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THE LEADER IN PROPERTY & CASUALTY NEWS
Private Schools, Colleges Face
Rate Increases For
Property Coverage
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TOP STORIES OF THE WEEK
Natural Catastrophes
Continue to Challenge
Insurers Through August
Allstate expects $735 million in August
losses; Irene dents earnings at Progressive,
causes up to $175 million of claims at
Hartford Financial. E Page 6
Insurers Unlikely To See Fed
Regulation Through Dodd-Frank
Insurers are unlikely to be subject to federal oversight through the Dodd-Frank act, a
Congressional staffer says, but it is unclear
whether the act will lead to heightened
state regulation. E Page 7
Study Correlates Rising WC
Premiums To Drops In Stock Market
A new study says rising workers’ compensation premiums are more closely
associated with decreases in the Dow
Jones Industrial Average and interest rates
on U.S. Treasury bonds rather than higher
claims payments, an assertion challenged
by an industry association. E Page 8
Airline-Insurance Market Remains
‘Remarkably Stable’ Through July
Pricing conditions in the airline-insurance
market are not expected to change as the
industry has demonstrated increasing
attention to safety, according to Willis
Group Holdings. E Page 8
TRANSPORTATION MARKET IN TRANSITION
Illustration by Don Heyl
In A Time Of Flux, Pricing Called Hard, Soft & Flat
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HABITATIONAL INSURANCE
From Mold To Meth Labs To
Boiler Explosions: Multi-Unit Dwellings
Need Creative Coverages
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