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CALIF. W/C RATE HIKE APPROVED

Insurance Commissioner Harry W. Low approved an increase of 10.2 percent in California’s advisory pure premium rate for workers’ compensation...

GREENBERG JOINS ACE

Bermuda’s ACE Limited announced that Evan G. Greenberg will join the ACE Group as vice chairman, and will become the...

WHITE MTNS. ESTABLISHES REINSURER

Bermuda-based White Mountains Insurance Group joined the race for new reinsurance capacity with the announcement that it would establish a...

LLOYD’S AGREES ON FUNDS

Lloyd’s of London reached an agreement with the New York Insurance Department in conjunction with the National Association of Insurance...

ZURICH ENVIRONMENTAL PROMO

Zurich North America Environmental kicked off a fourth-quarter sales promotion for its agents on Monday, Oct. 22. Through the rewards...

PULTE HOMES TO RESIST MOLD

Michigan-based Pulte Homes, one of the largest homebuilders in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, introduced a new line of homes designed...

AIA FOR TOUGHER TRUCK STANDARDS

The American Insurance Association (AIA) urged delegates from Mexico, Canada and the U.S. meeting in Ottawa under the North American...

IJ SITE LANDS 8.3M HITS IN SEPT.

InsuranceJournal.com continues to strengthen its position as the insurance industry’s portal of choice, as demonstrated by the 8.3 million hits...

CONNING PREDICTS RISING COSTS

Property/casualty insurers are very likely to begin pricing “terrorist attack risk” separately from other coverages, according to a new forecast...

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