Hot Potatoes and Hot Properties for Mergers & Acquisitions
 - Willis Acquires CGI Consulting Group
 - Hub Revenue Jumps, But Earnings Decline in 4Q, 2004
 - HRH Reports 4Q, Year-End Results
 - Report: Association Plans Could Harm Small Business
 - Donegal Group Reports ‘Solid’  2004 Results
 - CPCU Society Gets Ready for Ethics Awareness Month
 - 2004 Hurricane Season White Paper Says Cat Models Need to be Improved
 - Aon in Settlement Talks with N.Y., Conn. and Ill. Attorneys General
 - OneBeacon Offers OnePac P&C Via InsuranceNoodle
 - AIR Introduces Updates to Modeling System Technology
 - Insurers Claim Mitigation Efforts Complement, But Do Not Replace the Need for TRIA
 - Allstate, AIG, Chubb, St. Paul/Travelers Ask Pa. Commissioner to Examine ACE Brandywine Sale
 - ChoicePoint Notifies 144,778 of Theft; Nigerian Perpetrator Sentenced to 16 Months
 - Stephens & Hobdy Join the Leavitt Group
 - IVANS Lauches AgentExpress Program
 - More than 600 Catholic Clerics Accused of Sex Abuse of Minors, Incidents Date Back Decades
 - NAMIC Applauds Natural Disaster Legislation to Provide Affordable Insurance
 - After House OK, President Bush Signs Class Action Reform into Law
 - And the Oscar Goes to …. Fireman’s Fund
 - Main Street America Group to Serve on Coalition Against Insurance Fraud Board
 - Best Affirms FSR for Unitrin’s P/C, Life Companies
 - Saltzman Resigns as President of United America Indemity Effective Sept. 1
 - Senators Reintroduce Two-Year TRIA Extension Bill
 - Insurers Hail Federal Med-Mal Reform Legislation; Continue to Support State Reforms
 - S&P Sees “No Action” on AIG Ratings
 - ChoicePoint: ‘Insurance Industry Databases Were Not Compromised’
 - Schinnerer Offers New Property Program for Public Entities in Most States
 - Trusted Choice Back on the Tube in March
 - In Front of Congress, Greenspan Questions Ability of Private Market Alone to Insure Against Terrorism
 - Insurer Disputes WebMD Crime Coverage
 - Vertafore (AMS) Merges Allenbrook and AMS-Rackley
 - As Motorcycle Theft Rate Accelerates, LoJack Offers Global Motorcycle Recovery System
 - ACORD Names Chubb’s McCaig as Board Chair
 - Aon Exploring Alternatives for Swett & Crawford
 - Zurich Names Casey Sr. VP – No. American Commercial
 - Gen Re Reorganizes Genesis Unit by Product Lines
 - McDonald’s Settles Fat Lawsuit for $8.5 Million
 - Abacus Insurance Brokers Unveils Event Cancellation Program; Available in All States
 - Lighthouse Turns On Second ‘Hard to Place’ Workers’ Comp Program
 - AIG, Marsh Execs Plead Guilty in Spitzer Probe, Bringing Total Pleas to 9; AIG Offers Response
 - AmWINS to Acquire Willis’ Stewart Smith Group
 - Insurance Journal’s Yellow Pages Dial Up Success
 - New York AG’s, SEC Subpoenas Target AIG ‘Non-Traditional’ Insurance
 - W.R. Berkley Reports Q4 Net Income of $116M
 - NAIC Waives $790,000 Industry Assessment Fee
 - Insurance Industry, Republicans See Big Win in Senate Bipartisan Approval of Class Action Reform
 - DiMuccio Takes Over at Amica Mutual Insurance
 - Lawmakers Tell Brokers Class Action Will Pass But TRIA Renewal Far from Certain
 - Alliance: Patient Care Affected as Battle with Medical Liability Reform Continues
 - ACEC Backs Senate Passage of Class Action Reform Bill; First Step to Bringing Help to Legal System
 - Markel Unveils New Program for B&B’s, Country Inns
 - ISO: Insurers Pay a Record $27.3B in 2004 Cat Losses
 - Auto Insurance Rates to Climb Slightly in 2005; 1.5% Estimate Will Mark the Smallest Increase in Five Years
 - InVEST Offers Speaker’s Kit on Industry Careers
 - MarketScout Reports Jan. Rates Up
 - PIA to Hold National Legislative Summit, April 7
 - APPEX Adds Four New Members
 - Insurers Oppose Sarbanes-Oxley ‘404’ Proposal
 - S&P: U.S. Property/Casualty Insurers Continue To Boost Loss Reserves For Old Business
 - AIG Aviation Grows Specialty Workers’ Comp Program; Risks for Fixed Base Operators Covered
 - HUD to Accept Demotech’s ‘A’ Rating or Higher on Professional Liability Insurance Providers
 - Willis D&O Index Reports Rates to Decrease Even More
 - Commercial Insurance Posts Full Year in Soft Market, Reports RIMS Benchmark Survey
 - ACE USA Unveils ACE Spectra
 - Insurance Journal Presents Second in the ‘How to Write Series’ on Feb. 10
 - Judge Gives Enron Settlement Preliminary Approval
 - Conn.’s Vertfaore Acquires Custom Insurance Solutions
 - NAMIC Names Detlefsen to Public Policy Post
 - Man Blinded Four Times in Same Eye Sees Way to Plead Guilty to Insurance Fraud
 - Hearn Named CEO of Willis RE US
 - Big ‘I’ Pushes Class Action Legislation
 - S&P: Without Terrorism Coverage, Big Changes Loom
 - Rockwood Programs Notes Changes to EPLI Market
 - Schinnerer’s Not-for-Profit D&O Program Adds Stand-Alone Fiduciary Coverage
 - RiskMeter Online Now Offering  Manual Flood Determinations, Certifications
 - ACE to Seek Dismissal of Connecticut AG’s Lawsuit
 - Personal Liability Deal with Worldcom Directors Breaks Down Following Court Ruling on Effect on Jury Award
 - Premiums Decline But Combined Ratio Holds Steady Reports Groundhog Day Forecast
 - Chubb Reports Year-End, 4Q Results Up; Premium Volume Grows 5% for 2004
 - Poll Says Most Americans Back Medical Liability Reform
 - Study: Illness, Medical Bills Cause Half of Bankruptcies
 - Best Publishes P/C Special Report; 2005 Trends
 - No-Charge Auto Insurance Pioneer Out to Sell More VWs, Convince Skeptics Rating Model Works
 - Venture Programs Unveils New Wholesale Division
 
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