National News for October 2012
- Hurricane Sandy Losses Should Not Affect Most Insurer Ratings or Premiums: S&P
- Bank Holding Cos. Set Record in Insurance Brokerage Fee Income: Report
- Supreme Court Weighs Key ‘Gray’ Market Copyright Case
- Insured Losses From Hurricane Sandy $7-$15 Billion: AIR Worldwide
- Preparis, Wells Fargo to Provide Emergency Preparedness Services to Businesses
- Hurricane Sandy Losses Expected to Top Irene’s
- P/C Insurers Can Handle Sandy Losses; Flood Program to Bear Brunt
- Supreme Court Rejects John Hancock Appeal Over Retirement Plan Lawsuits
- Health Insurers Nervous Over Prospect of Romney Victory
- Stock Markets Remain Closed Tuesday; Expected to Reopen Wednesday Month End
- Hurricane Sandy Delivers Severe But Short-Term Economic Blow: Economists
- Stock Markets Expected to Remain Closed Tuesday
- Starr Companies Launch Aviation Broker Portal
- ASI Environmental Enhances Site Pollution Impairment Legal Liability Package
- FDA Needs New Authority Over Compounding Pharmacies: Report
- BP Oil Spill Settlement Unlikely Before Election
- Hurricane Sandy Doesn’t Worry Safety-Conscious ‘Preppers’ Homeowners
- Insurers Prepare for Hurricane Sandy
- Update: Hurricane Sandy Could Affect 50 Million People on East Coast
- Update: Hurricane Sandy Death Toll at 41; ‘Super Storm’ Eyes East Coast
- Aon to Target Small Acquisitions in 2013
- Hotel Shortage Means Delay in BP Oil Spill Trial Until February
- Chubb’s Q3 Profit Jumps 79%; Commercial Renewal Rates Up 8%
- Aon Reports 3% Net Income Growth in Q3
- Businesses Call for Controls on Litigation Funding Firms
- Bank of America Employees Could Face Charges in Mortgage Fraud Case
- Hurricane Sandy Could Cause More Damage Than Irene: Experts
- Major Hurricane Sandy -Frankenstorm- Threatens East Coast
- Caffeine Levels in Energy Drinks Don’t Always Match Labels: Study
- Child Boosters Improve: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
- Will Regulatory Reform Trigger Doomsday for Captives?
- Insurance Software Firm Ebix Partners With E-Signature Provider Silanis
- Cypress Benefit Administrators Adds Captive Health Insurance for Employers
- U.S. Sues Bank of America Over Alleged ‘Hustle’ Mortgage Fraud
- Activist Chairmen, Independent Directors Challenge CEOs, ‘Country Club’ Boards
- Verisk Insurance Solutions Enhances Foreclosure Alert Product
- Car and Deer Collisions Cause 200 Deaths, Cost $4 Billion a Year
- ADP Reworks Monthly Private Jobs Report
- Meningitis Lawsuits: Product Liability or Medical Malpractice?
- ISO Updates Businessowners Program Coverage Form
- W.R. Berkley Posts $101M Q3 Profit; Rates on Renewed Policies Up 7%
- 8 Lessons to Learn from the Upcoming Presidential Election
- Rep. Frank Defends JPMorgan Against Lawsuit Over Bear Stearns
- FDA Investigating 5 Deaths for Possible Tie to Monster Energy Drink
- F.I.D.O.’s Dog Bite Liability Insurance Fills Coverage Gap
- AIG to Pay $11M Multi-State Settlement Over Life Policies
- OSC Launches Tenant Protection Program for Rental Property Owners
- What Makes a Marginal Producer?
- Lower Catastrophe Losses, Better Rate Environment Increase P/C Net Income: A.M. Best
- Demand For Transactional Risk Insurance Jumps by 35%: Marsh
- Liberty International Underwriters Expands U.S. Global Crisis Management Unit
- Meningitis Toll Rises; Pharmacy Owners Sued
- Financial Oversight Panel Eyes Prudential As ‘Systemically Important’
- Aon’s Affinity Healthcare Opens PL Programs to Independent Agents
- Travelers Will Continue to Seek Improved Pricing: CEO Fishman
- U.S. Weather Forecast: Winter to Continue Hot Weather Trend
- Independent Agencies Continue Growing in Number, Revenues: Study
- Express Scripts Tackles Physician-Dispensed Drug Costs Under Workers’ Compensation
- Travelers Profit Soars to $864M in Q3 as Catastrophe Losses Fall
- CISR Insurance Designation Program Expands Options
- Weak El Nino Could Affect U.S. Weather in Coming Months
- Nissan Unveils Electronic Steering, Automatic Parking Car Safety Features
- Ally Financial to Sell Mexican Insurance Business to ACE
- Hartford Steam Boiler Launches Energy Saving Tool for Homeowners Policies
- Philadelphia Insurance Names Bayer as Senior VP of E&S, Promotes Angelo in Southeast
- Non-Financial Risks Are Real for Technology Firms: Survey
- Last Chance: Be a Part of This Year’s Agency E&O Survey
- Towers Watson to Enhance Long-Term Care Insurance Capabilities
- WorkCompOne Launches Coverage Website for Small Business Owners
- Insurers Should Face Capital Charge on Risky, Non-Core Activities: Regulators
- OneBeacon Cuts Ties with Hagerty Agencies, Selling Essentia to Markel
- High Risks Seeing Double-Digit Hikes in Excess Casualty Rates: Marsh
- Hospital, Physician Professional Liability Undergoing Major Change: Aon
- Top 25 Workplace Harassment, Bias Settlements
- Chartis Adds CrisisResponse Coverage to Corporate Aviation Policies
- Mobile Device Explosion in the Workplace Creates Need for Heightened Security
- Meningitis Outbreak, Already in 15 States, Far From Over: Health Expert
- Brown & Brown Boosts Earnings in Q3, Sees Middle Market Improving
- Insurance Industry’s Text-to-Give Campaign Supports 4 Charities
- Uncertainty Marks Federal Regulation of Compounding Pharmacies
- ACE USA’s Excess Casualty Unit Expands Catastrophe Management Coverage
- General Star Adds Risk Management Hotline to A&E Program
- Nichols Named President of Surplus Lines Group, NAPSLO
- Civil Liberties Group Suing Morgan Stanley Over Mortgages
- Banks Say Settlements Aren’t Slowing Financial Crisis Liability Suits
- Aon Launches Risk Pooling Practice for Public, Private Sector Groups
- Hiscox Launches Solo Strike Liability Protection for US Healthcare Institutions
- Nationwide to Settle Harleysville Policyholder Class Action for $26M
- Business Groups Sue SEC Over Dodd-Frank Anti-Bribery Rule
- OneBeacon Launches Non-Admitted Lawyers E&O Product
- Wal-Mart to Pay for Heart, Spine Surgery for Employees
- 2012 Agency E&O Survey: Participate Now
- BP, Justice Department Close to Oil Spill Settlement: WSJ
- Schinnerer Adds Small Business Miscellaneous E&O Policy
- Paychex, Employers to Provide Work Comp to Small Businesses
- P/C Sector Expected to Post Strong Q3 Earnings: KBW
- Zurich in North America Names New CFO
- US Safety Regulator Warns about Counterfeit Airbags
- U.S. Sues Wells Fargo in Civil Mortgage FIRREA Fraud Case
- Allstate: Overweight Drivers, Passengers Hurt Vehicle Fuel Efficiency
- Nationwide: Average Cooking Fire Claim Tops $30,000
- U.S. Insurers Say Fraud Costs on the Rise: Survey
- Supreme Court Refuses Review of Telecom Immunity Surveillance Case
- Slow and Steady: Optimism Good for Surplus Lines Market in 2012
- State Auto Estimates $6.5 – $7.5Mn Q3 Cat Losses; RED Reserves Increased
- Markel Updates IT Professional Policy
- Ratings Recap: Sirius (US), HDI-Gerling (US), Permanent General, Lexon/Bond Safeguard, Selective(NJ)
- Best Affirms OneBeacon and Subs Group Ratings; White Mountains
- Gulf States Pressure Obama Over BP Spill Settlement Funds
- ACE USA Expands Health, Managed Care Privacy Protection
- Facebook IPO Lawsuits to Be Heard in Court in New York
- Lawmaker Warns of New Cyber Threats to U.S. Financial Networks
- Surplus Lines: Regulators Vetting of Alien Nonadmitted Insurers
- Insurance Noodle Expands Online Quoting to Personal Lines
- P/C Insurers’ Profits Jump in First Half as Catastrophe Losses Drop
- Best Agency to Work For: Overall
- Insurance Institute Names 4 Car Models Top Safety Picks
- Alteris, Allied World to Offer New WaterPlus Program
- IronHealth Launches Financial Risk Products for Healthcare Organizations
- Health Plan Cost Rate Hikes Lower for Large Employers in 2012: Aon
- New York’s Fraud Suit Against JPMorgan May Aid Private Lawsuits
- Supreme Court Weighs Government Liability Under Credit Reporting Law
- Equity Risk Partners Launches Defense, Government Contractor Practice Group
- AIG Unveils New ‘Refreshed’ Logo
- Best Affirms QBE’s U.S. Subsidiaries Ratings; Upgrades Some ICR’s
- Physicians Failing to Treat Narcotics Abuse by Injured Workers: Study
- AIG Targeted as Likely ‘Systemically Important’ Financial Firm
- Supreme Court Lets Black Brokers’ Bias Case Against Merrill Proceed
- Challenges, Opportunities of Health Exchanges, New Insureds
- ISO Enhances Wind Rating Program for Underwriting, Pricing Wind Exposure
- States Ranked Highest, Lowest for Teen Driver Deaths
- Supreme Court to Hear Employer Liability, Class Certification in New Term
- Alteris Acquires Sonoma Risk, Contract Litigation Insurance Program
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