All the headlines from our Market Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 12 2007 // Missourians lacking health insurance because of its high cost and their personal health problems could find it easier to get coverage under legislation given initial approval by the House.The measure also would make it...
Apr 11 2007 // The private insurance marketplace, not the federal government, is the best vehicle to address coastal insurance issues and natural disasters in the U.S., according to insurers. Even so, the federal government can play a...
Apr 10 2007 // Houston General Insurance Exchange announced that it will begin offering personal lines products – including coverage for automobiles, homes, condominiums, watercraft and personal liability – to Illinois...
Apr 9 2007 // Analyzing the economic rhymes and reasons of soft and hard market cycles in the insurance industry would make for a challenging university-level business course. Theories abound on why and when these cycles occur, but no...
Apr 9 2007 // A consumer coalition released a report that disputes insurers’ contention that the most recent medical malpractice insurance crisis for doctors was caused by rising costs.The study, Stable Losses/Unstable Rates 2007,...
Apr 9 2007 // A consumer coalition released a report that disputes insurers’ contention that the most recent medical malpractice insurance crisis for doctors was caused by rising costs.The study, Stable Losses/Unstable Rates 2007,...
Apr 9 2007 // The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation will host its 14th Annual Gala on May 12, 2007, at the Ritz Carlton in San Francisco, to benefit charitable causes in California.Steve Poizner, California Insurance...
Apr 9 2007 // Analyzing the economic rhymes and reasons of soft and hard market cycles in the insurance industry would make for a challenging university-level business course. Theories abound on why and when these cycles occur, but no...
Apr 6 2007 // Even a year of profitability has not settled the large property insurance market for buyers, especially for catastrophic coverage near coastlines and in earthquake zones, finds a new research report from New Jersey...
Apr 6 2007 // Lloyd’s third “360 report” does for the insurance industry what the IPCC report, see previous article, does for the whole world. It focuses attention on global warming/climate change in a way that cannot...
Apr 2 2007 // The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation will host its 14th Annual Gala on May 12, 2007, at the Ritz Carlton in San Francisco, to benefit charitable causes in California.Steve Poizner, California Insurance...
Mar 29 2007 // A consumer coalition has released a new study that disputes insurers’ contention that the most recent medical malpractice insurance crisis for doctors was caused by rising costs.The study, Stable Losses/Unstable...
Mar 28 2007 // The best way for the federal government to help property owners recover from a natural disaster is to let private insurers do what they know, except in the case of a megadisaster, when federal aid would be needed.That was...
Mar 27 2007 // BHC Marketing, an independent national insurance marketing organization, has announced that it will establish a new Midwest regional office in Carmel, Ind. The office will create 20 jobs in Central Indiana.BHC Marketing,...
Mar 26 2007 // Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (LWCC) hired William B. Bangs IV as vice president of agency relations. In this position, Bangs will plan, direct and coordinate agency relations with insurance agents...
Mar 21 2007 // Insurance Commissioner L. Tim Wagner has spent close to 40 years in the insurance industry, the last nine as the appointed Nebraska regulator. He takes his role seriously and believes the insurance industry has a real...
Mar 12 2007 // Lord Peter Levene, Chairman of Lloyd’s, reminded an appreciative audience in Singapore that “Asia is an exciting place to be right now. Its expertise and knowledge, combined with its vast population and low...
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...
Mar 12 2007 // Eighteen months after the hurricanes, “crisis” is the term everyone uses to describe Louisiana’s insurance problems. The governor spends much of her time begging insurance companies to continue doing...
Mar 12 2007 // Director of Insurance L. Tim Wagner has spent close to 40 years in the insurance industry, the last nine as the appointed Nebraska regulator. He takes his role seriously and believes the insurance industry has a real...