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SKANDIA TO REDUCE U.S. STAFF

Sweden’s Skandia Group announced staff reductions in its U.S. subsidiary, American Skandia. The company will eliminate 150 positions—about 13 percent...

PERFECT SPLASHDOWN FOR MIR

Everyone from the Russian space team, residents of Japan, Australia and the South Pacific, and certainly the brokers and underwriters...

EXPENSIVE SPLASHDOWN

Despite five days of round-the-clock efforts to save it, the 40-story oil rig, the world’s largest, owned by the Brazilian...

FARMERS CLOSES SOME DOORS

In a decision that will affect roughly 130 employees, Farmers Insurance Group is closing its Southern California service center in...

ALLSTATE HIKES UP RATES

Allstate Insurance, which insures 2.1 million drivers in California, plans to raise premiums by 6.9 percent-a move that could force...

FRANKEL PLEADS NOT GUILTY

Financier Martin Frankel pleaded not guilty March 12 to a string of charges, including securities fraud, racketeering and conspiracy. Frankel...

QUAKE CLAIMS NOT EARTH-SHAKING

U.S. insurers are likely to pay out less than previously expected in claims caused by the earthquake that rattled Seattle...

AMWEST EXITS COMM. AUTO

Amwest Insurance Group Inc. announced that it will immediately cease writing new commercial automobile policies. The decision to discontinue this...

SAFECO CREDIT FOR SALE

SAFECO is looking for a buyer for its commercial credit and leasing subsidiary, a move that could reduce the amount...

TERRITORIAL RATING WARS

Insurance associations are up in arms again over the recent request of lawmakers that the California Supreme Court review the...

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