National News for July 2007
- Fireman’s Fund Targets Senior Living Facilities with  Property-Gard
 - Tort Reformers Aid D.C. Dry Cleaner Sued Over Misplaced Pants
 - Safeco Reports Q2 Income of $186.4 Million
 - Arch Names Vonnahme EVP Surety; Schmalz to Retire
 - Zurich’s Haugh Named COO, Global Unit North America
 - 21st Century Holding Co. Reports Record Earnings of $1.32 Per Share
 - BISYS Shareholders Approve Sale to Citi
 - What is Future of Shrinking U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission?
 - Vioxx Federal Judge Sees 2008 Focus on Stroke Cases
 - III Promotes Weisbart to Chief Economist
 - Hanover Group Names Leahy CFO
 - RAND Study: Wind Insurance Scarce on Gulf Coast; Challenge for Both Insurers, Government
 - The Hartford Reports 32% Increase in Net Income for 2d Quarter
 - House Panel Postpones Today’s Credit Scoring Hearing
 - Insurers Balk as House Panel Votes to Add Wind Coverage to Flood Program
 - OneBeacon Appoints Midwest Hearing as Exclusive Hearing-Aid Agency
 - One-Third on Coast Will Resist Evacuation, Says Harvard Survey
 - Court Throws Out Rules on Extended Hours for Truckers
 - HRH Acquires Kansas Employee Benefits Broker The Resource Group
 - Argonaut Shareholders Approve Merger with PXRE Group Subsidiary
 - Fireman’s Fund Launches Property Protector Program for College Students
 - Consumer Group Says FTC Proves Credit Scoring Costs Minorities
 - Pro Sports Grapples with Keeping Fans Close to Action But Safe
 - Industry Still Divided as House Federal Charter Measure Reintroduced
 - Terror Insurance Act Moves Forward in House with Lowered Event Triggers
 - Declining Traffic Deaths Lead to Lowest Highway Fatality Rate Ever Recorded
 - Consumer, Civil Rights Groups: FTC Credit Score Report is Biased
 - Botulism Scare Prompts Voluntary Castleberry Recall
 - Court Orders Unisys to Restore Retirees’ Lifetime Medical Benefits
 - Insurers Want to Know: Does Enterprise Risk Management Add Value?
 - Study: Workers’ Comp Losses Growing Despite Claims Frequency Fall
 - After Formaldehyde Complaints, FEMA to Test Air Quality in Trailers
 - The Hartford Settlement with AGs Ends Agents’ Contingent Commissions
 - Congressional Hearing Scheduled This Week on Insurer Use of Credit Scoring
 - Allstate 2nd Quarter Earnings Rise 16 Percent, Fall Short of Estimates
 - Public Supports Automated Traffic Enforcement, Study Says
 - MarshBerry Names Plasket VP, Agency/Broker Division
 - FTC Finds Use of Credit Helps Consumers, Insurer Group Says
 - Brown & Brown Names Paschke and Strianese Regional Exec. VPs
 - Enron to Receive $149 Million as Part of Lawsuit Settlement
 - 2006 Katrina-Related Recoveries Affect CSX’s Bottom Line in 2007
 - Sonic Claims Sylvania Signs Caused Fires at Restaurants
 - Marsh Appoints Five Execs to Lead Middle Market Operations
 - Regulators Testifiy before Congress in Support of All-Perils Policy
 - Willis Reports Reveals Research on At-Work Motor Vehicle Accidents
 - MiniCo Introduces New Self-Storage Liability Policy
 - Safeco Announces New Sale Regions, Field Leadership
 - Commercial P/C Prices Still Dropping, Risk Manager Survey Finds
 - U.S. Reports 1 in 12 Employees Using Illegal Drugs
 - Gerber Baby Cereal Recalled over Choking Hazard
 - Deputy Commerce Secretary Sampson Named President, CEO of PCI
 - U.S. Senate Panel Weighs Funding for Weather Satellites
 - Report: U.S. Slow in Delivering Benefits for Volunteer Firefighters’ Families
 - IronPro Expands Professional Liability Team with McKeegan, Monaghan
 - Securities Class Actions Continue to Drop, Stanford Study Finds
 - National Study Outlines how Climate Change Could Hurt Smokies
 - Lightning Striking Can be Frightening for iPod, Cell Phone Users
 - States’ Civil Union Laws May Not Apply to Benefits Regulated by Feds
 - Zurich Introduces Online Surety Bond Validating System
 - Potentially Flammable Air Filter Prompts Nissan to Recall 140,000 Altimas
 - Former National Hurricane Center Directors Discuss Tough Position
 - FBI Data Mining Targets Include Insurance Fraud Suspects
 - Berkley Online Workers’ Comp Portal Plans to Write in 30 States
 - Lawyer to Plead Guilty in Class Action Kickback Scheme
 - Born in Crisis, Insurer for Mutual Insurers, Agents Marks 20th Year
 - Hales & Co. Purchases Agency Merger Firm WFG Capital Advisors
 - Trial Set in Calif. for Latin American Banana Workers
 - U.S. P/C Insurers’ Paid  $2.1 Billion for 2d Quarter Catastrophes
 - Survey: Consumers Rank USAA Tops in Service
 - Hurricane Center Chief Reassigned After Staff Called for His Removal
 - GAO: Identity Theft Cases Limited Compared to Breaches
 - Staff Revolt Shakes U.S. National Hurricane Center
 - Willis, The Sullivan Group Form Strategic Alliance
 - A.M. Best: P/C Industry Posts 1Q Underwriting Profit
 - BISYS Tri-City Brokerage Launches Environmental Practice
 - Study Links Executive Stock Options to Higher Financial Fraud
 - Farmers Insurance Group Acquires Bristol West Holdings
 - Mattress Manufacturers Awake to New U.S. Flammability Standards
 - Travelers Settles ACandS Asbestos Claims for $365 Million Net
 - Ratings Recap: Assurant
 - U.S. Mine Agency Admits Shortcomings, Vows Safety Steps
 - Commerce Department to Probe Readiness of National Hurricane Center
 - Ratings Recap: OHIC; Hanover; DTRIC
 - Real Time Campaign Sees Real Results, Supporters Say
 - Assurant Execs Face Possible SEC Charges
 - Burns & Wilcox Offers Medical Professions Coverage Nationwide
 - Insurers Winning Battles Over Use of Credit Scoring in Most States
 - Rulings Clear Way for Product Liability Suit Against Drugmaker Wyeth
 - Symetra Financial Hopes to Raise $750 Million in Public Offering
 - NYMAGIC, CRM Part Ways on Excess Workers’ Comp Business
 - Scottsdale Insurance Dropped from Katrina-Related Lawsuit
 
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