A Special Edition of National Underwriter, P&C E-News

Top 10 Stories of 2010 NU's Top-10 Insurance Stories Of 2010 BY SUSANNE SCLAFANE It was not hard to select the top two property and casualty insurance stories for 2010. Attempting to base our selections on the magnitude of the impact that worldwide events had on the bulk of our readers—insurance agents and brokers, insurance company professionals, and buyers of commercial insurance—the editors of National Underwriter gave top billing to the relentless soft market and slow recovery of our nation's economy. The following list reflects the choices of NU's editors for the Top-10 P&C Insurance Stories of 2010. Let us know if we've left a big story out by e-mailing me at [email protected], or by filing a comment on our Dec. 27 blog entry, which can be accessed from NU's home page at www.property-casualty.com. Click here for entire article #1: Stuck In Neutral. When Will The Soft Market End? SPONSORED BY With more analytical tools and gauges to monitor property and casualty insurance… Click here for entire article #2: The Recession Is Over, Isn't It?   Economists said the recession was over some time last year, but a walk down almost any main street in America reveals a different picture… Click here for entire article #3: Wall Street Reform Leaves P&C Insurers Largely Untouched For Now   Passage of comprehensive financial services reform legislation that for the first time gives the federal government some voice in regulating the property and casualty insurance industry was clearly a major milestone… Click here for entire article #4: Health Care Reform Becomes Law   After many months of wrenching debate, Democrats in March finally succeeded in getting health care reform legislation to the finish line… Click here for entire article #5: BP Oil Disaster Breaks Records, Puts Spotlight On Risk Management Failure   The explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20 left 13 dead and 17 injured, leading to a massive oil spill and environmental disaster… Click here for entire article #6: The Big Payback From AIG   It started with congressional hearings to justify a bailout and ended with a deal for some payback and a plan to come up with the rest… Click here for entire article #7: U.S. Cat Losses Not As Bad As Feared   From a catastrophe standpoint, the beginning of 2010 must have had more than a few U.S. insurers dreading the rest of the year… Click here for entire article #8: Major Brokers Start Accepting Contingents Again—With One Exception   After five years of being subject to what some publicly argued was an unlevel playing field, state attorneys general relented, agreeing to lift the ban and allowing the three major insurance brokerage firms… Click here for entire article #9: Hello. My Name Is…   Industry prepares to greet new insurance commissioners, legislators… Click here for entire article #10: NFIP Extended After Multiple Hiccups   The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents has described 2010 as a year of "stop-and-starts" for the critical National Flood Insurance Program… Click here for entire article

Magazine Subscription     Advertise     Contact Us     Home More eNewsletters from National Underwriter Property & Casualty: E&S/Specialty Lines Extra eNewsletter National Underwriter Property & Casualty Web Seminar Updates National Underwriter Property & Casualty Updates Connect with us:      National Underwriter Property & Casualty 5081 Olympic Boulevard | Erlanger, KY 41018 | 1-800-543-0874 You have received this email at %%emailaddr%%. Click here to unsubscribe from this email list © 2010 Summit Business Media, All rights reserved. Privacy Policy