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For the ninth consecutive year, National Underwriter has put together a National Trends program for the Workers' Compensation Educational Conference, taking place Aug. 15-18 in Orlando, Fla. Read on for program and registration details.

A fire broke out at the headquarters building of Chicago-based insurance broker Aon, and caused minor damage, according to news reports.

Why did most p&c insurers come through the financial crisis in relatively good shape? Steven Weisbart, chief economist at the Insurance Information Institute, offers his take in an exclusive Web video interview with NU at www.property-casualty.com.

The ACE Group in Zurich, Switzerland announced that Damien Sullivan has been named president and chief executive officer of its Asia Pacific region effective July 1.

Sentencing dates have been set for a former top officer of the ACORD Corp. insurance standards-setting organization and an accomplice who pled guilty to bilking the firm out of more than $1 million.

The Spencer Educational Foundation, Inc., which provides scholarships to students of risk management, said it will hold its second annual fundraising gala Sept. 13, at New York's Waldorf Astoria Hotel.