National News for April 2013
- Demand, Rates for Terrorism Insurance Coverage Remain Steady: Marsh
- Hanover Insurance Group Q1 Profit Rose 33% to $66M
- Insurers’ Deadline for Health Exchange Plans Extended
- The Hartford Reports $241M Q1 Loss Mainly Due to One-Time Charges
- GE to Pay $40M to Settle Suit Accusing It of Misleading Investors in 2008
- BP Hit By Wave of Gulf Oil Spill Claims As Deadline Approaches
- Experts Weigh Boston Bombings’ Impact on Government-Backed Terrorism Insurance
- World’s Hot Spots for Cargo Theft
- AIG Names Johnson to Succeed Bresnahan as Lexington Insurance President
- Boston Tragedy Is Latest Challenge for Victim Compensation Chief Feinberg
- Link Between Agency Operations and Profitability: Do Agency Owners, Employees Agree?
- Hartford Steam Boiler Launches Cyber Attack Protection for Small Businesses
- ‘Business As Usual’ Following Departures of AIG Execs
- Most-Used Excuses for Getting Out of Traffic Tickets: Survey
- Moody’s, S&P Settle Negligence Lawsuits Over Debt Vehicle Ratings
- FirstComp Launches BOP Policy in Nebraska, Tennessee, More States to Come
- How to Grow Your Agency by Asking and Answering the Right Questions
- Chubb Q1 Profit Rises 30% to $656M; CEO Says ‘Market Remains Firm’
- Federal Judge Moves S&P Ratings Case Back to State Court
- U.S. Court Rules Artist Richard Prince Didn’t Infringe Photo Copyrights
- Zuraitis Resigns As President of The Hanover’s P/C Cos.
- U.S. P/C Industry 2012 Income $33.5B in Spite of $32B in Cat Losses
- Aon Reports Q1 Total Revenue of $2.9B; Net Income $261M
- ACE, Trust Risk Management Launch Small Healthcare Provider Program
- Defining Terrorism for Policies Not a Simple Task After Boston Tragedy
- The Hartford Appoints Chief Claims Officer
- New + Old = Workforce Success: Commentary
- Remember E&O When Buying or Selling an Agency: Pearsall
- U.S. Expected to Seek Limits on Car Touchscreens
- Most Americans Say Flood Insurance is Important But Don’t Buy It: Survey
- W. R. Berkley Corp. Creates Berkley Design Professional Underwriters
- W.R. Berkley Posts $116M Q1 Profit, Sees Continuing Pricing Momentum
- The Risks of Insuring the Cloud
- Dewey & LeBoeuf Ex-Chairman Agrees to Proposed $500,000 Settlement to Resolve Claims
- Travelers Q1 Profit Up 11% to $896M; CEO Says ‘We Will Keep Going’ on Rate Hikes
- Terrorism Risk, Flood Insurance and Green Building Hot Topics for Risk Managers: RIMS
- Crum & Forster to Offer DriveCam Services to Policyholders
- Feds Rule Apple Did Not Violate Google Patent
- What Young Agents Say About Their Career Choice
- Most Carriers Offer Agents Training Opportunities for Online Sales: Survey
- S&P Asks Federal Court to Dismiss U.S. Fraud Lawsuit
- Directors, Officers Face Increased Scrutiny: Willis/Allen & Overy Survey
- MarketScout, Ironshore Launch E&O Program for CIC Insurance Agencies
- Halliburton in Talks Over Gulf Oil Spill Settlement, Takes Charge
- Concerns Over Patient Safety a Top Concern for Hospital Leaders, Risk Managers: Study
- News Corp. Settles Shareholder Lawsuit
- Ratings Recap: Saturn, Western General, German Mutual, Accredited Surety
- Best Affirms Ratings of Canopius US; Removes From Under Review
- Best Affirms Meadowbrook and Subs Ratings; Removes from Under Review
- Rains Wash Away U.S. Drought, Shifting Farm Economy’s Prospects
- Professional Risk Solutions to Offer Product Liability, Life Sciences Coverages
- AIG Wins Bid to Move $10B Bank of America Mortgage Lawsuit
- Google Again Beats Viacom in YouTube Copyright Case
- Woody Allen v. William Faulkner: Fair Use?
- House Passes Cybersecurity Bill Despite Veto Threat
- BofA CEO Moynihan, Ex-CEO Lewis Facing Mortgage Disclosures Suit
- K&K Expands Franchised Powersports Dealer Program
- Senate Democrat Criticizes Healthcare Law Education; Sebelius Cites Lack of Funding
- Top 10 States for Hail Claims: State Farm
- Boston Marathon Bomb Victims May Turn to BAA Insurance, Central Fund for Compensation
- Boston Marathon Bombings Suspect Identified: Reports
- RSG’s Sapphire Blue, Catlin Agencies Launch Rural, Specialty Hospital Program
- Supreme Court: U.S. Courts Lack Jurisdiction to Hear Foreign Human Rights Claims
- Insurance for Sporting Events Could Be Affected by Marathon Bombings: RMS Expert
- ‘I Wish We Had Acted Earlier,’ Says FDA Chief on Meningitis Outbreak
- Boston Bombing Investigators Gather Evidence: Backpack, Pressure Cooker, Ball Bearings
- Obama Administration Vows Veto of Cybersecurity Bill Over Privacy Provisions
- Ascot Underwriting to Open Office in New York City
- SEC Regulator Urges Ban on Mandatory Arbitration Agreements by Investment Firms
- Do Boeing’s 787 Battery Woes Hold Lessons for Other Vehicles?
- Securities Lawsuits Declined 10% in 2012; Future Trend Unclear: PwC
- FDA Finds Safety Issues at Specialty Pharmacies
- FBI Calls Boston Marathon Bombings ‘Potential’ Terrorist Act
- Update: 3 Dead, Many Injured in Explosions at Boston Marathon; III’s Hartwig Safe at Scene
- Driver Fatigue Causes 20% of Auto Crashes: Study
- Supreme Court Will Not Hear Drugmaker’s Appeal of Insurer’s Medicare Reimbursement Claim
- Supreme Court Asked to Decide If Human Genes Are Patentable
- Bankrupt Meningitis Pharmacy Battles States Over Insurance
- Report: U.S. Making Progress Against ‘Too-Big-to-Fail’ Bailouts
- ACE Expands PL Insurance Products to Address Hospital, Physician Integration
- Atlantic Casualty Names Strickland President, Chief Operating Officer
- Agency Principals, Producers, CSRs, All Employees: Which Operations Most Affect Profits?
- ACE Launches Agriculture P&C Business
- State Insurance Commissioners Form American Indian Liaison Panel
- Pricing Hikes, Improved Underwriting Bode Well for P/C Industry: Conning
- Class Action Suits Against Accountants Declined in 2012
- Probe Blames Deadly Copter Crash on Pilot Texting
- Gun Liability Insurance Measures Facing Uphill Battle in State Legislatures
- Exclusive: What Agency Operations Drive Agency Profitability?
- Liberty Mutual’s CEO Long Elected Chairman as Kelly Retires
- As Gun Sales Soar, Insurance Sales Follow Suit
- Protective Life to Buy AXA’s U.S. Life Insurance Unit for $1.06 Billion
- Interest in Personal Gun Liability Insurance Protection Increasing
- What to Expect in Commercial Insurance Prices for Remainder of 2013: Willis
- Judge Approves $115 Million AIG Shareholder Settlement
- Commentary: Will HUD’s Disparate Impact Rule Have Say in Ratemaking?
- 2013 Hurricane Prediction: 72% Chance on East Coast; 48% for Florida
- President Obama Proposes Cuts in Crop Insurance Subsidy, Insurer Costs
- Aspen US Forms New Marine, Energy, Construction Unit
- Gun Liability Insurance Bills Aren’t the Answer, Says Insurance Industry
- Ratings Recap: National Lloyds, Tar Heel Re, World Insurance, Kentucky Growers
- Wal-Mart to Fund Safety Training in Global Supply Chain
- Best Affirms Aegon’s U.S. and Canadian Subs Ratings; Outlook Stable
- New Willis Unit to Help Clients Meet Women, Minority Business Requirements
- AIG Launches New Distribution Channel for Space-Related Risks
- Citigroup Seeks Compensation from Nasdaq for Facebook IPO: Report
- Bond Insurer’s Settlement with IRS Puts It on Track to Emerge from Bankruptcy
- New Workers’ Compensation Formula Lowers Premiums for Most Employers
- AIG Asks Court to Dismiss Part of Greenberg Suit over Bailout
- W.R. Berkley Corp. Divests, Connecticut Bank Acquires InsurBanc
- Bolt, Aon Affinity to Offer New Online Small Commercial Program to NFIB Members
- Remembering 29 Miners Lost in West Virginia Blast 3 Years Ago
- Casualty Actuarial Society Names Fischer as Admissions Director
- Ex-Merrill Broker, Deutsche Bank to Pay Investor $11 Million
- Hurricane Center Learns Lesson from Sandy; Changes Warnings
- Mortgage Lender Charged with Defrauding Government Insurer
- Insurance Journal’s ‘March Madness of Insurance Mascots’ Tournament In Final Day
- Best Affirms Baldwin & Lyons and Operating Subs Ratings; Outlook Stable
- Ruling Against BP Clears Way for Appeal of Spill Payouts
- Commercial Rates Continued Up in March, Even for Large Accounts: MarketScout
- Congressional Aide McCabe Joins Marsh Cyber Security Practice
- Good News: Progress Reported in Teen Passenger Safety
- Mortgage Insurers Settle for $15 MIllion Over Alleged Kickbacks to Lenders
- Starr Aviation Partners with Aviation Safety Group for Pilot Reward Project
- KF&B Launches New Bus Program
- New Vehicle Safety Ratings Would Reflect New Technologies, Aid Older Drivers
- XL Group Add Wrongful Internet Usage Protection to Private Co. EPLI Policies
- Insurer Analyzes Top 10 Driving Distractions Involved in Fatal Car Crashes
- 14 Keys to Insuring Water-Related Entities
- N.Y. Congresswoman Receives Death Threats Over Gun Liability Insurance Bill
- Health Insurance Subsidy Could Bring Tax Sting
- Risk Point, LLC Seeks Agents for New Auto Dealer Physical Damage Program
- Travelers Adds Endorsements to MedFirst Policy for Medical Technology Industry
- High-Tech Personal Lines: Technology Changing the Way Agents Do Business
- Fed Approves Process for Designating Nonbanks for Stricter Oversight
- Forecaster Gray Sees Active Hurricane Season Ahead
- Businesses Ask IRS to Clarify Obamacare Investment Tax
- Kaufman Financial Acquires Global Excess Partners in New York
- Fireman’s Fund Launches Short Term Event Program
- Great American Launches Professional Liability Division
- 19 States Approve ISO’s Telematics-Based Auto Rating Tool
- Capitol Records Copyright Win Deals Blow to Digital Goods Resellers
- Gulf Oil Spill Claims Czar Seeks Dismissal of BP Suit
- More Than 300K Homes Are Foreclosed ‘Zombies’
- Everest Re, Arrowhead Agree to Offer Non-Standard Auto Coverage
- Home Insurance Claimants Who Use Agents Happier Than Those Who Don’t
- Southern States Still Opposed to Obamacare
- Post Office to Run Flood Insurance Program
- Project CAP CEO Bacciocco Shares Views on Consumer Agent Portal and 2013
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