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Funding Fiasco?
Katrina or the San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906. In addition, 27.5% of respondents said they foresaw no potential advantages to creating a federal natural disaster ...
Source: Best's Review   Date: October 1, 2006
Best's Review Survey: Talk About Terror Risk Is Outpacing Actual Coverage
Five years after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, insurers still are wary of writing terrorism policies in perceived target areas such as New York and Washington, D.C., according to ...
Source: BestWire   Date: August 29, 2006
Index Annuity Sales Dropped 14% in 2nd Quarter; Better CD Rates, Regulatory Issues Linger
Advantage Compendium (BestWire, June 13, 2006). Generally, industry experts and companies have attributed the decline to more attractive interest rates on competing products such ...
Source: BestWire   Date: August 25, 2006
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U.S. Sales of Variable Annuities in First Quarter Rise 20.5%
Association of Variable Annuities. Meanwhile, net flow -- a key measurement --rose 46.8% to $7 billion, but represented 18.5% of total sales. Net flow is total premium flows minus ...
Source: BestWire   Date: June 30, 2006
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Survey of Lloyd's Underwriters Finds Confidence in U.S., China Growth
The United States and China are likely to provide the strongest possibilities for growth in insurance during 2006, according to Lloyd's second annual underwriter opinion survey. ...
Source: BestWire   Date: February 22, 2006
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Rio Grand Valley; Texas Gulf Coast Top Nation's Civil Justice 'Hellholes'
Lisa A Rickard, president of the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, said in a statement. New to the list this year is Cook County, Ill., due to what the ILR describes as its ...
Source: BestWire   Date: December 13, 2005
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Some 80% of U.S. Employers Keeping Retiree Drug Coverage in 2006
Hewitt Associates of 300 of the largest private sector employers found. For example, by 2010, only 50% of employers expect to maintain coverage and accept the subsidy; 22% said ...
Source: BestWire   Date: December 13, 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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Report: California Cities Ranked Cheapest for Health Insurance for Young Singles
Buy Health Insurance," is the first report on the largest U.S. cities with the most affordable health insurance for 30-year-old individuals, eHealthInsurance said. The 25-to ...
Source: BestWire   Date: July 1, 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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Aon: Demand for Terror Coverage Has Doubled
Terrorism Risk Insurance Act swiftly. Fifty-seven percent of the more than 500 companies surveyed have decided to purchase some type of terrorism coverage during 2004, according to ...
Source: BestWire   Date: December 16, 2004
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Lloyd's Warns Market Participants of Importance of Risk Management
Manning told Lloyd's second Risk and Reward Conference. "However, we cannot afford to take our foot off the accelerator," Manning added, "as many of our competitors are beginning ...
Source: BestWire   Date: October 21, 2004
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Some Health Plans' Changes Tighten Access to Allergy Drugs
Asthma and Allergy Foundation. "Rather than just take it from anecdotal stories from patients, we wanted to get a cleaner, more scientific look at what was happening and a lot of ...
Source: BestWire   Date: January 8, 2004
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Auto Rates Increase but So Does Customer Satisfaction
National Auto Insurance Study by J.D. Power & Associates, a global marketing information services firm. In the past 12 months, many people who have shopped their rates are ...
Source: BestWire   Date: September 2, 2003
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Some Complain NAIC Survey Has Affected Auto Insurance Rates in New Jersey
...That appears to be the only reason to publish the report." The survey is "absolutely misleading and of absolutely no use to anybody because it compares apples with pineapples and ...
Source: BestWire   Date: July 30, 2003
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Broker Survey Finds Many Commercial Accounts Not Buying Terrorism Coverage
Terrorism Risk Insurance Act than without it," Crerar said. "However, cost and availability of coverage remain key issues." Small, relatively low-profile accounts seem to be able ...
Source: BestWire   Date: March 24, 2003
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Trade Group: Washington Insurance-Scoring Survey Is Flawed
National Association of Independent Insurers. The danger is that legislators and regulators in other states might rely on this report--with its limited scope and inconclusive ...
Source: BestWire   Date: January 29, 2003
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Bound by Red Tape
Information Institute, New York. The political and regulatory processes--and certainly the marketplace--require insurers to pay claims efficiently, set rates equitably and keep ...
Source: Best's Review   Date: May 1, 2002

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