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Dodd Blasts Insurance Industry Response to Hurricanes

Mar 12 2007 // U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd, a Democratic presidential hopeful, said he’s angry with the insurance industry’s response to the 2005 Gulf Coast hurricanes and said Mar. 9 he will hold senate committee hearings on...

Lessons learned from Katrina and beyond

Mar 12 2007 // The 2006 Atlantic hurricane season came and went with barely a blip — despite initial projections by some that there would be two to five major hurricanes that year.How could insurance industry predictions be so...

10 La. regulators question Allstate cancellations

Mar 12 2007 // Insurance department tells company to reinstate policies11 Former Okla. commissioner arrested, jailed Fisher broke terms of appeal bond, AG saysN1 Industry gears up for more federal terrorism insurance debatesAdvocates say...

News Currents

Mar 12 2007 // La. insurance regulators probe Allstate’s policy cancellationsLouisiana insurance regulators are investigating whether Allstate Insurance Co. is canceling policies without properly inspecting homes to see if they are...

News Currents

Mar 12 2007 // La. insurance regulators order Allstate to reverse cancellationsLouisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon on Mar. 6 ordered Allstate to scrap its property inspection process that led to the cancellation of more than...

La. Commissioner Orders Allstate to Reinstate Policyholders

Mar 6 2007 // Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon has ordered Allstate to scrap its property inspection process that led to the cancellation of more than 4,700 homeowners policies and reinstate coverage on those homeowners...

La. DOI to Inspect Some Allstate Insured Properties

Mar 2 2007 // Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon announced that Department of Insurance staff will be inspecting the properties of 18 Allstate policyholders in Jefferson, Orleans and St. Bernard Parishes who complained to...

Maryland mulls how to keep property insurers on coast

Feb 26 2007 // Alarmed that homeowners on Maryland’s coasts may one day be cut off from home insurance, state lawmakers are mulling new rules prohibiting insurers from pulling out of areas they deem risky.But insurers met with...

Declarations

Feb 26 2007 // Brady in court“At that moment I wasn’t sure what was happening, if that was normal or not normal.” New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady testifying that he watched his mentor, Charlie Weis, move in...

Allstate says it paid Katrina claims of type State Farm denied

Feb 26 2007 // Giant insurer Allstate Corp., based in Northbrook, Ill., doesn’t have much to fear from a Mississippi class-action lawsuit that seeks to have insurers in the state reopen closed Hurricane Katrina claims, according to...

New Orleans couple drops suit against Allstate over Katrina damage

Feb 26 2007 // The first federal trial in New Orleans in the wave of insurance litigation spawned by Hurricane Katrina ended abruptly Feb. 15 when a couple suing Allstate Indemnity Co. dropped their lawsuit amid allegations they...

Declarations

Feb 26 2007 // No need to be unkind “It’s not a popular position. I’ve had people who have said unkind things. I’ve had people who say I need to be replaced.”— Arkansas State Sen. Kim Hendren,...

Lessons learned from Katrina and beyond

Feb 26 2007 // The 2006 Atlantic hurricane season came and went with barely a blip — despite initial projections by some that there would be two to five major hurricanes that year.How could insurance industry predictions be so...

News Currents

Feb 25 2007 // Maryland mulls how to keep property insurers on coastAlarmed that homeowners on Maryland’s coasts may one day be cut off from home insurance, state lawmakers are mulling new rules prohibiting insurers from pulling...

Declarations

Feb 25 2007 // Brady in court“At that moment I wasn’t sure what was happening, if that was normal or not normal.” New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady testifying that he watched his mentor, Charlie Weis, move in...

Allstate says it paid Katrina claims of type State Farm denied

Feb 25 2007 // Giant insurer Allstate Corp., based in Northbrook, Ill., doesn’t have much to fear from a Mississippi class-action lawsuit that seeks to have insurers in the state reopen closed Hurricane Katrina claims, according to...

Lessons learned from Katrina and beyond

Feb 25 2007 // The 2006 Atlantic hurricane season came and went with barely a blip — despite initial projections by some that there would be two to five major hurricanes that year.How could insurance industry predictions be so...

Declarations

Feb 25 2007 // No need to be unkind“It’s not a popular position. I’ve had people who have said unkind things. I’ve had people who say I need to be replaced.” — Arkansas State Sen. Kim Hendren,...

News Currents

Feb 25 2007 // New Orleans couple drops suit against Allstate over Katrina damageThe first federal trial in New Orleans in the wave of insurance litigation spawned by Hurricane Katrina ended abruptly Feb. 15 when a couple suing Allstate...

Judge in Texas Approves Settlement in Allstate Discrimination Case

Feb 18 2007 // A federal judge in Texas has given final approval to a class-action settlement in a case accusing Allstate Corp. of discriminating against minority policyholders by using credit reports to set rates.U.S. District Judge...