http://www.property-casualty.comhttp://www.property-casualty.com/Pages/Starr-And-Chubb-Partner-On-Workers-Comp-Offerings.aspxStarr Indemnity & Liability Company Inc. and Chubb & Son said they have an agreement for Chubb to provide workers’ compensation coverage for Starr Indemnity’s construction, energy and environmental customers.Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.property-casualty.com/Pages/Starr-And-Chubb-Partner-On-Workers-Comp-Offerings.aspxCustomerService@sbmedia.com (NU ONLINE NEWS SERVICE)Commercial Insurance & Reinsurancehttp://www.property-casualty.com/Issues/2010/March-15-2010/Pages/Will-Mandates-Fly.aspxLet's say for the sake of argument that Democrats in Congress are able to get health reform legislation to President Barack Obama's desk. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.property-casualty.com/Issues/2010/March-15-2010/Pages/Will-Mandates-Fly.aspxsfriedman@nuco.com (SAM FRIEDMAN)Agent/BrokerRisk ManagementCommercial Insurance & ReinsurancePersonal Insurancehttp://www.property-casualty.com/Issues/2010/March-15-2010/Pages/Insurer-CEOs-Predict-Slow-Recovery-For-Economy-While-Soft-Market-Lingers.aspxAlthough the CEOs of four top insurers are seeing some green shoots of economic improvement in areas like new housing starts, higher discretionary spending and gross domestic product growth, they predict a long, slow recoveryMon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.property-casualty.com/Issues/2010/March-15-2010/Pages/Insurer-CEOs-Predict-Slow-Recovery-For-Economy-While-Soft-Market-Lingers.aspxCustomerService@sbmedia.com (LAURA M. TOOPS)Agent/BrokerCommercial Insurance & ReinsurancePersonal Insurancehttp://www.property-casualty.com/Issues/2010/March-15-2010/Pages/NY-Agent-Suit-Unlikely-To-Derail-Disclosure-Rule.aspxAny legal challenge to block New York’s compensation disclosure rule for insurance producers will likely fail, but a lawsuit might delay implementation, a former regulator told agents and brokers meeting here.Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.property-casualty.com/Issues/2010/March-15-2010/Pages/NY-Agent-Suit-Unlikely-To-Derail-Disclosure-Rule.aspxmruquet@nuco.com (MARK E. RUQUET)Agent/BrokerRegulation/Legislationhttp://www.property-casualty.com/Issues/2010/March-15-2010/Pages/ES-Experts-Tie-Insurance-Market-Turnaround-To-Economic-Recovery.aspxAs the economy goes, so goes the insurance market, excess and surplus lines experts agreed at a meeting here.Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.property-casualty.com/Issues/2010/March-15-2010/Pages/ES-Experts-Tie-Insurance-Market-Turnaround-To-Economic-Recovery.aspxpgusman@nuco.com (PHIL GUSMAN)Agent/BrokerE&S/Specialty MarketsCommercial Insurance & Reinsurancehttp://www.property-casualty.com/Issues/2010/March-15-2010/Pages/Proposed-Systemic-Risk-Fund-Draws-Fire-From-Industry-State-Lawmakers.aspxA provision in financial services reform legislation to be introduced in the Senate this week is running into heavy fire from various industry groups, including state legislators.Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.property-casualty.com/Issues/2010/March-15-2010/Pages/Proposed-Systemic-Risk-Fund-Draws-Fire-From-Industry-State-Lawmakers.aspxapostal@nuco.com (ARTHUR D. POSTAL)Regulation/Legislationhttp://www.property-casualty.com/Issues/2010/March-15-2010/Pages/Bigger-Buyers-Enjoy-Softer-Market.aspxThe soft market deepened last month for the property and casualty insurance industry, particularly for bigger buyers, with the overall composite rate declining 5 percent, compared with 4 percent in January, MarketScout reported.Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.property-casualty.com/Issues/2010/March-15-2010/Pages/Bigger-Buyers-Enjoy-Softer-Market.aspxpgusman@nuco.com (PHIL GUSMAN)E&S/Specialty MarketsCommercial Insurance & Reinsurancehttp://www.property-casualty.com/Issues/2010/March-15-2010/Pages/Cyber-Coverage-The-New-MustHave-In-The-Property--Casualty-Portfolio.aspxIf current trends continue, cyber insurance coverage just may take its place alongside workers’ comp, general liability, fire and auto insurance in the core commercial property and casualty package.Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.property-casualty.com/Issues/2010/March-15-2010/Pages/Cyber-Coverage-The-New-MustHave-In-The-Property--Casualty-Portfolio.aspxCustomerService@sbmedia.com (RICK GRIMES AND KAREN KUTGER)Agent/BrokerRisk ManagementE&S/Specialty MarketsRegulation/LegislationTechnologyInternationalCommercial Insurance & ReinsuranceLitigationhttp://www.property-casualty.com/Issues/2010/March-15-2010/Pages/DO-Insurers-Blame-Themselves-For-Prolonging-Soft-Market-Pricing.aspxInsurance company executives said insurers have themselves to blame for the prolonged soft market.Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.property-casualty.com/Issues/2010/March-15-2010/Pages/DO-Insurers-Blame-Themselves-For-Prolonging-Soft-Market-Pricing.aspxpgusman@nuco.com (PHIL GUSMAN)Agent/BrokerRisk ManagementE&S/Specialty MarketsInternationalCommercial Insurance & ReinsuranceLitigationhttp://www.property-casualty.com/Issues/2010/March-15-2010/Pages/Securities-Class-Actions-Fall-In-2009-.aspxResearchers delivered good news to directors and officers liability insurers who cover defendants in securities lawsuits this year, revealing that the number of securities class actions plummeted in 2009.Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.property-casualty.com/Issues/2010/March-15-2010/Pages/Securities-Class-Actions-Fall-In-2009-.aspxssclafane@nuco.com (SUSANNE SCLAFANE)Agent/BrokerRisk ManagementE&S/Specialty MarketsCommercial Insurance & ReinsuranceLitigationhttp://www.property-casualty.com/Issues/2010/March-15-2010/Pages/Broker-Partnerships-Seen-As-Central-To-ES-Insurer-Business-Strategies.aspxSurplus lines insurer executives are tackling the challenges of 2010 with a broad range of strategies, but whatever individual approaches they may adopt, all say their main focus is on strengthening wholesaler relationships.Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.property-casualty.com/Issues/2010/March-15-2010/Pages/Broker-Partnerships-Seen-As-Central-To-ES-Insurer-Business-Strategies.aspxssclafane@nuco.com (SUSANNE SCLAFANE)Agent/BrokerE&S/Specialty MarketsCommercial Insurance & Reinsurancehttp://www.property-casualty.com/Issues/2010/March-15-2010/Pages/All-Barometer-Gauges-Stuck-On-Soft-.aspxVeteran surplus lines insurance industry executives say they’ll know a market turn when they see one, but so far, all the barometers they check to predict the proximity of a turn are stuck in soft market territory. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.property-casualty.com/Issues/2010/March-15-2010/Pages/All-Barometer-Gauges-Stuck-On-Soft-.aspxssclafane@nuco.com (SUSANNE SCLAFANE)Agent/BrokerE&S/Specialty MarketsCommercial Insurance & Reinsurancehttp://www.property-casualty.com/Issues/2010/March-15-2010/Pages/Collateral-Remains-Biggest-Concern-For-Captive-Owners-CICA-Survey-Finds.aspxFor the second straight year, captive owners said securing collateral from banks to satisfy their fronting companies is their top concern, a survey by the Captive Insurance Companies Association has revealed.Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.property-casualty.com/Issues/2010/March-15-2010/Pages/Collateral-Remains-Biggest-Concern-For-Captive-Owners-CICA-Survey-Finds.aspxcmcdonald@nuco.com (CAROLINE MCDONALD)Risk Managementhttp://www.property-casualty.com/Issues/2010/March-15-2010/Pages/Parade-Risks-Require-PrePlanning.aspxWhile St. Patrick’s Day parades and other festivities are entertaining for onlookers, public risk managers need to look at reducing exposures and preventing losses.Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.property-casualty.com/Issues/2010/March-15-2010/Pages/Parade-Risks-Require-PrePlanning.aspxCustomerService@sbmedia.com (DAMIR GAGRO)Risk Managementhttp://www.property-casualty.com/Issues/2010/March-15-2010/Pages/More-Quakes-Hit-As-Reinsurers-Tally-Losses.aspxEven before another series of earthquakes struck Chile last week, global reinsurers were tallying their losses from the Feb. 27 event and providing independent estimates of its impact for the entire insurance industry.Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.property-casualty.com/Issues/2010/March-15-2010/Pages/More-Quakes-Hit-As-Reinsurers-Tally-Losses.aspxCustomerService@sbmedia.com (DAMIR GAGRO)Commercial Insurance & Reinsurancehttp://www.property-casualty.com/Issues/2010/March-15-2010/Pages/Does-Industry-Lobbying-Pose-Ethical-Challenges.aspxAre there ethical obligations to communicate the insurance industry’s legislative and lobbying positions to your clients? Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.property-casualty.com/Issues/2010/March-15-2010/Pages/Does-Industry-Lobbying-Pose-Ethical-Challenges.aspxCustomerService@sbmedia.com (PETER R. KENSICKI)Agent/BrokerRisk ManagementCommercial Insurance & ReinsurancePersonal Insurancehttp://www.property-casualty.com/News/2010/3/Pages/MarketScout-Launches-MarketScout-Wholesale.aspxMarketScout, the Dallas-based insurance exchange, has announced that former Crump Inc. chief executive officer Glenn Hargrove has joined the firm to launch MSW—MarketScout Wholesale.Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.property-casualty.com/News/2010/3/Pages/MarketScout-Launches-MarketScout-Wholesale.aspxCustomerService@sbmedia.com (NU ONLINE NEWS SERVICE)E&S/Specialty Marketshttp://www.property-casualty.com/News/2010/3/Pages/Starr-And-Chubb-Partner-On-Workers-Comp-Offerings.aspxStarr Indemnity & Liability Company Inc. and Chubb & Son said they have an agreement for Chubb to provide workers’ compensation coverage for Starr Indemnity’s construction, energy and environmental customers.Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.property-casualty.com/News/2010/3/Pages/Starr-And-Chubb-Partner-On-Workers-Comp-Offerings.aspxCustomerService@sbmedia.com (NU ONLINE NEWS SERVICE)Commercial Insurance & Reinsurancehttp://www.property-casualty.com/News/2010/3/Pages/Validus-Estimates-300M-Chile-Quake-Storm-Xynthia-Top-Loss.aspxValidus Holdings, Ltd. said its initial maximum estimate of losses from the recent earthquake in Chile and European Windstorm Xynthia was $300 million.Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.property-casualty.com/News/2010/3/Pages/Validus-Estimates-300M-Chile-Quake-Storm-Xynthia-Top-Loss.aspxCustomerService@sbmedia.com (NU ONLINE NEWS SERVICE)InternationalCommercial Insurance & Reinsurancehttp://www.property-casualty.com/News/2010/3/Pages/US-Reinsurers-Premium-Written-Showed-No-Increase-In-09.aspxThe amount of U.S. property and casualty reinsurers’ net premiums written last year was flat at $23.9 billion, a survey by the Reinsurance Association of America found. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.property-casualty.com/News/2010/3/Pages/US-Reinsurers-Premium-Written-Showed-No-Increase-In-09.aspxCustomerService@sbmedia.com (NU ONLINE NEWS SERVICE)Commercial Insurance & Reinsurancehttp://www.property-casualty.com/News/2010/3/Pages/CatlinBacked-Emissions-Survey-Sends-Two-Teams-To-The-Arctic.aspxAn insurer-sponsored scientific mission involving two teams studying the effects of carbon emissions on Arctic Ocean seawater began over the weekend, it was announced.Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.property-casualty.com/News/2010/3/Pages/CatlinBacked-Emissions-Survey-Sends-Two-Teams-To-The-Arctic.aspxCustomerService@sbmedia.com (NU ONLINE NEWS SERVICE)Commercial Insurance & Reinsurancehttp://www.property-casualty.com/News/2010/3/Pages/Max-Capital-Predicts-Up-To-20-Million-In-Chile-Xynthia-Losses.aspxMax Capital Group Ltd. is estimating losses for the Chilean earthquake and European Winter Storm Xynthia to range from $10 million to $20 million, net of reinstatement provisions and retrocessionsMon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.property-casualty.com/News/2010/3/Pages/Max-Capital-Predicts-Up-To-20-Million-In-Chile-Xynthia-Losses.aspxCustomerService@sbmedia.com (NU ONLINE NEWS SERVICE)Commercial Insurance & Reinsurancehttp://www.property-casualty.com/News/2010/3/Pages/Kramer-Steps-Down-As-Ariel-CEO.aspxAriel Holdings has announced that its founder, Donald Kramer, is stepping down as chief executive officer of the company and that George Rivaz will take over that position.Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.property-casualty.com/News/2010/3/Pages/Kramer-Steps-Down-As-Ariel-CEO.aspxssclafane@nuco.com (SUSANNE SCLAFANE)Commercial Insurance & Reinsurancehttp://www.property-casualty.com/News/2010/3/Pages/Senate-Acts-To-Extend-NFIP-.aspxInsurance representatives said it is unclear how promptly and in what form the House will act on new Senate legislation to extend the National Flood Insurance Program to Dec. 31.Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.property-casualty.com/News/2010/3/Pages/Senate-Acts-To-Extend-NFIP-.aspxapostal@nuco.com (ARTHUR D. POSTAL)Regulation/LegislationPersonal Insurancehttp://www.property-casualty.com/News/2010/3/Pages/Re-Execs-At-Global-Confab-Give-Views-On-Government-Taxes.aspxInsurance industry leaders weighed in on issues such as taxes, the global insurance market, the role of government and other issues during a webcast from the World Insurance Forum in Bermuda.Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.property-casualty.com/News/2010/3/Pages/Re-Execs-At-Global-Confab-Give-Views-On-Government-Taxes.aspxcmcdonald@nuco.com (CAROLINE MCDONALD)InternationalCommercial Insurance & Reinsurance