National News for February 2012
- Moody’s Must Face Whistleblower Analyst’s Retaliation Claim
- Taxpayers See Gain As New York Fed Sells Last of AIG Bailout Bonds
- BP Seeks Settlement with Oil Spill Plaintiffs
- Low-Cost Online Commercial Lines Quoting Tool for P/C Agents Launched
- Navigators Launches Wholesale Unit
- Social Media Patent War Looms as Yahoo Threatens Facebook
- In Win for BofA, $8.5B Mortgage Settlement Sent Back to New York Court
- Supreme Court Weighs Foreigners’ Claims Against Corporations
- Surplus Lines Analysis: Multistate Clearinghouse Economics Don’t Work
- Insurance Highlights from Buffett’s 2011 Letter to Berkshire Shareholders
- Forecasters Unsure What to Expect This Tornado Season
- Trial Date Set for Insurance Fraud with Ties to Frankel, Vatican
- White House Internet Privacy Bill of Rights Met with Skepticism
- Buffett Adds to Bullish U.S. Economic Recovery Signals
- BP Oil Spill Trial Delayed for Settlement Talks
- Ratings Roundup: McMillan-Warner, Republic, School Boards
- 6 Things I Learned from Reading Steve Jobs Authorized Biography
- CORE Underwriters Launches Habitational Program
- Tornado Chasers Prepare for High Season
- P/C Insurers Face Obstacles on Road to Hard Market
- Complex Trial Over Blame for Gulf Oil Spill Set to Open
- Bankers and Their Insurers Escape Big Penalties in FDIC Prosecutions
- AIG Posts Huge Q4 Profit on Tax Benefit; Chartis Reports $348M Income
- Survey: 51% of Insurers Expect to Increase Staff in 2012
- Insurance Plays Key Supporting Role in Movies
- Starr Launches White-Collar Disability Coverage
- Maritime Program Group Introduces Motor Truck Cargo Coverage
- Judge: BP, Anadarko, Transocean May Be Liable for Oil Pollution Claims
- AIA’s Snyder Describes Korea Trade Pact as ‘Excellent Model’
- Professional Underwriting Group Provides Insolvency Carve Back
- The Hartford’s AARP Program Looking for Agents
- U.S. Drops Major Anti-Bribery Prosecution
- U.S. Firms Seek Clarity on Anti-Bribery Law
- Atypical P/C Executive: Chartis CEO Hancock on Fear, Regulation, Science and More
- There’s an App for That: Mobile Phone Quoting
- Ratings Roundup: Plateau Group, Gerling America
- Best Affirms American Safety Insurance Holdings and Subs Ratings
- Allied World U.S. Creates Mergers & Acquisitions Division
- RAND Study: Ending Individual Mandate Would Cut Coverage, Hike Government’s Costs
- HCC Specialty Offers Excess Product Contamination Coverage
- U.S. Should Expect Another Above-Normal Tornado Season in 2012
- 5 States May Intervene in California Honda Small Claims Case
- Mitsui Unit to Pay $90 Million Over Gulf Oil Spill
- Feds Seek Limit on Vehicle Electronics to Curb Distracted Driving
- Cruise Ship Industry Leaves Crash Victims Little Hope for Recovery
- Five Star Healthcare Adds Managed Care Coverage
- P/C Industry Disputes Consumer Group’s Claims It’s Avoiding Risk
- Wells Fargo Restructures Into 7 Regional Insurance Operations
- Obama Budget Bolsters Intellectual Property Enforcement
- Citigroup Mortgage Insurance Whistleblower: ‘I Have No Regrets’
- Brownyard Launches Pest Control E&O Coverage
- U.S. Seeks Ways to Reduce Excessive Medical Testing
- Inland Marine Underwriters Association Announces New Board Chairman
- Underage Drinkers Run Up $750 Million a Year in Hospital Costs
- Lexington Offers International Student Tuition Income Loss Coverage
- Roberts to Retire as General Star, Genesis CEO; Jones Named Successor
- XL and Hays Affinity Launch Dental Professional Liability Program
- BofA Mortgage Securities Case Still Winding Its Way Through Courts
- Beyond Golf: P-U-T-T-E-R’s the Name of the Game in E&S World
- Travelers Expands Telematics Options for Business Fleets
- Pitney Bowes Develops Wildfire Risk Software
- AIG In No Rush to Sell Key Assets: CEO Benmosche
- Trucking Industry Fights Obama Rules on Driver Fatigue
- 100-Year Storms May Happen Every 3 to 20 Years: MIT-Princeton Research
- Ironshore Brings Lloyd’s Political Risk Coverage to U.S. Market
- Senators Renew Push for Cybersecurity Law
- Safety, Security at Bio Labs Open to Interpretation, Not Matter of Law
- China Agrees to Open Up Auto Insurance Market
- Ratings: Concord Group, Mountain States, Atradius Trade Credit, Young America
- Marsh & McLennan Posts $256M Q4 Profit, Up 26% From Prior Year
- Appalachian Provides Umbrella Quotes for Demotech Rated Carriers
- Practice Doesn’t Make Perfect in Making Decisions About Risk
- XL Group Launches Product for Construction Equipment
- 41 Senators Urge Action on Flood Insurance Reform
- Norman-Spencer Takes AquaPac Program Nationwide
- Wall Street Fights Back vs. Expert Witness in Lawsuits
- A Valentine’s Kiss Warning: Lead Poisoning!
- BP Wins Dismissal of Part of Investor Lawsuit Over Gulf Oil Spill
- February Offers Opportunities for Boat Insurers
- Obama Budget Seeks Higher Taxes on Big Business
- Starr Introduces Mentoring Program for Aviation Clients
- Banks Still Face Legal Claims After $25 Billion Settlement
- 5 Big Banks, States Agree on $25 Billion Home Mortgage Deal
- Has Pet Insurance Become a Necessity?
- BP Wins Ruling Keeping Prior Accidents Out of Gulf Spill Trial
- Companies Partner to Offer New Elevator Insurance Program
- Liberty International Underwriters Launches Cyber Liability Products
- Have Insurers Lost the Capacity to Run an Underwriting Profit?
- ACE Enhances Tank Coverage
- Holdout States Expected to Join Mortgage Bank Deal
- NAS Unveils Network Security and Privacy Program for Schools
- Beazley Simplifies D&O Purchases for U.S. Multinational Companies
- Report: Active 4Q Pushes 2011 Cat Bond Issuance Over $4 Billion
- American Specialty Introduces Workers’ Compensation Program
- Insential and American Safety Introduce Hospitality Program
- Marsh and Allied World Launch Coverage for Corporate Officers
- Moody’s Changes Debt Ratings of Insurance Brokers & Service Cos.
- The Hartford Reports $127M Q4 Profit, Down 79% From One Year Ago
- Daredevil CEOs May Put Companies at Risk
- AIG Reviewing Succession as Chairman Takes New Job
- Best Upgrades Fremont Ratings; Affirms Auto Club Group, P/C Members
- Insential Unveils Home Value and Involuntary Unemployment Protection
- Allstate Readies Homeowners Product for More States
- ACE and gplink Launch New Yacht Coverage
- EMC Insurance Rolls Out Data Compromise Product
- Mercury Insurance Launches Commercial Auto Product
- 8 States to Hold Earthquake Drills Today
- BP Preparing ‘Vigorously’ As Start of Gulf Oil Spill Lawsuits Nears
- Not All States Sign $25B Settlement Giving Banks Lawsuit Protection
- Investors Suing Bank of America Win Class-Action Status
- Accident Fund Holdings Launches Narcotics Program for Injured Workers
- Nationwide Adds Software Protection to Identity Theft Insurance
- Ironshore Specialty Casualty Introduces Program for Firearm Risks
- Aon Revenues Up 3% in Q4
- P/C Insurers’ Combined Ratio for 2011 Estimated at 107.5%
- Carlyle Group Drops Controversial Arbitration Requirement for Shareholders
- Mine Safety Chief Seeks to End Complacency Over Safety
- Whistleblower Law Does Not Protect Mutual Fund Employees: Court
- Judge Certifies Investor Class Action Against Goldman Sachs
- Aon Expands U.S. Tenant Rent Default Offerings
- XL Enhances Real Estate Portfolio Protection
- BB&T to Acquire P/C, Life Insurance Units of Wholesaler Crump Group
- Coal Mines Becoming Safer But Some Still ‘Don’t Get It,’ Says U.S. Regulator
- Insurance Fund Would Aid Farmers, Ranchers Still Owed $100M by MF Global
- Senate Bill on Iran Sanctions Targets Banks, Subsidiaries, Insurers
- XL and Affinity Team up to Cover Golf Clubs
- Treasury Says More Time Needed to Complete FIO’s Modernization Report
- Allstate Doubles Q4 Profit
- Brokerage Schwab Hit with Complaint Over Client Lawsuit Waivers
- Major Companies Keeping Cyber Attacks Secret from SEC, Investors: Report
- Super (Insurance) Coverage for the Super Bowl
- Nuclear Accidents Pose Little Risk to U.S. Health, Say Regulators
- AMS RRG Launches Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery Program
- New Tool Helps P/C Insurers Manage Volatility of Catastrophe Models
- Willis Exec Touts Captives As Key Tool in World of Changing Risks
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