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The property/casualty insurance industry in Texas experienced a "ho hum" year in 2009 with soft market pricing and a difficult economy taking a toll on written premium, according to a report … View full post on Insurance Journal

Cincinnati Financial Corp. reported $156 million, or 95 cents per share, of net income for the third quarter of 2010 compared with a net income of $171 million, or $1.05 per share, in the third … View full post on Insurance Journal

The Census Bureau announced that the number of people without health insurance grew to 50.7 million in 2009… View full post on Health Insurance / Medical Insurance News From Medical News Today

Texas recorded a preliminary total of 480 work-related fatalities in 2009, a 4 percent increase compared to the revised 2008 total of 463 fatalities.the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of … View full post on Insurance Journal

State Compensation Insurance Fund today announced it earned $143 million in net income in 2009, up from $75 million for the prior year. In its 2009 Annual Report, the company noted it has an … View full post on Insurance Journal

Preliminary results from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries show a decline in workplace fatalities in 2009 compared with 2008. Last year, 4,340 workers … View full post on Insurance Journal

Dog bite claims cost the insurance industry $412 million in 2009, an increase of 6.4 percent from 2008. Dog bites account for more than one-third of all homeowners insurance liability claims paid … View full post on Insurance Journal

Global sales of vaccines grew by a healthy 16 percent last year, when sales shot up to $22.1 billion, healthcare market research publisher Kalorama Information reported Friday. View full post on Yahoo! Health News

HAMILTON, Bermuda—-Assured Guaranty Ltd. reported its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 today. The Company’s second quarter 2010 operating income, a financial measure that is not in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. , was $172.0 million, a 530% increase from $27.3 million for the quarter ended June 30, [...]

Claim denials were the number one complaint of Ohio insurance consumers in 2009, according to statistics released by the Ohio Department of Insurance. Nearly one-third of the 5,453 consumer … View full post on Insurance Journal