Share this with your colleagues and friends If you are having issues viewing this e-mail, click here to see it in your browser. Contact Us   |   FastMarkets   |   Forward to a friend   |   Optimize   |   Subscribe Thursday, October 07, 2010    Judge Rejects TIG Insurance Co.'s Legal Bid to Recover 9/11-Related Claims A federal judge has rejected TIG Insurance Co.'s recent legal bid to recover $23.1 million in Sept. 11-related claims and costs by joining ongoing litigation that spans nine years. U.S. D... Read More McDonald's, Other Firms Get Healthcare Waiver Thirty companies and organizations, including McDonald's and Jack in the Box, won't be required to raise the minimum annual benefit included in low-cost health plans, which are often used to cover ... Read More Zurich Settles Farmers Exchange Class Action Suit Zurich Financial Services Ltd. and its Farmers Group Inc. subsidiary are paying around $545 million (includes legal fees) to settle a class-action lawsuit challenging management service fees paid t... Read More MarketScout: P/C Rates Down 4% for September, Tough Market Creates New Pressures MarketScout has promulgated the composite rate for U.S. property and casualty insurance at minus four percent for September 2010. By industry, service contractors are enjoying the largest rate decr... Read More Willis Launches Captive Insurance Facility in Malta Global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings announced on Wednesday it has set up a Willis-owned and managed captive insurance facility in Malta that allows clients to realize the benefits of capt... Read More FEATURE: THOMCO: Poised to Continuously Expand and Develop Programs for Growth Industries -- From Para-Transit to Medi Spa and More Founded in 1979 by Roy Thompson and Greg Thompson, THOMCO is a program administrator that today offers more than 20 national target programs and writes about $165 million in premiums. Headquartered... Read More Provisions of Wall Street Reform May Affect Non-Admitted Premium Tax Obligations Certain provisions of the recently enacted Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act may affect state premium tax obligations resulting from premium payments made to a captive insur... Read More Chartis Enhances General Liability Policies with Security Guard Firms Coverage Enhancement Chartis introduced on Wednesday a Security Guard Firms Coverage Enhancement, developed by its Commercial Casualty division, to address the specific liability exposures of security firms. The endors... Read More Aon: Environmental Liability Directive to Bear its Teeth in Hungarian Disaster The unfolding disaster in Hungary, in which toxic sludge escaped from a failed reservoir belonging to an industrial company, should serve as a warning to companies with industrial operations in Eur... Read More Unsubscribe For inquiries regarding submissions or markets contact: submissions@programbusiness.com For marketing comments or questions contact: marketing@programbusiness.com 23172 Plaza Pointe Drive, Suite 205, Laguna Hills, CA 92653 p: 800.326.2700 | f: 800.588.4958 ©2010 ProgramBusiness.com To ensure our daily newsflash always reaches your inbox, please click here.