category: Insurance Headlines
 - Flood Insurance Plan To Get Extension
 - Quick Forming Tropical Storms Forecast For Southeast, Gulf Coast
 - NAIC Would Fight Obama Plan For US Insurance Rate Regulation

category: Life Insurance
 - Agents Cautioned To Use Care With Social Networking Tools
 - Montana Passes Bill Easing Captive Rules
 - Insurers Focus Now On Reallocation, Risk Management
 - Michael Jackson’s Death Raises Event Cancellation Issues

category: Health Insurance
 - Citizens Can Post $95 Million Appeal Bond
 - Another Health Care Amendment Draws P&C Industry Fire
 - P&C Trades Unite Against Ending Health Antitrust Immunity
 - Med-Mal Insurers Plan A Fight To Keep Antitrust Exemption
 - 10 Insurance Trade Groups Hit Health Bill Wording On FTC Role
 - Senate Health Reform Bill May Yet Revoke Antitrust Shield
 - Crib Recall Not Seen Serious For Insurers Despite The Numbers
 - N.Y. Insurers Outline Remedies For No-Fault System Problems
 - 25 House Members Go To Bat For Agents On Future Health Care Role

category: Auto Insurance
 - Auto Safety Equipment Cutting Claims Costs, IRC Finds
 - Analyst Sees Gains For Big Auto Insurers From Tough Economy
 -  Use Of Mileage As Rating Factor Decreasing, But Accurate
 - Insurance Market Direction Unclear For Commercial Transportation
 -  CPI Shows Auto Insurance, Collision Repair Costs Up Again
 - Retention Rates Critical To Insurance Company Future
 - Competition Still Reigns In Healthy Personal Automobile Insurance Market
 - NAIC Hears Credit Scoring Arguments
 - Insurance Rating Factors Actually Benefit Consumers
 - Transportation Rates Continue To Flatten
 - Wisconsin Insurers Oppose Budget Bill Auto Insurance Requirements
 - Auto Repair Costs Cut By Recession
 - Clunker Title Reporting Help From ISO
 - Customer Satisfaction Up For Auto Insurers
 - Mini, Micro Cars’ Roof Strength Rated By Insurance Institute
 - Most Motorists Like Their Insurance Carrier
 - 1994 Accord Most Stolen Car In 2008
 - NIP Group’s Survey Shows Moderation In Rate Decreases
 - Insurers, Regulators Find Auto Claims Spike As Gas Prices Fall
 - Auto Insurers Biggest Predictive Model Users, Survey Finds
 - Fla. Appeals Court Rules On PIP Benefit Suits
 - NCOIL Sets Model Bill To Counter Airbag Fraud, Theft
 - Mass. AG, Insurers Spar Over State’s Auto Insurance System
 - Auto Crash Appraisals List Fewer Total Losses As Car Fleet Ages
 - Toyota Recall A Subrogation Issue? Allstate Looks At Cases
 - Allstate, State Farm Workers Arrested For Roles In Auto Fraud

category: Homeowners
 - A Milder Hurricane Outlook From AccuWeather
 - P-C Sector Loss Reserves Seen Just Adequate By Moody’s
 - Deloitte Study Offers Insurers Ways To Sell Generation Y
 - Price Inflation Looms As A Claims Factor, Says I.I.I.
 -  April Renewals See Some Reinsurance Rates Up 14%
 - Commercial Insurance Markets Showing More Pricing Stabilization
 - Brown Says Hard Market Not On The Horizon At Least Until 2010
 - PwC Report Advises Insurers On How To Weather Economic Crisis
 - Bill For Better Building Codes Introduced In House
 - FEMA Plans Found Lacking By GAO
 - Swiss Re Says P-C Market Could Withstand Another Katrina
 - House Seen Moving Quickly On Surplus Lines Bill
 - Many Governments Back Terrorism Insurance
 - Price Discipline Leaves Reinsurers On Top
 - Flood Insurance Program Extended Until March With Few Changes
 - Modeling Firm Now Sees Less Risk From Quakes
 -  Broker Says Firms Readier This Hurricane Season Than In ‘05
 - Regulators Tangle With Think Tank Over Fla. Market Picture
 - Madoff Fraud Seen Unlikely To Change Homeowner Policies
 - Economic Turmoil Does Not Alter Value For Catastrophe Bonds Over Long Term
 - P&C Rate Decline Continues To Moderate
 - Panel Okays Extra Disaster Aid For States With Tough Building Codes
 - No P&C Implications In Latest Katrina Ruling
 - Cat Losses Dropped 52% Over Last Year
 - It’s Official, This Was Calmest Hurricane Season In 12 Years
 - Mississippi Loans $19 Million To Wind Pool To Stabilize Rates
 - U.S. Ready For Tsunami Warning, But Insurance Lags
 - Reinsurance Rates Down For Jan. 1 Renewals
 - P&C Industry Braces For Difficult Decade
 - Analysts Don’t Expect Quick Turnaround In 2010 Property-Casualty Premium Rates
 - P&C Insurers’ Problem Attracting New Talent
 - Real Time Campaign To Launch Industry Challenge
 - Haiti Quake Is A Warning To U.S., Says I.I.I.

category: Financial Services
 - Mortgage Market Volatility Impact Seen Light On Insurers
 - Risk Assessment In Recession Can Save A Company, Says Expert
 - ‘09 Cat Bond Issuance Activity Expected To Be Strong
 - Insurers Say Nix To NAIC Doing Financial Ratings
 - Moody’s Says Obama Plan Could Shaft Some Creditors
 - D&O Cost Spike Continues For Finance Area, Willis Reports
 - New Finance Regulation Bill Seen As Good And Bad By P&C Sector
 - P&C Rate Composite Down 4% At ‘09 Close, Says MarketScout

category: International Insurance News
 - Marine Insurers Continue To Seek Increases For P&I Cover
 - Willis Says Reinsurance Is A Stable Market
 - Insurance group tells G-20 not to treat insurers as banks
 - Most Big Insurers Plan Growth Overseas, Survey Finds
 - Insurers Seen Lagging On Tech For Reinsurance Administration
 - Global Insurance Premiums Fall For 1st Time Since 1980
 - Global Reinsurance Market Disappointing Overall, Brokers Say
 - Young People Show Increased Interest In Insurance Careers
 - Credit Scoring Flaws Outlined To NAIC By Consumer Groups
 - AIG No Reason For Systemic Risk Rules For Insurers
 - Fitch Improves Rating For Global Reinsurance
 - IVANS Says Carriers Seek To Spend More On Technology
 - Obama Move Against Tax Havens Called Tougher Than Past Efforts
 - Policy Admin Systems Don’t Meet Carrier Needs Accenture Finds

category: National Insurance News
 - Tightening Credit, Hardening Market Drive Demand For Premium Financing
 - Federal Oversight Foes Oppose Move For Treasury To Create OII Unilaterally
 - Insurance CIOs Stay The Course In Recession
 - Let State Farm Agents Act As Independents, Says Fla. CFO
 - N.Y. Insurers Object To $180 Million Assessment Increase
 - Comp Reinsurance Prices Stabilize
 - Florida Seeks Federal Aid To Close Gap In Hurricane Fund, With Startups At Risk
 - P-C Underwriting Environment Improving
 - Insurers Go To States For A Break On Surplus Requirements
 - Poor Image Hindering Insurers When Recruiting Best & Brightest For Claims
 - Insurance Marketplace Resilient In '08
 - Insurance Industry Split Over Latest Pitch For Federal Oversight Bill
 - P-C Prices Still Falling For Start Of 2009, With No Sharp Turnaround Expected
 - Insurance economist lists reasons for hope in recession
 - Agents, Big Brokers Split Over N.Y. Disclosure Rules
 - Commercial Insurance To Benefit From Stimulus Package
 - NAIC Task Force Adopts Climate Change Survey
 - General Liability Line Rates Should Rise As Profits Drop
 - Madoff Fallout For Liability Insurers Could Hit $1.8 Billion, Broker Warns
 - Proper Customer Handling Seen Key To Future Agency Survival
 - Sen. Panel Hears Debate Over Insurance Regulation
 - Bill To Repeal Insurance Antitrust Exemption Scored By Trade Units
 - Insurance Trade Groups Split Over Regulation Outline
 - Buyers Adopt ‘Foxhole Mentality’ To Cope With Financial Crisis
 - Insurance Brokers’ Business Will Pick Up, Says Research Firm
 - Better Earnings Projected For Brokers In ‘09
 - Moody’s Drops Commercial Lines Outlook To Negative
 - Questionable Claims Reported Soaring, Says NICB
 - Economist predicts rapidly hardening market in 2010
 - Insurance Regulators Besiege Congress To Defend State Regulation
 - Surplus Lines Bill Reintroduced In House
 - Insurers Can Polish Their Image While Boosting Bottom Line
 - Wholesalers Optimistic Future Will See Improvement
 - Insurance Hiring Continues Despite Poor Economy
 - Flurry Of House Bills Set The Stage For D.C. Showdown Over Federal Regs
 - Reinsurance Association Says U.S. Premium Writing Up 3%
 - Credit Scoring Ban Fails In Conn., Flex Rating Bill Renewed
 - S&P, Insurer CEOs Concerned About Reserve Releases
 - Reach Out To States, NCOIL Pres Tells Geithner
 - Lengthy Recession An Impetus For Piracy, Expropriation, Lloyd’s Says
 - P-C Insurers Passed A Real ERM Test Last Year, Analysts Say
 - NAIC Presses Insurers Over Credit Scoring Impact
 - Obama Financial Services Reform Praised By Rival Insurance Groups
 - Diversity In The C-Suite Draws Talent, Prepares Industry For Emerging Society
 - RIMS Says 2008 Cost Of Risk Dropped 9.4 Percent
 - States Exert More Controls On Insurers, Consumers
 - Deloitte Report Foresees Increased Insurer Mergers This Year
 - Economy puts new pressure on risk managers
 - Calif. Plan To Cut Penalties On Insurance Crime Protested
 - NAMIC Tells Congress Don’t Have U.S. Overreach Insurance Sector
 - Reinsurers Beat Primary Industry Results
 - Data Explosion Expands Breach Exposure, But Insurers More Open To Handling Risk
 - U.S. Insurers Plan Investments In Claims Technology
 - Agents Need To Become Efficiency Experts
 - Insurers Turning Corner In Recession
 - Moody’s Says Recent Insurer Gains May Not Last
 - Agents Say Carriers Improving Their Relationships
 - P&C Insurers’ Investments Look Good, Says Moody’s
 - U.S. Economic Woes Still Reverberating Through Global Re Market, As Cats Loom
 - Aon Finds Casualty Rates Still Slump, While Other Lines Rise
 - Stiffer D&O Rates Point To A Coming Uptick
 - House Passes Bill Reforming Surplus Lines, Reinsurance Rules
 - N.Y. Compensation Rules Would Burden Them, Some Agents Say
 -  8 Years After 9/11, Insurance Markets Have Calmed
 - Event Insurers Still Play To Full Houses
 - Passage Of Surplus Lines/Re Reform Bill Hailed, But Some Want Broader Measure
 - N.Y. Comp Regulation Proposal Unacceptable, Says IIABNY
 - Insurers Found Unclear Delineating Chief Risk Officer’s Role
 - NAMIC Rep Calls Regulators’ Costly Event Invite Questionable
 - Insurance Execs In Poll Say Their Firms Will Do Better In 2010
 - Insurers Need Tech, Communication Focus
 - Industry Divided Over ‘Fed Insurance Office’ Draft Bill
 - Insurers Investment Strategies Unaffected By Recession
 - AIG Not A Reason For Federal Charter, Congressional Staff Told
 - Surplus Lines Bill Passage May Give Us Problems, Say E&S Execs
 - Buyers Want Insurers To Stick With Them
 - No U.S. Consumer Agency Insurer Oversight, House Panel Votes
 - Recession Creates Employer Practices Liability Insurance Demand
 - It’s Still A Buyers’ Market
 - NAIC Gains Revisions To Federal Insurance Office Bill
 - PwC Says Insurance Sector In Top Tier Of Fraud Impacted Businesses
 - Disaster Policy Group Urges Passage Of House Bill
 - Claims Download Increase Shows Agents’ Desire For Tech Answers
 - NAIC Releases RMBS Evaluation Draft
 - RAA Reports Net Premiums Down Slightly For U.S. Reinsurers
 - Groups Hit Congress Pro And Con Over U.S. Insurance Office Reach
 - Insurers, Producers Focus On Washington As Key To Their Regulatory Future In 2010
 - Calif. Court Says Insurers Must Pay Consumer Advocate Fees
 - Insurers See Flat Premium Growth, Losses Ahead
 - Obama Would Tax Insurers At The $50 Billion Asset Level
 - Celent Warns U.S. Insurers To Prepare For Solvency Regulation
 - NCOIL Keeping Focus Against Adding A U.S. Insurance Unit
 - Keep Antitrust Exemption, Insurer Groups Urge House
 - Insurance Outshines Banks In Customer Advocacy Survey
 - N.Y.’s New Disclosure Rule Will Be Hit With Court Action
 - FSOC Seeks Insurer Input On Extent Of Oversight Authority

category: Banking Services
 - Bank Insurance Revenues Rose 7.2% In 2008
 - Bank Insurance Brokerage Second-Quarter Income Drops Nearly 7%

category: Auto Insurance Blogs
 - House Bill Introduced To Limit Tax Bite On Small Insurers

category: Homeowners Insurance Articles
 - Intense competition helps keep P/C market soft
 - Hurricane Forecast Downgraded Slightly On El Niño

category: Financial Services Blogs
 - More States Weigh In On Capital Rules