PCI News

State Auto’s Restrepo Takes Over As PCI Chair

State Auto Insurance Companies President, Chairman and CEO Bob Restrepo has been elected chair of the board of governors of the 1,000-member Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI). The one-year term began with Restrepo’s election during this week’s PCI …

Surplus Lines’ McKay Named to IICF Western Board of Directors

Surplus Line Association of California Executive Director Benjamin J. McKay was named to the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation’s Western division board of directors. The IICF board is comprised of industry professionals with commitment to philanthropy. McKay joined SLA in 2012 …

PCI Names Norton Executive Communications Director

The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) has named Steve Norton as its new director, executive communications. Prior to joining PCI, Norton was the communications director for the Information Technology Foundation, an economic and technology policy think tank. Previously, …

Florida Now Among States Allowing Electronic Proof of Insurance for Drivers

Florida recently joined a growing list of states that allow electronic proof of insurance via smartphones for motorists at traffic stops. Among Southeastern states, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee and Kentucky now also allow electronic proof of insurance.Nationally, there are now …

PCI Slams Oregon Bad Faith Proposals

A handful of bills proposed in Oregon could hit consumers with nearly $200 million in cost increases and yield a rash of lawsuits, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, which is urging Oregon lawmakers to defeat several …

P/C Industry’s 9 Month Results Show Insurers Can Handle Sandy Losses: ISO, PCI

Before Hurricane Sandy hit, private U.S. property/casualty insurers’ net income after taxes grew to $27 billion in nine-months 2012 from $8.4 billion in nine-months 2011. Insurers’ overall profitability as measured by their annualized rate of return on average policyholders’ surplus …

Insurer Group PCI Names Wienecke as Senior VP for Government Relations

The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) has named Nathaniel F. Wienecke its senior vice president, federal government relations. Wienecke comes to PCI after three years at JPMorgan Chase & Co., where he has served as vice president for …

PCI Urges Rapid Progress on Trans-Pacific Free Trade Agreement

Tornadoes Slam North Texas Causing Extensive Damage

A severe line of thunderstorms and isolated super cells moved into the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area in the early afternoon on April 3 producing numerous tornadoes and large hail that was responsible for extensive damage throughout the region. Preliminary storm …

PCI Applauds Global Regulators’ Expanded Timeline for G-SII Rules

The International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) announced that its timetable with the Financial Stability Board (FSB) to develop a means to identify “global systemically important insurers,” or “G-SII’s” for additional regulation has been delayed. It is now looking towards …