Nebraska

• Hires and Promotions at Woodruff-Sawyer, Pioneer Underwriting, OneBeacon, Central Insurance, Jimcor and RSC- Around the Industry

  By Staff Writer  |  May 17, 2013

  New Programs at Victor O. Schinnerer, Markel Service, Liberty and Zurich

• Hires and Promotions at Assurance, USG, Worldwide Facilities - Around the Industry

  By Staff Writer  |  May 10, 2013

  Univest and CBIZ acquisitions, Chubb launches iPad app

• Berkshire Hathaway Income Up 49%; Insurance Earnings Strong

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 6, 2013

  Berkshire Hathaway says its first-quarter net income rose 49 percent on the strong performance of its insurance businesses, and the company says it has the capacity and desire to write more business.

• Persistant Drought Sparks Concern About 2013 Wildfire Season

  By Christina Bramlet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 1, 2013

  On the heels of a dry winter, experts worry the impending wildfire season could echo last year’s devastation, during which 9.2 million acres burned.

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  Large Spring Storm System Brings Damaging Weather to Multiple Regions

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 12, 2013

  A large storm system brought a variety of weather conditions across the United States this week, killing at least three people and injuring dozens of others. Click to see damage in some of the affected states and for more information on the storm system.

• NIMA Offering States Limited 'Associate Membership' at No Cost

  By Elizabeth D. Festa  |  April 10, 2013

  The Nonadmitted Insurance Multistate Agreement is now offering states an associate membership at no cost for one year, banking on the prospect that states will see that they are leaving money on the table, and join up.

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  NAIC CEO Nelson 'Ready to Fight Immediately' for State Regulation

  By Elizabeth D. Festa  |  April 9, 2013

  National Association of Insurance Commissioners CEO Ben Nelson, and a group that says it is poised to defend state regulation, upped the rhetoric against federal insurance supervision while at an event here.

• New Hires and Promotions at Liberty Mutual and InVEST - Around the Industry

  By Staff Writer  |  April 9, 2013

  M&A activity at Arthur J. Gallagher and Co. and InsurBanc. ACE, Arbella and Intellectual Property Insurance Services Corp. introduce new programs.

• Experts Predict A Smoke-Filled 2013 Wildfire Season

  By Christina Bramlet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 4, 2013

  It's still early, but experts are predicting an active wildfire season, especially in parched Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and California.

• New Hires and Promotions at The Hartford, Hiscox Bermuda, Celent, Normandy Harbor and Glatfelter - Around the Industry

  By Staff Writer  |  April 2, 2013

  The Insurance Industry Charitable Fund partners with Sesame Workshop, the Real Time/Download Campaign launches a new survey, PURE expands in Colorado, The AIMS Society recongnizes the CPIA Facilitator of the Year, The Mechanic Group and Allied World U.S. announce a new partnership.

• Senate Introduces MLR Bill Excluding Agent Compensation from Formula

  By Elizabeth Festa, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 22, 2013

  The Medical Loss Ratio bill is back in the Senate after a long hiatus, or death, as some might say, in committee last year.

• Agent/Broker Groups Testify in Favor of Latest NARAB Bill

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com, Elizabeth Festa, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 19, 2013

  Agent and broker groups voiced strong support at a Senate hearing today for legislation that would create a streamlined non-resident producer licensing system.

• NARAB II introduced in House and Senate

  By Elizabeth D. Festa  |  March 13, 2013

  Bipartisan legislation to introduce National Association of Registered Agents & Brokers Act of 2013 (NARAB II), which would streamline the insurance agent licensing process legislation has been introduced in both the House and the Senate with a Senate Hearing scheduled for next week, a watershed legislative event for the insurance...

• Aon Benfield: February Winter Storms Cost U.S. Insurers Less Than Feared

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 8, 2013

  Winter storms that delivered major snowfalls across the U.S. fueled P&C insurers’ cat-loss concerns in February—but the resulting level of claims proved to be modest, says Aon Benfield in its latest Global Catastrophe Recap.

• NAIC CEO Ben Nelson's Three Other Jobs

  By Elizabeth Festa, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 8, 2013

  Former Nebraska senator and current NAIC CEO Ben Nelson, along with two colleagues, announced the launch of Heartland Strategy Group LLC last week. This brings the portfolio of jobs Nelson is juggling to four.

• Ben Nelson to the Rescue

  By Ted Besesparis  |  March 1, 2013

  New head of NAIC supports state insurance regulation