All the headlines from our New Markets Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 4 2006 // Rakuten, one of Japan’s top Internet shopping mall operators, has reportedly announced that it is considering entering the country’s nonlife insurance business to boost its growing financial operations. A...
Jan 4 2006 // A Web site designed as an independent source of information and resources on Longshore insurance topics has been launched by LIG Marine Managers of St. Petersburg, Fla.The Web site is open to all marine businesses,...
Jan 2 2006 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi has announced he is introducing new regulations that require insurers to base auto rates primarily on a driver’s record and not on ZIP code.According to the...
Jan 1 2006 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi has announced he is introducing new regulations that require insurers to base auto rates primarily on a driver’s record and not on ZIP code.According to the...
Dec 28 2005 // Guy Carpenter & Company Ltd. reported the release of European Flood Report 2005 – Central and Eastern Europe, a detailed summary and review of 2005 Central and Eastern European flood activity. The report,...
Dec 23 2005 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi has announced that he will introduce new regulations next week that require insurers to base auto rates primarily on a driver’s record and not on ZIP code.According to...
Dec 22 2005 // Bermuda-based Max Re Capital Ltd. announced four new appointments in its P/C Reinsurance Division.James Henry Winn has joined the team as Senior VP and North American Treaty Underwriter. He has over 15 years property...
Dec 22 2005 // International Catastrophe Insurance Managers LLC (ICAT) and Lantana Insurance Ltd., a member of the Glencoe Group of Companies, have launched a commercial Builder’s Risk catastrophe product to be written on a surplus...
Dec 15 2005 // CNA has introduced a new product, CNA Connect, for small business customers that will combine the company’s former business owners policy and commercial package policies into one broad flexible product.CNA Connect...
Dec 6 2005 // Clive Tobin, chief executive responsible for XL Capital Ltd’s insurance operations announced the appointment of a new leadership team for XL Insurance Global Marine and Offshore Energy unit, part of XL’s...
Dec 6 2005 // The Oklahoma State Chamber and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma reported they are making available Oklahoma Chamber Blue, a health insurance plan designed to make health coverage more affordable and accessible for...
Nov 29 2005 // Liberty Mutual Property has launched online training capabilities for business interruption coverage, designed to address the most confusing and complicated aspect of property insurance. The Web-based training program...
Nov 10 2005 // Insurance Auto Auctions Inc., a provider of automotive salvage and claims processing services in the United States, announced record vehicle returns during the third quarter. These results were driven by increased buying...
Nov 10 2005 // Conway, Ark.-based American Management Corporation’s new high-end homeowners policy allows agents to bring home clients with hard-to-place risks in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Missouri. The new plan will provide coverage...
Nov 10 2005 // The AWCC announced plans for two important conferences for 2006, one in Little Rock and the other in Hot Springs. The AWCC reported with Arkansas Self-Insurers Association (ASIA) that, instead of the ASIA Spring Fling and...
Oct 19 2005 // AIG Risk Management (AIGRM), a member of American International Group, Inc. (AIG), has launched a new suite of insurance coverages and risk management services designed to meet the unique needs of the temporary staffing...
Oct 18 2005 // CNA announced another step in its updated and enhanced suite of management and professional liability products by introducing a stand-alone employment practices liability (EPL) product. The new coverage, EPL Solutions, is...
Oct 14 2005 // The California Association of Realtors (C.A.R.), Los Angeles, has launched its Strategic Defense Program, which will create a panel of real estate defense attorneys charged with improving the litigation climate and...
Oct 13 2005 // Aon Limited, the international broker’s U.K.-based subsidiary, has unveiled an innovative insurance product called Warranty Replacement and Acquisition Protection (WRAP). Aon said the new coverage is designed to...
Oct 11 2005 // Hotchkiss Insurance Agency Inc. (HIA) announced its newest workers’ compensation purchasing group: the Texas Home Builders Workers Compensation Group (THB-WC Group).The group includes home builders for whom specific...