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By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com |
May 22, 2012
Can you imagine a world where there are no traffic accidents? What would such a world mean to the hundreds of personal lines insurance carriers that offer personal auto coverage?
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By Kevin Stipe |
May 21, 2012
Agency mergers-and-acquisitions activity has come roaring back after plummeting during the economic crisis of 2008-2009. In fact, 2011 was the second-most-active year for M&A in the insurance industry’s history—only 16 deals short of the all-time record of 301 deals announced in 2008. If current trends hold, 2012 may set a...
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By Elizabeth Festa, PropertyCasualty360.com |
May 18, 2012
Lawmakers and industry and government officials pushed for supervisory harmony and a robust role abroad by the U.S. Federal Insurance Office to increase international competitiveness for the U.S. insurance industry.
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
May 7, 2012
The U.S. government’s fiscal watchdog said today the federal government could ultimately make more than $15 billion from its investment in American International Group, an investment the government said was necessary to save AIG from insolvency.
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By Bonnie Cavanaugh |
May 3, 2012
While Workers’ Comp, Product Recall and Supply Chain Management remain the greatest coverage concerns for manufacturers, Cyber Liability is also becoming a top-of-mind issue, producers say.
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By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com |
April 30, 2012
Most employees do not know anything about group-disability insurance, but when they learn about it, 9 out of 10 employees say they want the coverage and are willing to pay for it, according to a survey released today.
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By Laura Mazzuca Toops |
April 25, 2012
The medical loss ratio question is far from settled, as SCOTUS weighs the healthcare law’s constitutionality, and Congress debates two MLR reform bills.
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By Melissa Hillebrand, PropertyCasualty360.com |
April 25, 2012
The Federal Crop Insurance Program began nearly 75 years ago. Now a public/private partnership, agents write more than 1 million crop insurance policies. As Congress looks at a 2012 farm bill, learn what agents need to know about this “growing” industry.
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
April 23, 2012
The Federal Emergency Management Agency today asked Congress to support a two-year reauthorization of the existing National Flood Insurance Program as the clock continues to wind down on the current authorization, which expires May 31.
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By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com |
April 20, 2012
American International Group’s recapitalization efforts have resulted in the insurance giant nearly halving its debt and preferred equity/total capital ratio to 41.6 percent in 2011 compared to 81.2 percent in 2010, according to a Fitch Ratings Special Report on financial leverage for P&C insurers.
