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Hurricanes' Impact Isn't Seen as Survey Shows Drop in Third-Quarter Commercial Rates
Insurance Management Society Inc., said in a statement. "But the devastation of Katrina and Rita is only now beginning to translate into higher renewal prices. The whole picture ...
Source: BestWire   Date: October 20, 2005
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Insurance Executives Expect Premiums to Grow After Catastrophes
More than 70% of roughly 150 senior insurance executives who attended a conference this week hosted by KPMG LLP expect premiums to grow in the property/casualty market in the wake ...
Source: BestWire   Date: September 29, 2005
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Survey: Disruption to Supply Chains Is Top Threat to World's Major Companies
Disruption to supply chains is the foremost threat to companies' revenues, according to a new study conducted by commercial property insurer FM Global. The most prevailing emerging ...
Source: BestWire   Date: September 13, 2005
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Study: U.S. Health-Care Spending Stabilized in 2004, But Still Outpaced Overall Economic Growth
March supplement to the U.S. Census survey for 2000 to 2004 -- as well as premium data from the Kaiser Family Foundation -- to calculate that 910,000 fewer Americans received ...
Source: BestWire   Date: June 22, 2005
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California Workers' Comp Insurers Saw Earned Premium, Benefit Payments Rise in 2004
Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California. Earned premium for workers' comp insurers totaled $23.4 billion last year, up from $20.2 billion in 2003. The workers' comp ...
Source: BestWire   Date: June 17, 2005
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Report Details Shortcomings of Mississippi's Workers' Comp System
Mississippi Workers' Compensation Commission. According to the report, rules and docketing practices of the Commission allows considerable time to prepare for and schedule a ...
Source: BestWire   Date: June 10, 2005
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Study Highlights Insurers With Least-Volatile Earnings, Shows Steadier Results for 2004
Old Republic International Corp. enjoyed the least-volatile earnings over all time periods measured in the study. Old Republic historically has produced favorable operating ...
Source: BestWire   Date: June 8, 2005
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Studies Find States With Caps Draw Doctors, With or Without 'Crisis'
Kaiser Family Foundation. Both the Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Affairs researchers found a 15-year trend in claims costs marked by slow and steady growth, rather than ...
Source: BestWire   Date: June 6, 2005
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AFL-CIO Says Top Workers' Comp Research Group Is Biased, Calls Report Flawed
May 17 letter to WCRI's executive director, Richard A. Victor, the AFL-CIO claims that WCRI relied on a public health survey instrument known as SF-12 to support its research, even ...
Source: BestWire   Date: May 25, 2005
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Marsh Report Shows U.S. Businesses Buying Terrorism Insurance
United States, the Marsh (NYSE:MMS) report concludes. It is essential to extend TRIA, the report states, "given that potential losses could top $100 billion, and the stand-alone ...
Source: BestWire   Date: April 26, 2005
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Guy Carpenter: Despite Small Losses From Tsunami, They are 'Widespread Phenomenon'
Guy Carpenter's "Instrat" unit, said in a statement. "As population density continues to increase in many of the world's coastal areas, our understanding of the peril may help ...
Source: BestWire   Date: March 16, 2005
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Briefing: Consumer Study Snipes At Personal Lines Agents
Written by former Texas Insurance Commissioner J. Robert Hunter, the CFA's director of insurance, the report finds that contingent commissions represent a significant income stream ...
Source: Best's Review   Date: March 1, 2005
Securities Class-Action Settlements Reach All-Time High
Lucent Technologies Inc., Rite Aid Corp., DaimlerChrysler AG and Oxford Health Plans Inc. Among other findings of the study: -- The average public corporation has a 10% probability ...
Source: BestWire   Date: February 15, 2005
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Loss/Risk Management Notes: Directors & Officers Premiums Fall In First Slide Since '99, Study Shows
Not since before the Y2K scare, Sept. 11 and the collapse of Enron have insurance buyers seen such a decline. Tillinghast's directors & officers liability insurance premium index ...
Source: Best's Review   Date: February 1, 2005
Malpractice Costs Aren't High Priority With Most Voters, Survey Shows
Congress last year (BestWire, Jan. 5, 2005) -- came in 11th on a list a 12 items that people thought the administration should address. While it wasn't high on the list of ...
Source: BestWire   Date: January 18, 2005
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Report: Metro New York Medical-Malpractice Premiums Jumped Nearly 150% Since 1999
New York, according to a recent study. Premiums rose an average of 27% a year from 1999 to 2004, according to the study by the Greater New York Hospital Association. One hospital ...
Source: BestWire   Date: January 7, 2005
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Buyer Survey Foresees Absolute Drop in 2005 Commercial Premiums
January 2005 commercial insurance buyers' survey. Based on responses from 100 risk managers -- representing a 38% response rate -- the survey projects an overall drop of 4% for ...
Source: BestWire   Date: January 4, 2005
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Study: Employer Expenses Per Diabetic Employee Exceed $33,000
Government Reform Committee. "As purchasers of health-care benefits, employers can help raise awareness about the impact of Type 2 diabetes by partnering with their medical plan ...
Source: BestWire   Date: December 22, 2004
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Allstate Survey Suggests Agents Growing More Satisfied
Chilly relations between Allstate Insurance Co. and its producer force may be thawing, as a new survey of the personal-lines giant's exclusive agents suggests that 80% are happy ...
Source: BestWire   Date: December 21, 2004
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Tillinghast: Soft D&O Market Isn't Expected to Last
Average premiums for U.S. directors and officers liability coverage dropped this year for the first time since 1999, but observers predicted that continued upward pressure in both ...
Source: BestWire   Date: December 13, 2004
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