National News for June 2011
- Ratings: Intrepid, John Deere, So. Carolina, Arkansas & Louisiana Farm Bureaus
- Towing, Recovery Coverage Now Offered by Five Star Specialty Programs
- Survey: Law Firms Face Rising Number of Malpractice Claims
- Audit Faults U.S. Monitoring of Medical Device Recalls
- Supreme Court Declines to Hear Military Medical Liability Case
- Liberty Mutual Helps 10 Communities Fund Fourth of July Events
- Eqecat Set to Release 3 Revised Catastrophe Models
- Federal Appeals Court Upholds Individual Health Insurance Mandate
- Great American Enhances Winery Coverage
- Top Buyers Remain Interested in Acquiring Agencies: Consultant
- Jury Weighs First U.S. Foreign Bribery Sting Case
- Big Business Wins Key Cases in Supreme Court Term
- Mid-Size Firms Expect Higher Profits, More Borrowing: Poll
- Bank of America Near $8.5 Billion Settlement with Mortgage Investors
- Insurers Seek Investment Alternatives as Interest Rates, Pricing Lag
- Most Commercial Insurance Buyers Expect Flat Rates: Barclays
- S&P Downgrades Mariah Re’s Notes to ‘CCC+(sf)’; CreditWatch Developing
- AmWins Launches New Automobile Repossession Program
- NSM Insurance Group’s Hotel Program Adds Bed Bug Coverage
- The Top States, Cities for Questionable Insurance Claims
- Court Revives Banks’ Suit Against Bond Insurer MBIA
- Insurers’ Ratings Won’t Be Penalized for Catastrophe Losses: Demotech
- The Aftershocks of Vulnerable Supply Chains
- Delays, Financing Risks More Common for Today’s Construction Projects
- Wal-Mart Plaintiffs Seek More Time to Pursue Cases
- House Approves Patent Reform Bill Similar to Senate’s
- Can U.S. Make Phoning While Driving as Taboo as Drunk Driving?
- Supreme Court Allows Damages Suit Against CSX Railroad
- Hercules Executives Sued Following Failed ‘Say on Pay’ Vote
- Citi Skimped on ID Theft Protection for Data Breach Victims: Reuters
- Ratings Recap: Stonebridge, RLI Group, Am. Agricultural, ARIC
- XL Names Mitchell as President of Excess and Surplus Unit
- RISC, Inc. Launches Event Cancellation Program
- Beacon Hill Expands WC Product to Environmental Contractors, Consultants
- Generic Drug Firms Shielded from State Suits: Supreme Court
- Senate Panel to Hear Flood Insurance Reauthorization Bill
- Analysts Debate Outlook for Reinsurance Stocks
- Draft Rules Expand Coverage for 9/11 Worker Claims
- Aon: U.S. Insured Weather Losses Top $15.5 Billion This Year
- President Bush to Address Insurance Program Administrators’ Meeting
- P/C Insurers’ Profits Fell in Q1 as Underwriting Losses Grew
- Transocean Report Pins Gulf Oil Spill Blame on BP
- Law Firm Spent $7 Million to Sue Wal-Mart
- Firms Shift Cybersecurity Responsibility to Frontline Employees
- Federal Healthcare Law Seen Aiding Small Employers: Study
- 4 Things Agents Should Do to Avoid E&O Claims
- Mobile Food Vendor Market Explodes as Insurance Market Evolves
- Chubb Unveils Package Insurance Policy for Apartment, Co-op, Condo Risks
- U.S. Sees Room for Improvement in Nuclear Plant Safety
- Medicus Insurance Lowers Rates in 6 States
- Even Low Blood Alcohol Level ‘Buzz’ Unsafe for Driving: Study
- BP Reaches Deal with Weatherford Over Gulf Oil Spill Costs
- Group Supports Research into Brain Injuries Among Athletes
- Navigators Launches Life Sciences Products
- RLI Marine Joins CargoNet to Address Cargo Theft
- Markel Updates DataBreach Policy
- Digital Insurance Acquires Agencies in Illinois and Arizona
- The National Alliance Names Outstanding State CSRs
- Banks Lose Bid to Limit ‘Hot News’ Republication of Analysts’ Research
- Supreme Court Denies Huge Sex Bias Class Action Against Wal-Mart
- Expert Assesses Cyberinsurance Market: Demand, Prevention, Recovery
- 54 Students Win Insurance Industry Scholarships
- Zurich Issues Loss Estimate for Spring Storms in U.S.
- Survey: Insurers Say Mergers Yield Stronger Competitive Position
- PLIS Pioneers Bed Bug Insurance for Lodgings
- Hackers Might Face Stiffer Sentences in U.S.
- Ratings Recap: United Auto/Argus, Doctors Co., GeoVera, Medical Mutual, MAG Mutual
- Best Revises Liberty Mutual Holding and Subs Outlook to Stable
- How Much Is a Dad Worth?
- Average Long Term Care Liability Claim Rising: Aon Study
- Individuals, Not Just Corporations, Face Cyber Risks
- Another Insurer, State Farm, Reports Major Spring Storm Losses
- Best Affirms ProAssurance and Members Ratings; Revises ICR to Positive
- General Star Appoints Marsh US Consumer Administrator of Real Estate Programs
- Willis North America Names Connolly to Head Executive Risks Team
- Allstate’s April-May Catastrophe Losses Top $2 Billion
- U.S. Industry Reserve Redundancy at $22 Billion: Aon Benfield
- Bill to Update Small Insurers’ Tax Option Introduced in House
- SEC Says Brokerage Fund Should Compensate Stanford Victims
- Ratings Recap: Lititz, Integon, Maiden, AmTrust, MLBA Mutual
- Travelers Bond & Financial Launches CyberRisk Product
- Professional Liability Insurance Services Unveils Bed Bug Insurance
- SEC Proposes Tighter Rules for Securities Brokers
- Group Seeks More Young Professional Liability Specialists
- Court Approves $33 Million Settlement for Ambac, Insurers, Banks
- Businesses Seek Changes in U.S. Anti-Bribery Rules
- Hacking Blitz Drives Cyberinsurance Demand
- Guidelines to Limit an Agency’s Risks in Social Media
- A Look at Year-End 2010 Loss and Loss Adjustment Expense Reserve Adequacy
- Starr Aviation to Offer Personal Non-Owned Coverage
- Markel Introduces Medical Umbrella Product
- Best Affirms Hanover Insurance Group and Subs Ratings
- Fireman’s Fund Offers 10% Discount to Homeowners With Estate Managers
- Draft Data Breach Bill Requires Quick Disclosure
- Aon, Global Excess Partners, Terminix Partner to Deal with Bed Bugs
- Supreme Court Defines Primary Liability in Mutual Fund Prospectus Case
- Commercial Insurance Prices Still Flat But Workers’ Comp Moving Up
- Private Antitrust Lawsuits Decline in U.S.
- Toyota to Face 2013 Trial Over Sudden Acceleration
- Buffett Charity Lunch Sells for $2.63 Million
- Judge Hands Toyota Owners Setback in U.S. Lawsuit Over Losses
- NAS Creates Data Security Risk Management Web Site
- Sun Life Financial Launches Malpractice Insurance Reimbursement
- Last Chance: Submit Today to be a Top 100 Independent Agency
- Skype Sued in U.S. by Luxembourg Firm Alleging Patent Infringement
- Judges Question Individual Mandate in Healthcare Law
- Travelers to Post Q2 Loss, Limit Share Buybacks Due to Storm Losses
- Best Revises Universal North America’s Outlook to Stable; Affirms Ratings
- Ratings Roundup: Park, Farmers of Salem, Auto-Owners, DTRIC
- Who’s Hiring? Claims Industry Among Top 10 Fastest-Growing
- Liberty Mutual’s Kelly Retires; Long Named President, CEO
- K&K Insurance Restructures Martial Arts Program
- Willis Appoints Jurss as SVP, Professional Liability for Construction Practice
- Private Equity Firm Buys Controlling Stake in Virginia’s Hilb Group
- Citi Says Hackers Accessed Bank Card Data in May
- U.S. Urges Code of Conduct for Internet Commerce
- Judge Signals $32 Million Settlement in Wells Fargo Bias Suit
- Coal Industry Blasts New Federal Mine Safety Rules
- Lawyers for Obama, 26 States Square Off Over Healthcare Law
- Best Upgrades State Farm General Insurance Co.’s Ratings
- Crum & Forster Makes Management and Operational Changes
- Percent of U.S. Workers with Disability Coverage Declines
- U.S. Court in Georgia to Hear States’ Healthcare Law Challenge Today
- Ratings Roundup: First Jersey, Stonetrust
- Marsh Launches Index-Based Insurance Option for Earthquake, Windstorm Risks
- WKF&C PRO Adds New Assisted Living Facilities Program
- Top 5 Economic Changes by Consumers That Affect Their Car Insurance
- LexisNexis Insurance Exchange Now Available Industry-Wide
- U.S. Supreme Court Rejects GE Challenge to EPA Cleanup Orders
- Late May Storms to Cost Insurers Up to $7 Billion: AIR
- Supreme Court Rules in Halliburton Case
- Buffett Lunch Bids Topping $1.5 Million
- Business, Home Safety Institute Changes Leadership
- Stigma Keeps Many Firms From Reporting Cyber Attacks
- Fed Eyes Steep Capital for Risky Financial Firms
- AAIS Revises Personal Umbrella Forms to Address Cyber Bullying
- The Hartford Launches Auto, Home Program For Sierra Club Members
- Don’t Forget: Top 100 Independent Insurance Agencies
- Ratings Recap: EMC, Penn Millers, FMH
- Actuaries Urged to Get Involved in Insurers’ Social Media Strategies
- Risk of Cyber Attacks Escalation Rises as Technology Outpaces Policy
- Who Benefits from Privacy Breach Lawsuits?
- Best Revises Tower Group and Subs Outlook to Positive; Affirms Ratings
- MarketScout Expands Personal Lines Underwriting Capability
- Florida Reinsurance Renewals Reflect Unsettled Market: Guy Carpenter
- XL Environmental Releases Indemnity Coverage for Mid-Sized Contractors
- Appalachian Underwriters, American Alternative Partner on Commercial Auto
- Hiscox Launches Small Business Coverage in Ariz., Calif., N.Y.
- Supreme Court Rules Former AG Ashcroft Not Liable for Damages
- Cell Phone Cancer Report Comes As Supreme Court Weighs Lawsuits
- Employers Looking Other Way On Employees’ Distracted Driving
- Ratings: Doctors Co., Gateway, Kingstone, Farm Credit, Associated Mutual
- QBE Completes Acquisition of Balboa Insurance Portfolio
- As More Workers Go Mobile, Workers’ Compensation Exposure Grows
- Countrywide’s Mozilo Asks to Dismiss Allstate Lawsuit
- IPFS Corp. Combines Companies to Launch New Premium Financing Brand
- AmWINS Group Benefits Enhances International Travel Insurance
- Feds Propose Privacy Rule on Medical Records
- U.S. Cuts Premiums for High Risk Plans, Begins Paying Brokers
- Best Affirms Selective Group’s ‘A+’ Ratings; Maintains Negative Outlook
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