National News for August 2011
- Insurance Lawsuits to Follow Irene
- General Star Launches Nutraceutical Binding Authority Program
- NAS Enhances Tenant Discrimination Insurance
- Insurer Ratings Unaffected, Stocks Rally As Losses from Irene Look Manageable
- Irene’s Impact on Private Insurance Markets
- Judge Blocks Punitive Damages in Fossamax Claim Against Merck
- Best Affirms Ameriprise Financial and Subs Ratings
- Irene’s Impact on Fragile U.S. Economy
- AIG Suit Against Bank of America Raises Disclosure Issues
- Can Federal Flood Insurance Handle Irene Losses?
- Moody’s Sees Stable Outlook for Personal Lines Insurers
- S&P Sees Limited Impact on Insurers from Irene
- With FEMA Running Low on Funds, Irene Revives Budget Battle
- Irene Blamed for 38 Deaths; $20 Billion Economic Loss; Worst Flooding in Decades
- Irene Insured Losses in U.S. at $3-$6 Billion; P/C Pricing Unlikely to Turn
- Irene Insured Losses Significant But Figures Still Uncertain
- U.S. to Reimburse States for Most of Irene’s Damage
- Irene Floods Northeast; Manhattan Spared Worst
- Unhappy Investors Want Bank of America Mortgage Case Moved to Federal Court
- Pending Patent Reform May Not Bring Much Lawsuit Relief
- Judge Allows Punitive Damage Claims for Gulf Oil Spill to Move Ahead
- Investors Placed Their Bets On Hurricane Irene
- Irene Damage Assessment Underway; Flood Insurance Losses Could Surge
- Insurance Industry Mobilizes for Hurricane Irene Claims
- Hurricane Irene Update: 50 Million People Could Be Affected
- Chartis Partners with Crisis Management Firm for Kidnap, Ransom Cases
- LexisNexis Insurance Exchange Connects With Assurex Global’s Technology Platform
- XL Names Beauregard to Lead E&S Property Unit
- Is ‘Old’ East Coast Prepared For a Powerful Earthquake?
- Why Thieves Prefer Cadillac Escalade
- Top 10 Most, Least Stolen Vehicles and Loss Payments
- Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Shores Up Bank of America with $5 Billion
- East Coast Cities, Resorts Prepare for Irene
- East Coast Earthquake: Fear, Damage Mixed with Relief, Teasing
- Even If Irene Stays Offshore, Insurance Claims Could Be Significant: Willis
- Glatfelter Launches Program Unit; Seifert Joins as President
- Ealy In, Young Out as President at Allstate’s Encompass
- How to Reduce Roof Leak Damage Caused by Hurricanes
- Earthquake Insurance Premiums by State
- Is It Time to Consider Earthquake Insurance?
- Banks in Liability Bind as States Splinter Over Mortgage Settlement
- Hurricane Irene Batters Bahamas, Threatens Carolinas, Northeast
- Transatlantic’s Largest Shareholder Opposes Allied Deal
- Argo Surety Expands Capacity, Establishes Presence in Chicago
- Ratings Roundup: AMEX Assurance, SeaBright
- East Coast Earthquake Losses Less Than $100 Million: Eqecat
- Entire East Coast Placed on Hurricane Alert
- Earthquake Rattles East Coast; No Deaths or Major Damage Reported
- Year Old Gulf Oil Spill Claims Fund Has Paid $5 Billion
- Monitor Liability Managers Introduces Employed Lawyers E&O Insurance
- Insurance Technology Vendor Vertafore Acquires Kaplan Compliance Unit
- Judge Allows Investors, Insurers to Intervene in Bank of America Settlement
- Hurricanes May Be Catalyst for Insurance Rate Increases
- Abacus Insurance Brokers Launches Online Jewelers Block Program
- Marsh Executive Sues Spitzer for $60 Million Over Slate Column
- Last Chance: Complete the Best Agencies to Work For Survey Now
- NFL Facing Possible Class Action Claim Over Concussions
- Court Sets October Deadline for Women Suing WalMart
- Judge Rejects JPMorgan’s Bid to Dismiss Whistleblower’s Retaliation Claim
- GM Says Bankruptcy Shields It Against Impala Lawsuits
- Financial Firms Balk at New Law to Help Catch U.S. Tax Evaders
- Business Risk Partners Launches Lloyd’s-Backed Miscellaneous E&O Form
- Brownyard Group Launches Landscaper Program
- Most Doctors Sued Sometime in Career
- Starbucks Settles Discrimination Suit Over Fired Dwarf Barista
- AIG Pays Back Another $2B on U.S. Treasury Debt
- AIR Chief on Cat Models: ‘What’s All The Fuss About?’
- AIG, Banks File Motion to Block Class Action Suit
- Chartis Expands NextGen Protection to Project Contractors
- Zurich Names Hart Chief Operating Officer for Global in North America
- Group of Allstate Agents Votes to Unionize
- Insurer’s New Predictive Model Targets High Cost Workers’ Comp Claims
- U.S. to Require Consumer Labels on Health Insurance Plans
- Court Throws Out Writers’ Copyright Settlement with Publishers
- As Disaster Losses Mount, U.S. Seeks to Make Country ‘Weather Ready’
- Allstate Sues Goldman Sachs Over Toxic Mortgage Securities
- Wright USA Creates Career Protector E&O Plan for Government Personnel
- Crum & Forster Launches New Service to Protect against Cyber Risk
- The Truth About Why Independent Agents Love Regional Companies
- Ratings Roundup: National Group, Fremont Michigan
- Best Downgrades Ratings of Most Old Republic Subsidiaries
- XL Names 6 to North America Construction Team
- European Insurance Regulation Threatens U.S. System, Connecticut Regulator Warns
- Court Questions Handling of White Firefighters’ Reverse Bias Case
- Madoff Trustee’s Loss Formula Upheld
- Unitrin CEO Southwell Sees Growth, Value in New Kemper Name
- Internet Truckstop Adds Carrier Registration Service
- Drop in Workers’ Compensation Costs Reflects Recession
- Ironshore Launches Commercial Crime Coverage Through Pembroke Syndicate
- AIG Executive Schreiber Assumes Treasurer Role
- Businesses Complain of .xxx Domain Shakedown, Trademark Infringement Risk
- Argo Launches Risk Management Program for Grocers
- Western Heritage, NBIS, Totem to Offer Manufactured Housing Program
- Unitrin Changes Name to Kemper
- Nominate the Best Agency to Work For Today
- 3 Settle Injury Lawsuits Over Martha Stewart Chair
- Nationwide Mutual’s Profit Down on $1.5 Billion Disaster Losses
- Investors’ Suits Against News Corp. Directors Face Long Odds
- U.S. Court Rules Against Obama Healthcare Mandate
- Transatlantic Opens Buyout Talks with Berkshire’s National Indemnity
- Banks Seek Liability Shield for Future Home Mortgages
- Exclusive: Unreported Insurance Mergers
- First Responder Fees: Insurers Should Expect to Pay More
- Judge Likely to Give French Shoemaker’s ‘Red’ Trademark Claim the Boot
- EPA Halts Sale of DuPont’s Imprelis Herbicide
- Validus Sues Transatlantic; Offers Look at Books
- Martino Named President of Travelers Ocean Marine
- Vertafore Realigns; Names Sonders Senior Executive, Drops 2 Others
- Do Flat Premums in Q2 Signal Soft Market Is Near Bottom?
- Rockwood Launches the Public Servant’s Defense Agency
- CNA Launches Enhanced Motor Truck Cargo Legal Liability Form
- Second Court Allows Damages Suit Against Rumsfeld Over Alleged Torture
- Goldman Faces Damages Suit Over Failed Credit Unions
- Agents Say Insurers Out of Touch with Needs of Small Businesses
- Bids for Transatlantic Tighten But Eyes on Buffett
- Sovereign Debt Pressure Spreads to Insurers’ Balance Sheets: A.M. Best
- Are Bounce Houses Too Difficult a Risk?
- Judge May Allow Soldier’s Claim Against ‘Hurt Locker’ Movie to Go Forward
- Private Weather Forecasters in High Demand
- S&P Balks at SEC Proposal to Disclose Rating Errors
- Don’t Miss This Year’s Best Agencies to Work For Survey
- Hanover Adds Environmental Coverage for Industrial Manufacturers
- Diabetes Drug Maker Facing Hundreds of Lawsuits
- Americans Support National Law on Teen Driving: Survey
- Transatlantic Says National Indemnity Offer May Lead to ‘Superior Proposal’
- Why Wall Street Likes Reinsurance Business
- S&P Takes Action on Insurance Groups Following U.S. Sovereign Downgrade
- Bank Insurance Brokerage Income Marks New Record; Up Amost 20%
- Navigators Expands Online Contractors Pollution Liability Insurance
- XL Names DeSimone President of U.S. Marine Operation
- AIG Sues BofA for $10 Billion, Alleges ‘Massive Mortgage Fraud’
- Insurance Captives’ Profitability Soars; Dividends Way Up: A.M. Best
- Berkshire Insurance Loss Offset By Rails, Manufacturing Gains
- Buffett, National Indemnity Offer $3.2 Billion for Transatlantic
- Chartis Expands Building Services Contractors’ General Liability Coverage
- AIG Plans to Keep Mortgage Insurance Unit
- Wells Fargo to Pay $590 Million to Settle Wachovia Claim
- April Set U.S. Record for Tornadoes
- Judge Allows Army Veteran to Sue Rumsfeld for Damages Over Torture
- Bank of America Says Legal Losses Could Hit $2.3 Billion
- Asbestos Claims on Rise at MetLife
- AIG Posts Q2 Profit on AIA Stake
- Atlantic Hurricane Forecast Revised
- Hannigan, Farmers’ Longtime Leader of Independent Agency Unit, to Retire
- The Hartford Q2 Profit Hit by Asbestos Charges, Tornado Losses
- Latin Jazz Players Sue After Being Cut Out of Grammy Awards
- Top 10 Most Stolen Vehicles in U.S.
- U.S. Experts Blame a Government for Cyber Attacks; Is It China?
- Marsh Reports Revenue Up 12% in Q2
- OnStar System Allows Tracking of Vehicle Location Online
- Health Insurance Exchange Chief, Ario, Steps Down After 1 Year
- Leisure Industry Tempting Target for Cyber Pirates: Willis
- Venture Programs Expands Hospitality Program with Zurich
- Survey: Americans Think They Are Great Drivers; Habits Show Otherwise
- General Re, AIG Executives’ Convictions Tossed; New Trial Ordered
- Insurance Journal Searches for the Best Agencies to Work For
- How Debt Ceiling Politics Impact P/C Insurance Industry
- Travelers Builds Marine Construction Program for Contractors
- U.S. Upgrades Safety Probe of Ford, Mercury Models
- SEC Seeks More Disclosure by AIG on Credit Ratings
- Large Investors Sue Bank of America
- Bank of America Loses Bid to Dismiss Fraud Claims
- Allstate Reports High Catastrophe Losses, Increased Revenues for Q2
- XL Insurance, All Risks Form Underwriting Agreement for Open Lot Dealers Program
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