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  • Cell phone use, texting while driving on the rise in Washington state
    he number of Washington state residents who use their cell phones or send text messages while driving is on the rise, according to a new poll. According to a study by Seattle-based Pemco Insurance, the number of Washington drivers who admit to using a cell phone while driving ...

  • Republicans prove they aren't putting America's health first: At summit
    (Health Insurance News) -- The most important thing Republicans think is that if there are Americans who can't afford the health insurance policies that private insurers are willing to offer, then that's their problem -- there's nothing the government or the rest of us should do about it. ...

  • U.S. commercial insurance market stable
    The outlook for the U.S. commercial insurance market is stable despite soft market conditions, loss reserve releases that are less favorable and a shrinking economy, A.M. Best Co. Inc. said in a Tuesday report. In its assessment of the commercial lines segment, Best said key indicators suggest that rates will flatten ...

  • Allianz Plans Organic Growth and Explore Mergers/Aquisitions
    MUNICH (Dow Jones) (Insurance News) -- Allianz SE (ALV.XE), Europe's largest insurer by gross premiums, primarily plans to grow organically, but will also examine options for mergers and acquisitions as they arise, Chief Executive Officer Michael Diekmann said Thursday. "In the wake of the financial crisis, ...

  • NAIC Would Fight Obama Plan For US Insurance Rate Regulation
    The National Association of Insurance Commissioners is ready to oppose any provisions in proposed health care reform legislation that would allow federal preemption of state insurance rate regulation, an official said. Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland, the NAIC Secretary-Treasurer, said rate regulation is a prerogative of the states. ...