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HURRICANE FORECASTS

As of early April, the Colorado State University hurricane forecasting team led by William Gray has upped the numbers for...

AGENT WEBSITE UNVEILED

Instant-quote.com has launched Agentquote.com, a new way to create online web sites for insurance agents. Agentquote.com allows agents to create...

STATE FUND DOWNGRADED

A.M. Best lowered the financial strength rating of the State Compensation Insurance Fund of California (SCIF), San Francisco, Calif., from...

QUAKE MARKET BACK TO NORMAL

Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler said he expected all insurers offering earthquake insurance in the state to resume writing such...

WEIGHING TOLL OF FOOT-AND-MOUTH

Most analysts have concluded that no serious insured losses will be caused by the current foot-and-mouth epidemic in Britain and...

RATING BY ZIP CODE STILL OKAY

Thanks to a decision made March 28 by the California State Supreme Court, insurers can continue adjusting rates based partially...

BEAZLEY COMPLETES BUYOUT

Beazley, one of Lloyd’s leading syndicates, has completed a management buyout. “Under the new structure, the directors and staff will...

DANGER ON THE ROAD

The number of people killed in traffic accidents increased last year, due in part to a rise in fatal motorcycle...

SAFECO STILL UNDER SCRUTINY

On March 28, S&P removed the ratings of SAFECO Corp. and related entities from CreditWatch and lowered SAFECO’s counterparty credit...

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