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CNA GOES SAILING ON THE INTERNET

CNA Maritime has established “Ocean Marine Manager network interface,” (OMMni), “an automated cargo insurance system accessible over the Internet.” Designed...

SENATE GRANTS CHINA PNTR STATUS

The U.S. Senate passed a bill granting China permanent normal trading relations (PNTR), thus clearing one of the final obstacles...

SELECTING MARKET LEADERS

Market-Scout, a Dallas-based e-commerce company, selected CNA as its “Best of Class” insurer for Human Services and Advanced Medical Technologies....

AT LIBERTY TO CHANGE

Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. plans to reorganize to a mutual holding company in an effort to give itself room to...

MOVING MOUNTAINS

White Mountains Insurance Group agreed to buy the U.S. property/casualty operations of British insurer CGNU Group for $2.1 billion. The...

WHO WILL BE AIG CEO’

American International Group President and Chief Operating Officer Evan G. Greenberg resigned Sept. 19 from the company “to pursue other...

SURCHARGE ON HOLD

The Independent Insurance Agents of America (IIAA) and the National Council of Compensation Insurers (NCCI) agreed to delay for at...

THE DISMANTLING OF RELIANCE

Markel Corp. has reached an agreement in principle with Reliance Group Holdings to acquire the renewal rights to Reliance’s Child...

AMERICAN COLLEGE, LUTC COMBINE

The American College and LUTC Inc. have approved a plan that will combine both organizations into a educational organization serving...

CHUBB GETS CLUBBED:

The law firm of Milberg Weiss Bershard Hynes and Lerach announced that a class action lawsuit was filed on August...

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