July 3, 2006
Congress opened debate on the insurance industry’s exemption from federal antitrust laws, with some larger insurers indicating a willingness to relinquish the exemption in exchange for regulatory reform that would free them from state regulation. Yet the industry’s biggest rating …
June 30, 2006
New York Superintendent of Insurance Howard Mills and Attorney General Eliot Spitzer announced that the insurance department has approved 15 percent rate reductions for title insurance companies that cumulatively have 93 percent of the state’s market share. The new rates …
June 26, 2006
More than 9,500 insurance clients of Aon Corp. in Washington are qualified to share $2.4 million in restitution as part of an agreement signed by Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler. Kreidler said the restitution is part of an agreement with the …
June 22, 2006
Congress opened a fresh debate on the insurance industry’s exemption from federal antitrust laws this week, with some larger insurers indicating a willingness to relinquish the exemption in exchange for regulatory reform that would free them from state regulation. At …
June 5, 2006
Last year wasn’t the busiest year for mergers and acquisitions, but as concerns over various probes of the insurance industry fade, activity is picking up, according to Kevin Donoghue, of Mystic Capital Advisors Group, a mergers and acquisitions specialist. “It’s …
May 24, 2006
Two major title insurance companies have agreed to end a practice of providing rebates to major commercial property customers at the expense of homeowners and small businesses, New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer said Tuesday. Fidelity National Title Group …
May 22, 2006
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. has settled with both the Connecticut and New York attorneys general regarding The Hartford’s use of expense reimbursement agreements in its terminal/maturity funding group annuity line of business. Under the terms of the settlement, …
May 22, 2006
Last year wasn’t the busiest year for mergers and acquisitions in the insurance agency and brokerage field, but as concerns over various probes of the insurance industry fade, activity is picking up. Kevin Donoghue, of Mystic Capital Advisors Group, who …
May 22, 2006
News Currents Last year wasn’t the busiest year for mergers and acquisitions in the insurance agency and brokerage field, but as concerns over various probes of the insurance industry fade, activity is picking up. Kevin Donoghue, of Mystic Capital Advisors …
May 22, 2006
Last year wasn’t the busiest year for mergers and acquisitions in the insurance agency and brokerage field, but as concerns over various probes of the insurance industry fade, activity is picking up. Kevin Donoghue, of Mystic Capital Advisors Group, who …