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CANTER ELECTED VP OF IIAA

Louise C. Canter, senior vice president and partner of Patterson//Smith Associates, was elected vice president of the Independent Insurance Agents...

NAFTA LEGISLATION GETS APPROVAL

The National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) expressed its approval that HR 2299 (the Department of Transportation [DOT] and Related...

NAII OPPOSES NV AMENDMENTS

According to the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII), several amendments the Nevada Division of Insurance is considering to underwriting...

CEA MARKS 5th ANNIVERSARY

The California Earthquake Authority (CEA) announced it is celebrating its five-year anniversary, having recently surpassed the $1 billion milestone for...

SAFECO EXPECTS ENRON LOSSES

Insurer SAFECO Corp. stated that it expects fourth-quarter profits to be cut by insurance policies sold to Enron Corp., investments...

REGULATORY SYSTEM ANALYZED

The California system held up by a consumer group as a model for auto insurance regulation in fact may have...

INSURERS TO RESOLVE 9/11 DISPUTES

A number of major U.S. insurance companies agreed to resolve inter-insurer disputes in relation to the Sept. 11 acts of...

FRONTIER PACIFIC LIQUIDATED

Frontier Pacific Insurance Company, which was conserved because it is insolvent, was finally given the Liquidation Order on Dec. 3....

INSURANCE AUTO AUCTIONS EXPANDS

Insurance Auto Auctions Inc., a Schaumberg, Ill-based auto salvage and claims processing service provider, announced the opening of a new...

FITCH PREDICTS BAD YEAR FOR P/C

Fitch published a review of the nine-month 2001 reported GAAP results for the larger property/casualty insurers to assess operating performance...

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