Currents for September 2007

• Humberto lands in Texas, sweeps across La.
• Montana’s wildfire suppression funding process convoluted, analysts say
• Tough times in Tallahassee
• Texas: 32 workers’ comp carriers high performing
• Chubb lowering homeowners rates in Calif. 18.4 percent
• A small private Fla. insurer faces Citizens and the ‘perfect storm’
• N.H. motorcyclist covered by auto policy
• Another Katrina levee failure case heard by La. appeals court
• Allstate opening service center in Las Cruces
• Judge throws out all federal antitrust charges against insurers, brokers
• N.J. bans business auto ‘step-downs’
• La. Supreme Court: Lack of hospital evacuation plan not malpractice
• Wash. wants comp rate increase
• Industry skeptical, while Treasury opposes natural disaster pool
• Tyler named Maryland commissioner
• Ohio Casualty officially joins the Liberty Mutual agency family
• Santa Rosa diocese to pay $5 million in priest sex abuse settlement
• Health premiums rise 6.1%; average family coverage costs $12,000
• 11 N.J. public officials caught in FBI insurance sting
• What’s ahead for Liberty Mutual, Ohio Casualty independent agents?
• Colo. hail damage estimated at $60 million
• Progressive combines personal lines management
• Burnes: four insurers eyeing deregulated Mass. auto market
• Federal appeals court sides with Nationwide in Katrina storm surge case
• Progressive apologies for claims handlers’ privacy
• U.S. reinsurers report premiums dropped in 2Q
• N.Y. moves to end bureau-filed rates for workers’ comp
• Report: Insurers did not shift wind claims
• S.C. owner wishes sofa store had sprinklers
• Insurers have manageable exposure to subprime turmoil, report says
• N.J. hockey case could redefine spectator liability
• Calif. high court rules discovery does not apply to reinsurance documents
• S.C. insurance chief non-renewed
• U.S. fire report: More fires; fewer deaths and injuries; rise in property losses
• Allstate to comply with N.Y. anti-tying rule
• Oregon passes motor vehicle, P/C insurance-related bills
• Brickstreet Mutual could soon face competition in W.Va.
• Guy Carpenter finds Lloyd’s market at its ‘healthiest in 300 years’
• R.I. wants paint makers to pay $2.4 billion
• Former N.M. insurance regulator pleads not guilty
• Court to hear suit on state’s use of Miss. surplus lines funds
• As motorcycle deaths rise, Feds urge states adopt strict helmet laws
• CEA funding structure to be revamped under legislation sent to governor
• Alabama realtors call for coastal insurance relief
• Knapp Joins IJ-Midwest
• Calif. governor signs law to ban teen cell phone use while driving
• Miss. candidates vie to fill 32-year veteran Dale’s shoes
• Officials in Midwest seek Federal aid after August storms
• Calif. urges governor to sign workers’ comp bill
• Florida’s no-fault law set to expire Oct. 1
• $120M in disaster aid approved for storm-battered Okla. in 2007
• Countrywide announces more job cuts to come
• Florida’s private insurers try to be heard amid political storm
• CORRECTION:
• Farmers Insurance fined $2 million; company refunds $1.4 million
• Agents must tell Fla. citizens of pros and cons of Citizens
• Report: insurers did not shift wind claims
• Ohio Casualty officially joins the Liberty Mutual agency family
• Feds release data on drunken driving fatalities
• N.C. gets funds for flood maps
• Mass. lawmakers, agents uncomfortable with Patrick auto plan
• Fatal workplace injuries drop slightly in 2006
• Olympus starts writing Florida homeowners
• Maine rejects expanded snowplow contractor’s
• Florida home insurers, politicians at odds over rate filings
• N.J. firm tests deer device
• Calif. approves Geico rate reduction
• Southern governors hear from insurance execs on coastal coverage
• N.Y. flu exercise in Sept.
• Insurers oppose proposed Calif. workers’ comp deductible
• Cat modeling pioneer Clark forms consulting firm
• Pa. judge facing insurance fraud charges won’t run
• Calif. court rules workers’ comp costs can be tallied in incentive plans
• The blame game and the subprime mortgage lending meltdown
• R.I. audit of Beacon Mutual confirms past unfair practices
• Insurance company protecting pricey Idaho homes from wildfire
• La. district court: Allstate trial exhibits must remain open
• Ohio Casualty officially joins the Liberty Mutual agency family
• Calif. State Fund names Frank new president
• The sinking subprime market: Creating woes for Countrywide and Balboa?
• What’s ahead for Liberty Mutual, Ohio Casualty independent agents?
• Insurers say Alaska court decision could lead to uneven rates
• Allstate says it will raise rates in Texas despite state’s opposition
• Boston cat modeling pioneer Clark forms consulting firm
• Nation’s workers’ comp benefits, costs down
• New rules for residential contractors in Ark.
• Hold the kibble: fat cats and dogs cost pet insurer $14 million
• Swett & Crawford helps provide housing
• Okla.’s PLICO climbs out of $143M hole
• Commerce Insurance, Commerce Banc end spat, seek to partner
• Ohio Casualty officially joins the Liberty Mutual agency family
• Ohio sues Marsh, AIG, Ace, Chubb, Hartford for anti-trust violations
• Mass. court rules excess insurers not bound by primary settlements
• What’s ahead for Liberty Mutual, Ohio Casualty independent agents?
• Ohio court ruling could impact auto damage claims
• N.J. hazing case triggers liability concerns for campus safety officials
• Attorney Scruggs facing contempt charges over State Farm documents
• The sinking subprime market: Creating woes for Countrywide and Balboa?
• Sept. 11 responders’ insurance fund under fire
• Fla. yanks teachers’ liability plan
• The blame game and the subprime mortgage lending meltdown
• Credit scoring use still an issue for officials, consumer groups

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