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Top 100 Privately-Held Property/Casualty Agencies

Top 100 Privately-Held Property/Casualty Agencies Ranked by Total 2008 P/C Premium Written 2008 Rank Agency Name, Main Office 2008 P/C Premium Written 2007 P/C Premium % Premium Change 2008 Other than P/C Premium 2008 P/C Revenue 2008 Rank by Revenue …

New Hampshire Judge Rejects State’s Claim on Malpractice Fund

A New Hampshire judge has rejected the state’s claim on a $110 million surplus in a fund that underwrites malpractice insurance. The state counted on $65 million of the money to help balance the budget in the fiscal year that …

New Hampshire Man Fights Insurance Company in Family Lawsuit

The owner of the property where a New Hampshire man was murdered is at odds with his insurance company over a wrongful death lawsuit from the man’s family. Michael Connors owned the Deerfield horse farm where Jack Reid of Derry …

Ruling Expected Soon on Tapping New Hampshire Malpractice Fund

A judge is expected to rule this week whether New Hampshire can take $110 million from a malpractice insurance fund to balance the state budget. Judge Kathleen McGuire froze the fund last month until its ownership is determined. The state …

New Hampshire Steam Plant Gets Big OSHA Fines

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed fines of $104,200 against a New Hampshire steam generating plant following a January fire in which a worker was burned. OSHA says in the incident, pressurized oil ignited after leaking from …

Highway-Crash Suit Focuses on New Hampshire Police Reports

A Canadian trucking company suing the state of New Hampshire over winter road conditions that led to the Interstate 93 traffic death of a 6-year-old boy says the state is withholding police accident reports in an attempt to stymie the …

Best Affirms Ex-AIG Personal Lines Company Ratings; Outlooks Stable

A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength ratings (FSRs) of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICRs) of “a” of the operating insurance units of the former AIG Personal Lines Group, including the 21st Century Insurance Companies (collectively PAG). …

Recession Increasing Insurance Fraud

Areas Where Agents Might See an Increase in Fraud Does a bad economy increase crime? According to Mike McKee, senior special agent for the National Insurance Crime Bureau, it’s too soon for statistics to confirm whether the mortgage meltdown and …

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Missouri Joins Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact

Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has signed HB 577 to have Missouri become the 36th member of the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact (IIPRC). With the addition of Missouri, the current compacting states in the Commission represent close to 60 percent …