insurancejournal.com - Ridling said the state willl begin using new examinations for the life and health insurance licenses on Aug.1. The new examinations for the property/casualty insurance licenses are still being reviewed and will be released on Sept. 1. More...

insurancejournal.com - California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announced that he will launch an effort to probe insurance company investments for ties to Iran and immediately direct California-based insurance companies to divest any direct holdings in the Iranian government. More...

insurancenewsnet.com - The National Association of Insurance Commissioners' natural disaster white paper stops at 15 drafts. At its Summer Meeting in Minneapolis, the NAIC Property and Casualty Insurance Committee adopted the paper -- "Natural Catastrophe Risk: Creating a Comprehensive National Plan" ... More...

insurancenewsnet.com - In response to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposal to sell off a $1 billion portion of California's State Compensation Insurance Fund, Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner issued a 16-point response ... More...

insurancejournal.com - California insurance agents, brokers and adjusters will see a reduction in fees, thanks to California Department of Insurance (CDI) changes that take effect July 1, 2009. More...

- Division of Insurance Commissioner Scott Kipper would like to remind insurers that federal legislation addressing the Medicare Secondary Payer Reporting mandate becomes effective July 1. More...

prweb.com - The property casualty insurance industry offers the strongest consumer protections of all financial services sectors and does not need additional consumer products regulation, according to today's Congressional testimony of the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI). More...

reuters.com - "They're doing things, but they take a while to have an effect," Buffett said. "You can't produce a baby in one month by getting nine women pregnant." More...

online.wsj.com - Insurers of all types watched their premiums and assets fall in 2008, with American International Group Inc. (AIG) a notable example, according to an analysis by A.M. Best Co. More...

businessinsurance.com - Consolidation in the insurance industry is likely to increase this year should companies resolve their financial problems, Deloitte L.L.P. said Monday in a report. “For both life and (property/casualty) companies, mergers and divestitures can serve as a potentially effective means to increase capital and maintain ratings,” said the report on the insurance industry's merger and acquisition outlook. More...