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2006: Agents fight to keep their pay and insurers wise up to the future

The fight to save contingent commissions topped the minds of agents across the nation as a few select states drove public policy efforts to end their use by insurers. The industry grabbed hold of predictive modeling and analytical tools. In …

Top 10 Stories of the Year-Midwest

In 2006, the Midwest experienced the impact of contingent commission settlements based on the actions of several attorneys general and a myriad of court rulings on insurers’ use of credit, liquor liability and asbestos. Throw into the mix severe storms …

Top 10 Stories of the Year – West

In the era when cowboys and gold panners roamed, the West was characterized as a wild yet adventurous place to live. Judging by 2006’s insurance industry headlines, those sentiments don’t seem to have changed. In the past year, agents and …

Editor’s Note: Down to mirth

Insurance is a serous business, with contingent commissions, credit scoring and natural disasters making news in 2006. It’s not easy finding humor in the headlines. Yet a few stories that brought a smile snuck through the disasters and dire warnings …

Top 10 Stories of the Year – National

The fight to save contingent commissions topped the minds of agents across the nation as a few select states drove public policy efforts to end their use by insurers. The industry grabbed hold of predictive modeling and analytical tools. In …

Insurers urge Supreme Court to overturn 9th Circuit ruling on credit scoring

A national insurance trade group has filed an amicus brief urging the U.S.Supreme Court to overturn the cases of Safeco Insurance v. Burr and Geico General Insurance v. Edo, which said insurers acted in willful disregard of the law by …

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Insurers urge Supreme Court to overturn 9th Circuit ruling on credit scoring A national insurance trade group has filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the cases of Safeco Insurance v. Burr and Geico General Insurance …

8 Texas commissioner allows windstorm rate hike

Although welcome, some think it’s not enough 9 Louisiana’s special session Despite protests, governor calls for 10-day session 10 Judge says water may be covered in New Orleans canal case Ambiguities in policies could open the door 10 St. Paul …

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Insurers urge Supreme Court to overturn 9th Circuit ruling on credit scoring A national insurance trade group has filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the cases of Safeco Insurance v. Burr and Geico General Insurance …

Insurer Group Urges Supreme Court to Overturn Ruling on Credit Scoring

A national insurance trade group has filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the cases of Safeco Insurance v. Burr and Geico General Insurance v. Edo, which said insurers acted in willful disregard of the law …