National News for September 2012
- Dodd-Frank Council to Proceed with Picking ‘Systemic’ Nonbank Firms
- Employer Costs for Employees Lowest in South, Highest in Northeast
- Best Affirms Donegal Group’s Members, Affiliates Ratings; Outlook Stable
- Rental Firms Agree Not to Rent Recalled Cars
- Prudential to Pay $615 Million for Hartford’s Life Insurance Unit
- AAIS Releases New Policy Forms for Insuring Infrastructure
- Bundlers of Joy: Satisfaction with Home Insurers at 12-Year High
- Prudential Close to Deal to Buy Hartford Life Insurance Unit: WSJ
- Drivers May Be Unaware of Texting Habit: Study
- Aon Hewitt to Begin Enrolling Employees in Private Benefits Exchange
- Americans Do Not Expect Total Repeal of Health Care Law: Poll
- XL Group Launches New Builders Risk Property Protection Program
- ACE USA, GMG Underwriters to Offer Enhanced K&R Coverage
- Medvidofsky Elected President of CPCU Society
- Court Reverses Landmark Katrina Ruling on Army Corps Liability
- Employers Weighing Exchanges for Individual Retiree Health Plans: Aon
- Buried Alive Pooch Captures 2012 Unusual Pet Insurance Claim Award
- Give Insurance CIOs An Extra $5 Million and What Would They Buy?
- Homeowners Insurance Claims Cost Rising Rapidly: Study
- Former FDIC Chair Bair Reveals Financial Bailout Details in Book
- Court Certifies Gender Bias Class Action Against Costco
- Court Revives Ex-Chrysler Executives’ Age Bias Claims
- EPIC Expands into Vintage Auto, Racing Industry
- Zurich Names CEO of Global Corporate in North America
- Insurers Begin Providing Health Plan Buying Guides
- White House Readies Executive Order on Cybersecurity
- National Interstate Adds Workers’ Comp to Passenger Program
- NAS Insurance Covers Lost Revenue From Cyber Breaches
- Tax Penalty to Hit 6 Million Who Don’t Buy Health Insurance by 2016
- Drivers Disapprove of Non-Driving Insurance Factors, Says Consumer Group
- Judge Lets Wal-Mart Discrimination Case Proceed
- 3 States Join Lawsuit Challenging Dodd-Frank Law
- Workplace Injuries Less Likely Where Employers Provide Paid Sick Leave
- Fatal Work Injuries Decline
- Brandmovers Launches Promotional Risk Management Insurance Co.
- Chartis Private Client Group Expands, Enhances Wildfire Protection Unit
- Best Affirms Factory Mutual and Subs ‘A+’ Ratings; Outlook Stable
- Marsh & McLennan’s Duperreault to Retire; COO Glaser to Become New CEO
- Facebook IPO Lawsuits Likely to Be Heard by New York Judge
- Agents Cite Advance in Fight Against Medical Loss Ratio
- Fall Season Reminder: Heating Causes 14% of Home Fires
- Pawlenty to Head Financial Services Roundtable
- Pentagon Warns Private Computer Networks on Vulnerability to Cyber Attacks
- John Hancock, Law Firm Face Tax Shelter Racketeering Lawsuit
- Gates, Buffett Still Top of Forbes List of Richest Americans
- Bank Group Warns of Heightened Risk of Cyber Attacks
- Willis Launches Pizza Delivery Program
- IPISC Launches Abatement Insurance Program for Intellectual Property Risks
- Heightened Regulation Forcing Insurers to Focus on Modeling Risks: Conning
- Is Long-Term Care Insurance Dying?
- Flood Insurer Fidelity National Indemnity to Change Name to Wright Flood
- How Agents and Carriers Can Find Gold in Personal Lines
- AmWINS Forms Managing General Underwriter with Former Rockhill Execs
- How Low Interest Rates Challenge Insurers and Affect Pricing
- Top 10 Car Technologies For Mature Drivers
- Court Orders Rehabilitation for Home Value Insurance Co.
- Real Estate Matters Top List of Legal Malpractice Claims: Survey
- Insurer Group PCI Names Wienecke as Senior VP for Government Relations
- Swett & Crawford Announces Senior Management Changes
- More Employers Offering Consumer-Driven Health Plans: Survey
- Top 5 Reasons Employees Leave and Stay
- Employees Staying Put Even If Unhappy: Talent Survey
- Zerkovich Joins P/C Insurance Advisory Organization AAIS
- FDIC Director Says U.S. Should Reject Basel III Pact
- 2012 Hurricane Season at Halfway Point
- Hurricane Isaac Insured Losses to Reach $1-$2 Billion: RMS
- Corporate Lawyers Rank California, Illinois, West Virgina Low for Legal Climate
- More Transparency Urged for U.S. Financial Oversight Units
- Best Affirms Ratings of Catlin Group Limited’s U.S. Subsidiaries
- ABC News Sued for Defamation Over ‘Pink Slime’ Reports
- Common Type of Rail Car Has Dangerous Design Flaw
- Length of Yellow Traffic Lights Could Prevent Accidents
- Financial Firms Having to Adjust to Aggressive Consumer Protection Bureau
- Focus of MF Global Probes Turns to Civil Cases; Insurance Dwindling
- ACE Adds Chemical Withdrawal Expense Endorsement to Ace PaC Form
- Conn.-Based SPARTA Taps Former Everest Re Exec Jones as COO
- Aspen US Insurance Expands Marine Capabilities
- Chartis Expands NextGen Protection to Hospitality, Leisure Industries
- IRS Says It Has No Role in Enforcing Health Insurance Mandate
- Farm Bill, Crop Insurance Reform May Be Stalled Until November
- Arthur J. Gallagher CEO: This Rate Environment Unusual but Better
- Energi Expands Presence With Three New Offices
- Premiums for Employer-Sponsored Family Health Plans Rose 4% This Year: Kaiser
- CRC/Crump Acquires Preferred Brokerage Unit of Preferred Concepts
- Travelers’ CEO Fishman: Rate Increases Continuing
- Guarantee Insurance Co. Now Writing Workers Comp. in Ore., S.D.
- PURE Expands Appetite to Cover Personal Watercrafts
- U.S. Treasury Sells $18 Billion of AIG Stock, Cuts Stake to 19%
- U.S. Treasury Expects $12.4 Billion Profit from Investment in AIG
- Markel, Experian to Offer Data Breach Loss Control Resources
- Transocean, U.S. Talking $1.5 Billion Gulf Oil Spill Settlement
- Commercial Lines Pricing Jumps 6% in Q2: Towers Watson
- iStar Financial Settles Shareholder Lawsuit for $29 Million
- Judge Lets Claim Against U.S. Over Stanford Ponzi Scheme Go Ahead
- Court: Severance Pay Not Subject to Employment Tax
- Court Rules Employers Must Reassign Disabled Workers to Vacant Jobs
- Treasury Launches $18 Billion AIG Stock Offering
- OneBeacon Announces New Surety Group
- New Features Added to General Star Insurance Agents Program
- Planners Craft Strategies to Help High-Earners Skirt New Healthcare Taxes
- Leavitt Recreation & Hospitality Launches Archery Club, Range Insurance Program
- BP Executives Sought to Blame ‘Blue Collar Rig Workers’ for Gulf Oil Spill: U.S.
- U.S. Weather Forecaster Downgrades El Nino Impact
- AIG Sells AIA Shares at Surpise Premium, Raises $2 Billion
- Congress Quietly Working On Renewal of Federal Disaster Aid
- Most Unusual Pet Insurance Claims of the Year
- New National Parks’ Insurance Requirements Ignite Controversy
- Lexington Introduces CarbonCover Property Policy
- Marsh & McLennan Names Bischoff Chief Financial Officer
- Personal Lines Rates Inch Up in August: MarketScout
- Prospects Fade for Early Settlement by BP with U.S. Over Gulf Oil Disaster
- The Hartford to Sell Retirement Plan Unit to MassMutual
- Brownyard Group Develops Program for Small Pest Control Companies
- AmWINS Buys Wisconsin School Insurance Broker, Smic
- Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Relying Less on Insurance Units
- Insurers Processing Estimated $1.2 Billion in Hurricane Isaac Claims
- Supreme Court to Review State v. Federal Class-Action Case Involving Insurer
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