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CORRECTIONS

An article in the Aug. 14 issue of IJTexas should have indicated that TurboRaters’ web-based system was initially offered in...

HOCUS POCUS

Magician David Copperfield filed a lawsuit against Fireman’s Fund Insurance on August 25 alleging that the insurer improperly denied a...

GUSTAFSON TO LEAVE ST. PAUL

The St. Paul Companies president and chief operating officer James E. Gustafson will be leaving the company. The decision was...

U.K. AUTO RATES ON THE RISE

Drivers in the U.K. face automobile insurance premium increases of 25 percent or more within the next 12 months, warned...

NON-OEM RULING QUESTIONED

Collision Parts Network, a Fresno auto parts distributor, filed a lawsuit asking the California Supreme Court to declare the 1999...

CONCORDE COMPENSATION

Air France announced it would compensate relatives of all 113 people who perished as a result of the July 25...

RELIANCE LOOKS FOR HELP

Reliance Group Holdings Inc. may seek bankruptcy protection in order to restructure its debt. The company, which is experiencing mounting...

NAPSLO HEADS TO THE WINDY CITY

The National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices (NAPSLO) is geared up for its 26th annual convention, to be held...

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY DROPS

Berkshire Hathaway’s second quarter operating profit fell 18 percent, with much of the loss attributed to deteriorating underwriting in its...

PAULA NEGOTIATES QUOTA SHARE

PAULA Insurance Company entered into a prospective quota share reinsurance agreement with the Insurance Corporation of Hannover (ICH). The treaty...

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