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AIG's New CEO Tries To Cut Banking Fees
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - American International Group Inc. chief executive Robert Benmosche attempts to reduce the investment banking fees that the insurer pays the giant corporations, including Morgan Stanley, according to a media report... -
Workers Liable To Reveal All To Network Sites
Before an employee from Kentucky Fried Chicken or the Coca-Cola Co. posts the secret recipe or formula on Facebook or Twitter, there are a few things employees and employers should know. A survey released by Hartford, Conn.-based Travelers... -
Greenberg, Smith Agree to Binding Arbitration With AIG
Maurice Hank Greenberg, former chief executive officer of American International Group Inc., and the company's former chief financial officer, Howard I. Smith, have agreed to terms for binding arbitration to settle the various legal dispute... -
AIG Shares Tumble For Second Straight Day
NEW YORK_American International Group Inc. shares tumbled Tuesday for the second straight day as investors sold shares of the embattled insurer nearly as quickly as they bought them last month. Shares of AIG plummeted $7.12, or 15.7 percent,... -
AIG Agrees To Arbitrate Disputes With Greenberg
NEW YORK_A judge on Monday dealt a setback to American International Group Inc. in its legal fight with former CEO Maurice Hank Greenberg, ruling that a company he ran did not improperly seize AIG stock from an executive retirement plan. Se... -
Insurers Prepare To Handle Calif Wildfire Claims
CHARLOTTE, N.C._Insurance companies said Monday it was too soon to determine how much they would have to pay for claims from wildfires that have already burned more than 80 homes in California and threatened thousands more. A massive Los An... -
Fitch: Solid Overall 1H'09 Performance But Earnings Challenges Remain for U.S. P&C Insurers
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Following a review of first-half 2009 GAAP results reported by the U.S. property and casualty (PC) insurance industry, Fitch Ratings observes that significant unrealized investment gains combined with mostly solid... -
AIG Leads Thursday's AMBG as Global Insurance Index Declines 0.10%
The AMBG closed Thursday, Aug. 27, at 787.72 (-0.10%). Of the 15 A.M. Best stock indexes, nine rose and six declined. Leading A.M. Best's Global Insurance Composite Index (AMBG) were American International Group Inc. (+26.93%) and National... -
PCI Urges Consumers to Stay Alert and Plan Ahead During Hurricane Season
The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America issued the following news release: As the New England and Mid-Atlantic coast states brace for Tropical Storm Danny, which could strengthen and become a hurricane over the weekend, proper... -
AIG's Benmosche to Get Paid
WASHINGTON (TheStreet) -- AIG's new CEO is going to get paid. The $10.5 million pay package for American International Group's (AIG:NYSE) new CEO, Robert Benmosche, is expected to be formally approved by Kenneth Feinberg, the Treasury Depar... -
Employers Direct Recommits to California, This Time With Independent Producers
Weeks after announcing plans to leave the California market, workers' compensation writer Employers Direct Insurance Co. made a deal to continue operating in the state through agents and brokers. The insurer signed an agreement to sell the... -
PCI Mourns Death of Senator Edward Kennedy
WASHINGTON David A. Sampson, president and CEO of the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI), issued the following statement on the death of Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.): Senator Kennedy was one of the most consequen... -
Insurance Rate Increases Being Stifled, Claims Marsh
Excess capacity and competition have been stifling insurance rate increases across Europe, the Middle East and Africa in the first half of 2009, according to new figures from broker Marsh. According to the company, although rising claim not... -
BISD Sues Insurers For Ike Claim Payments
Beaumont ISD has filed suit against its insurance carriers in an ongoing disagreement about how much the district is owed for its claims for damages from Hurricane Ike. The district says that the insurers have had ample time to make an adju... -
California Man Faces up to 40 Years for Alleged Workers' Comp Fraud
A California man is facing up to 40 years in prison and $3.2 million in fines for allegedly defrauding the State Compensation Insurance Fund. Joseph Baiden, 56, is charged with eight felony counts of workers' compensation fraud after bring... -
Louisiana Avoids Assessments; Citizens Reaches Agreement With Plaintiffs
Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. will be able to appeal a $95 million judgment against it, avoiding what the insurance commissioner called a potentially catastrophic event complete with assessments on all private insurance carrie... -
Moody's: P&C Insurers' Investments Well Positioned
CHARLOTTE, N.C._Although some property-and-casualty insurance companies' investment portfolios have been affected by the credit crisis, Moody's Investors Service said the sector is currently well positioned to manage continued volatility in... -
Seventh Straight Workers' Comp Rate Cut Proposed for Florida
The National Council on Compensation Insurance filed for an average statewide decrease of 6.8% for workers' compensation rates in Florida for a seventh consecutive year. If approved, the cuts would lower payments by Florida businesses by mo... -
A.M. Best Assigns Ratings to Censtat Casualty Company
OLDWICK, N.J. - (Business Wire) A.M. Best Co. has assigned a financial strength rating (FSR) of B++ (Good) and an issuer credit rating (ICR) of bbb to Censtat Casualty Company (CCC) (Omaha, NE). The outlook assigned to the FSR is stable, whi... -
Insurer Seeks $1.3 Million From County In Mercer Case
The $45 million settlement in Milwaukee County's longstanding pension lawsuit may not have closed the books on that chapter in county history after all. Now, an insurance company is seeking $1.3 million from the county, claiming the May set...
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Zurich enhances EPLI coverage
Zurich, a property and accident insurance, has announced improvements to its employment practices liability... -
Golden Eagle Insurance Offers O
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Golden Eagle Insurance, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company,... -
Travelers Names Personal Lines
Travelers Cos. announced two executive appointments in its personal lines business operations. Doreen... -
Contaminated Drywall May Lead t
(BestWire Services Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) The use of contaminated drywall imported from China is... -
State hit with rising insurance
In the midst of recession, the cost of car and home insurance is increasing for many Georgians. And if... -
Allianz, Allstate units vulnera
Copyright 2009 TheStreet.com, Inc.All Rights Reserved TheStreet . com April 3, 2009 Friday 24:59 AM EST... -
Florida Denies State Farm Reque
(BestWire Services Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) The saga that is State Farm Florida's attempt to leave... -
AIG to put property and casualt
NEW YORK, April 21 (Reuters) - American International Group Inc said on Tuesday it will place AIU Holdings... -
Auto-Owners Insurance Group Joi
DES PLAINES, Ill., May 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) announced... -
Fitch Takes Rating Action on U.
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings has taken rating action on nine U.S. collateralized debt obligations...
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Home and car insurance set to r
TORONTO Home and car insurance premiums are set to rise across the industry, ING Canada warned yesterday... -
Allstate Renames Two Florida Su
Allstate Insurance Co. has renamed two Florida property/casualty subsidiaries, the company said. Allstate... -
AIG Property/Casualty Unit, AIU
AIU Holdings Inc. has named Robert S. Schimek chief financial officer, the company said. AIU Holdings... -
H Best Affirms Ratings of Chubb
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AIU Holdings’ Private Client
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Private Client Group, a division of AIU Holdings, today announced the introduction... -
Intuit Payroll and The Hartford
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Perspectives: As Video Surveill
Here's a little brain teaser: Is it OK to put up fake cameras on your commercial property to deter crime?... -
U.S. Property/Casualty Industry
OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The U.S. property/casualty industry was impacted by a series of unprecedented... -
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Copyright 2009 Sun-Sentinel CompanyAll Rights Reserved Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) April 15,... -
New Jersey PIP Schedule Can Be
After more than two years in waiting, a personal injury protection medical fee schedule is cleared for... -
Michigan's Top Court to Rule on
The Michigan Supreme Court will determine whether the state may ban the use of credit-based insurance... -
Kentucky Farm Bureau Deals With
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