Claims never seem to be routine when animals are involved. As insurance professionals told National Underwriter, animals complicate matters by chewing, devouring, stomping, or even just lying motionless.

By providing third-party access, Main Street America will enable law firms, business associations and other organizations that generate large volumes of bonds on a regular basis to reduce their transaction and mailing costs.

EZBuy eSales and MULTICO Rating Systems have signed an agreement to integrate the EZBuy e-signature sales process into MULTICO's on-line premium comparison system.

The Excess Line Association of New York (ELANY) has appointed Jasmin Chen Johnson as financial director.

EPA helps members of the inflatable and amusement communities save time and money on the specialized services it provides in a one-stop-shop format, and offers support not found anywhere else.

Forty-four states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have approved the new non-profit D&O program so far, and the admitted filing of the nationwide program is currently under way.

The property and casualty insurance industry continued to have sufficient reserves through 2009, though adverse development of older-year losses and a downward trend in premium growth could reverse favorable reserve strengthening trends.

CSC announced the launch of Integral, a software suite for all lines of insurance, including end-to-end policy/group management, product configuration, and business analytics capabilities.