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ACE TO SPLIT

a move to enhance company efficiency, Hamilton, Bermuda-based ACE Ltd. announced its plans to divide its operations into two units....

BANKING ACT BRINGS INSURER PROTEST

The Independent Insurance Agents of America (IIAA) and the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) expressed opposition to...

CAR-BUYING QUIRKS

A survey of consumers’ new car-buying attitudes conducted by Progressive Insurance finds that many people place a higher value on...

ARGONAUT REPORTS LOSS

For the 12 months ended Dec. 31, 2000, Argonaut Group Inc. reported a consolidated net loss of $83.3 million on...

CIAB REPORTS P/C RATES UP

Through its fourth quarter 2000 Commercial Insurance Market Index, The Council reported commercial property/casualty premium rates across all lines of...

BILL OF RIGHTS REQUIRED

A new California law went into effect Jan. 1, 2001, requiring insurers to provide insureds with an Auto Body Repair...

NAII VOICES PRIVACY CONCERNS

As part of a Washington coalition of insurers, banks and retailers, the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) spoke out...

FRONTIER PULLS NYSE LISTING

Frontier Insurance Group Inc. has voluntarily withdrawn from the scheduled appeal of its delisting from the New York Stock Exchange....

E.W. BLANCH NAMES NEW COO

Insurance broker E.W. Blanch Holdings Inc. has named Chris Walker as its new president and chief operating officer, succeeding Ted...

IIAA LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE

Nearly 800 independent insurance agents will come together in the nation’s capital May 2-4 for the 25th Annual Independent Insurance...

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