National News for December 2009
- Philadelphia Insurance Cos.’ Founder, Maguire, to Retire
 - U.S. Risk Opens New Reinsurance Broker Goss Re
 - Has to Get Better
 - Captives Fuel Growth and Income for Agency Owners
 - Workers in Cold Climates Advised to Take Special Safety Precautions
 - Rocky 2009 Leaves P/C Agents Hoping for a Better 2010
 - Special Reuters Report: America’s Route to Recovery
 - Study: Narcotic Drugs Major Cost in Workers’ Compensation Claims
 - States Get Tough on Distracted Drivers in 2010
 - Pay Czar Approves Retention Pay Raise for AIG Executive
 - Settlement for Countrywide Financial ID Theft Victims Advanced
 - Aon Realigns Global Brokerage Services to Enhance Client Access
 - Top 7 High-Growth Industries and Their Unique Insurance Needs
 - Best Affirms Allstate New Jersey ‘A-‘ Ratings; Outlook Stable
 - 5 Years After Deadly Indonesia Tsunami, Communities Better Prepared
 - Best Affirms USAA’s ‘A++’ Ratings
 - Ratings:  Catholic Knights, Direct General, Progressive Motor, Prime, Pathfinder, National Contractors, Seven Seas
 - Insurance Agents Move to Beat of Rock ‘n Roll Marketing
 - AIG Halts Efforts to Sell Chartis Shares to Focus on P/C Unit’s Growth
 - Aon Consulting Hires Matson as Large Market Business Developer
 - Study: Homeowner Insurance Claimants Less Satisfied Than Auto Claimants
 - P/C Industry’s Net Income Up; Combined Ratio at 100.7 for Q3
 - Health Bill Passes Key Senate Vote
 - What Senate Health Bill Would Do
 - AAIS Offers New Homeowners Rating Plan for Earthquake Coverage
 - Best Analyzes AIG; Affirms Most P/C, L&H Ratings; Outlook Negative
 - Austin-Round Rock, Texas, Most Secure Large Metro Area
 - NOAA: United States Better Prepared for Tsunamis
 - Judge Sets Stanford Trial for 2011; Again Asked to Compel Insurance
 - Superior Access Introduces Aviation Insurance Services
 - Fireman’s Fund Offers Allianz Brand Personal Auto Insurance in 11 States
 - Congress Weighs Restoring Wall Between Banking, Insurance
 - Judge Rules for Lloyd’s In Dispute Over Stanford’s Insurance
 - Health Care Reform To Have Major Impact on Workers’ Compensation
 - Supreme Court Lets Stand Immunity for Gun Makers
 - ASPN Agency Forms Alliance with InStrategy Group
 - National Flood Insurance Program to Expire Dec. 18
 - U.S. Mine Safety Chief Vows to End Black Lung Disease
 - Medicare Expansion May Not Survive in Senate Healthcare Bill
 - Insurance Industry Foundation Grants for 2010 Support Children’s Charities
 - Prible Named VP, Federal Affairs; Cialone, Sr. Director for Big ‘I’
 - Ratings Roundup: First Colonial, Mount Carroll, Cherokee
 - Goldman Played Bigger Role in AIG Trades, WSJ Reports
 - Watchdog Criticizes Bailout Loans to Insurers The Hartford, Lincoln National
 - Agent Agrees to Plead Guilty in Nude Videotaping Case
 - Professor Says Divorce Insurance Possible But Others Won’t Commit
 - One-Fourth of U.S. Adult Healthcare Costs Tied to Disabilities
 - Forecasters Expect More Active Atlantic Hurricane Season Next Year
 - BRP Launches Tech General Liability, Errors & Omissions Coverage
 - House Passes Financial Services Reform Bill
 - $7 Million Awarded to 1 Victim’s Family in 2006 Comair Plane Crash
 - Aon: P/C Market and D&O Market to Further Stabilize in 2010
 - National Specialty Underwriters, Ace Westchester Launch Hospitality Program
 - Is There a Doctor In the Firm? Businesses Hope Wellness Plans Save
 - Democrats Weigh Replacing Public Option, Expanding Medicare
 - Drunk Driving Death Rates Decline in 40 States
 - Lexington Launches New Claims-Made Casualty Coverage
 - Karen Clark Launches New Catastrophe Management Service
 - Ratings: Lincoln, Grain Dealers, National States, Hanover, Atradius, WRM America, Michigan Commercial
 - New NIP Program Targets Funeral Homes Nationwide
 - Supreme Court Justices Question Audit Board Under Sarbanes-Oxley
 - State Securities Regulators Blast SEC for ‘Madoff Culture’
 - Online Agency Says Auto Insurance Rates Fell 3.5% in 2009
 - One Thing Is Certain for Insurance Industry in Near Term: Uncertainty
 - SEC Settlements Declined in 2009 For Second Straight Year
 - Chartis Expands Personal Security Services for High Net Worth Clients
 - National Association of Insurance Commissioners Elects New Officers
 - Wells Fargo Insurance Buys Agencies in Florida, Washington
 - States with High Homicide Rates Also Report More Traffic Deaths
 - Aon Acquires Major Construction Insurance Broker Allied North America
 - S&P Revises Ratings Outlook on White Mountains, OneBeacon to Stable
 - AIG Solicits Offers for Aircraft Unit
 - AIG Looking for New HR Chief to Handle Pay Challenges
 - Supreme Court Audit Board Case Could Reopen Sarbanes-Oxley Debate
 - P/C Insurers’ Asbestos Losses Down
 - The Hanover Forms Agreement With OneBeacon, Expands in West
 - Health Insurers, White House Spar as Healthcare Debate Heats Up
 - Ironshore Adds Crisis Management Coverage
 - House Extends Estate Tax But Senate Likely to Change
 - Insurance Agents Urge Reform of Estate Tax
 - Passionate About Insurance and Writing? This May Be Your Opportunity
 - W.R. Berkley Names James Senior VP of Enterprise Risk Management
 - House Advances Sweeping Overhaul of Financial Services Regulation
 - Unemployed Face Higher Healthcare Premiums Without COBRA Extension
 - TAPCO Underwriters Expands Into Alabama and Louisiana
 - Quietest Atlantic Hurricane Season Since 2006 Ends
 - Supreme Court Hears Vioxx Arguments on Investor Lawsuits
 - Markel Acquires Majority Stake in Dredging Equipment Maker
 - House Committee Passes Federal Insurance Office Act
 - Beecher Carlson Appoints Kearns as SVP, National Energy Practice
 - AIG Further Cuts Debt Owed U.S.; Readies Global Life Units for Sale
 - Foremost Insurance Expands Dwelling Fire Program in 3 States
 
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