Currents for March 2007

• Ark. Senate passes teen driving rules; highway bond measure
• Wash.’s Gregoire declares “rate holiday”
• N.J. high court rules first responders can sue negligent property owners
• Recent “opt-out” settlements challenge D&O severity, limits assumptions
• Swiss Re sigma study details 2006 natural, man-made disasters
• Sarbanes-Oxley use in Conn. case worries corporate defense bar
• Okla. Commissioner: Faith-based benefit firm considered an insurer
• Washington warming to national disaster plan idea
• Firm has learned the art of tracking stolen masterpieces
• Restoration work continues after Florida tornadoes
• R.I., Mass. safest while Wyo., Ark. deadliest states for truck crashes
• Judges fault Spitzer on case against Greenberg over charity funds
• New insurer caters PUREly to Florida’s wealthiest residents
• A.M. Best says commercial P/C outlook stable
• Carpoolers in Conn. spared licensing
• Tenn. bill seeks certification to reduce med-mal claims
• Three ways to bag more personal lines sales
• Fatal Bronx fire reminder of lax safety in many multi-family dwellings
• Miss. agrees to $80 million wind pool relief plan
• Kansas State’s new lab on front lines of biosecurity
• Miss. State Farm $50 million settlement falters
• State fraud bureaus long on arrests; Short on convictions
• New Mexico passes regulatory modernization bill
• Ind. Missing Computer Disc with Personal Insurance Info Found
• Workers’ compensation bills head to House floor in Colorado
• Jury awards $17 million in Missouri aftermarket parts lawsuit
• Court ruling indicates claims made policy language ambiguous
• Texas orders homeowners carriers to justify rates
• Calif. jury returns asbestos verdict of more than $868,000
• La.’s Donelon forges agreement with Allstate over cancelled policies
• Idaho Senate passes bill to require underinsured motorists coverage
• La. lawmakers support overhaul of Citizens Insurance Company
• UCLA study indicates most Calif. workers OK with workers’ comp care
• Agents group and Texas PTA team up to fight teen drinking
• Recent “opt-out” settlements challenge D&O severity, limits assumptions
• Teen drinking — a survey
• Vanek promoted to CEO of NLASCO
• Insurance exec: China offers lessons in globalization for U.S. and world
• Insurers lose steam in auto rate reg fight
• New producer must have ‘skin in the game’ on the first day on the job
• Judge Senter weighs binding arbitration in Miss. State Farm Katrina settlement
• Job, education underwriting factors under scrutiny in N.J.
• Multistate natural disaster proposal garners mixed reaction
• Mass. health insurers agree on $175 a month plan under new law
• Where ‘wind umpires’ gather, certification and Florida building codes are hot topics of conversation
• Plaintiffs: Md. court reinstatement of class action a breakthrough
• S.C.’s Richardson: Expand wind pool ‘a little’ along with tax breaks
• Beacon Mutual gets R.I. audit
• Fla. homeowners seek cover for permit fees
• Conn. AG probes insurer, agency relationship
• W. Va. court says doctors may self-insure
• N.Y. City, other U.S. centers need federal terrorism insurance to compete globally, says Supt. Dinallo
• La. insurance regulators order Allstate to reverse cancellations
• Key New York workers compensation reform proposals
• Former Okla. insurance commissioner jailed
• N.Y. Gov. Spitzer, labor, business reach workers’ comp reform accord
• Should D&O insurers have a loss prevention role?
• Prospecting in the 21st Century: Using the Internet to find prospects
• Lessons learned from Katrina and beyond
• Industry gears up for more federal terrorism insurance debates
• Chicago Exchange offering futures contracts on ’07 hurricanes
• More than half of adults could be in need of disability coverage
• Ohio legislators challenge governor’s veto on fraud damage limits
• Caribbean nations establish joint disaster insurance pool
• Industry needs to leverage enterprise risk management, study says
• State Farm announces $1.2 Billion mutual auto policyholder dividend
• Number of catastrophe-related laws enacted rose significantly in 2006
• Nevada lawmakers debate policy on drug tests for injured workers
• Chicago Exchange, Carvill ready hurricane futures for insurers
• Mexican trucks to travel deeper into U.S. roadways
• Stolen painting found in Spielberg’s home
• Mo. Appeals Court upholds judgment against Scottie Pippen
• A.M. Best likes what it sees in property/casualty personal lines segment

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