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CENTURY FACES CLASS ACTION

On Jan. 2, a class action lawsuit was filed against 21st Century Insurance Co. on behalf of policyholders who filed...

FAILURES ON THE RISE

In the face of a slowing economy and stiff competition, 35 insurance companies failed in 2000, a 30 percent increase...

ONLINE AUTO PLAN NIXED

Priceline.com and insurer W.R. Berkley Corp. dropped their combined plan to create a new company to sell auto insurance online,...

INSURANCENOODLE OFF & RUNNING

Kemper Insurance Cos., headquartered in Long Grove, Ill., signed an agreement with InsuranceNoodle to expand its initiative of products designed...

BIG 2 LAUNCH ONLINE RE

The world’s two largest reinsurers, Munich Re and Swiss Re, whose combined premiums total more than $25 billion, teamed up...

SPEEDING UP THE PROCESS

Washington Insurance Commissioner Deborah Senn issued a final report on the international effort to recover Holocaust Era insurance policies, urging...

A BUDDING RELATIONSHIP

An agreement between the Insurance Educational Association and The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research has resulted in a...

RUSHMORE TO PURCHASE DALLAS AGENCY

Rushmore Financial Group Inc. announced its planned acquisition of a group of financial services companies located in Dallas. The companies...

SWISS RE CAT ESTIMATES FOR 2000

Swiss Re published the following preliminary estimates of the losses caused by natural and man-made catastrophes in the year 2000:...

INSURANCE CO. FAILURES UP

In the face of a slowing economy and stiff competition, 35 insurance companies failed in 2000, a 30 percent increase...

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