<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>InsuranceNewsNet.com - Today's Property &amp; Casualty Picks</title><link>http://insurancenewsnet.com/news.aspx?type=propertycasualty</link><description>InsuranceNewsNet.com Property &amp; Casualty recent articles.</description><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Allianz Employee Sentenced To 27 Months For Fraud</title><link>http://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=382644&amp;type=propertycasualty</link><description>A former claims adjuster for Allianz was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for defrauding the company of more than $400,000 that he diverted to himself... </description><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 08:23:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Alaska Gov. Signs Insurance Modernization Bills</title><link>http://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=382632&amp;type=propertycasualty</link><description>Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell signed two pieces of legislation designed to streamline and modernize insurance laws in Alaska...  </description><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 07:24:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>NAMIC: Long-Term TRIA Reauthorization Bill Vital</title><link>http://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=382630&amp;type=propertycasualty</link><description>Swift passage of a 10- year Terrorism Risk Insurance Act Reauthorization bill will maintain America's economic security and foster continued development in cities across the country while protecting the economy from terrorism,...</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 07:23:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>NOAA Forecast Points To Active Hurricane Season</title><link>http://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=382610&amp;type=propertycasualty</link><description>With National Hurricane Preparedness Week coming up next week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration hurricane season forecast is projecting an active hurricane season... </description><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 05:21:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Okla. Tornado Damage Could Exceed $2 Billion</title><link>http://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=382497&amp;type=propertycasualty</link><description>Damage from the deadly tornado that struck Moore, Okla.,could surpass $2 billion in insured losses, state Insurance Commissioner John Doak estimated. </description><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 11:06:58 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tornado Has Insurance Industry Poised For Deluge Of Claims </title><link>http://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=382354&amp;type=propertycasualty</link><description>As Oklahoma communities grapple with the devastation caused by this week's deadly tornadoes, the financial impact from the loss of homes and other property remains unclear... </description><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 09:41:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Insurance Websites Perform Better Than Policy Shopping </title><link>http://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=382350&amp;type=propertycasualty</link><description>Automotive insurance customers indicate that using insurance company websites to service an existing policy is generally easier than using them to shop for a policy... </description><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 08:59:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Insurers Respond To Moore Disaster</title><link>http://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=382346&amp;type=propertycasualty</link><description>Insurers, like other agencies related to the Moore, Okla., tornado disaster, are assessing the damage... </description><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 08:45:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Conn. Officials Warn About Telephone Scam On Insurance Quotes</title><link>http://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=382313&amp;type=propertycasualty</link><description>The Connecticut Attorney General, the Department of Motor Vehicles and the Department of Insurance are warning Connecticut residents about a telephone scam that is misrepresenting the DMV as providing information for automobile insurance quotes... </description><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 05:21:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Allstate Investors Back Board At Annual Meeting</title><link>http://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=382281&amp;type=propertycasualty</link><description>Allstate investors voted down two shareholder proposals and approved the re-election of its board members at the insurer's annual meeting... </description><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 18:10:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Hartford CEO Reveals Progress On Transformation </title><link>http://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=382197&amp;type=propertycasualty</link><description>The Hartford is reaching a milestone in its effort to transform the 203-year-old firm and deliver greater shareholder value, company chairman, president and chief executive officer Liam E. McGee said... </description><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 08:24:19 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>QBE Agrees To $19.25M Settlement With Fla. Homeowners</title><link>http://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=382109&amp;type=propertycasualty</link><description>Wells Fargo Bank and insurer QBE have agreed to pay an estimated $19.25 million to more than 24,000 Florida homeowners under a proposed settlement that plaintiff attorneys call "unprecedented."... </description><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 20:54:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>AIG To Invest $92.5 Million In Insurer In China</title><link>http://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=382089&amp;type=propertycasualty</link><description>American International Group said that it will spend $718.1 million Hong Kong dollars ($92.5 million) in a rights offering by Chinese insurance company PICC Property and Casualty Co. Ltd...</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 15:48:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Businesses Urged To Tackle Disaster Risk Reduction </title><link>http://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=382061&amp;type=propertycasualty</link><description>A new report from PwC and the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction warns that large multinationals' dependencies on international supply chains, infrastructure and markets poses a systemic risk to "business as usual,"... </description><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 09:09:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Convictions Reached In 2 Ohio Insurance Fraud Cases</title><link>http://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=382008&amp;type=propertycasualty</link><description>Ohio Department insurance fraud investigations have led to recent criminal convictions in the Columbus and Cleveland areas... </description><pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 06:35:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>United Insurance Holdings Declares Quarterly Dividend </title><link>http://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=382006&amp;type=propertycasualty</link><description>United Insurance Holdings, a property and casualty insurance holding company, announced that its board of directors declared a cash dividend of $0.03 per share of common stock outstanding... </description><pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 06:24:41 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Citizens Offers Cheaper Rate Option With No Fanfare </title><link>http://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=381993&amp;type=propertycasualty</link><description>Last year, the Florida Legislature mandated Citizens Property Insurance to offer a cheaper, more limited coverage option to homeowners, potentially saving them up to 70 percent on their premiums... </description><pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 01:10:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>American Safety Insurance Holdings Reports 1Q Results </title><link>http://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=381968&amp;type=propertycasualty</link><description>American Safety Insurance Holdings reported net earnings of $5.5 million for the three months ended March 31, or $0.56 per diluted share, as compared to $4.1 million, or $0.39 per diluted share, for the same period of 2012... </description><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 20:45:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Fraud Sweep Arrests 26 For Staged Accidents In Fla.</title><link>http://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=381883&amp;type=propertycasualty</link><description>A massive crackdown on an auto-accident insurance fraud ring based largely in Palm Beach County, Fla., resulted in charges against 33 people and 26 arrests...</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 08:18:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>5 Charged In Alleged $1M Insurance Fraud </title><link>http://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=381882&amp;type=propertycasualty</link><description>Five Sacramento, Calif., area residents were arrested by department fraud investigators and charged with multiple felony counts. Investigators said they were involved in an alleged insurance fraud scheme totaling nearly $1 million... </description><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 08:17:23 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>