Insurance Designation Lookup https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html 1974–1976 — The Mid‑1970s Liability Crisis and the Product‑Liability Explosion 1970s–1990s — The Rise of Captives and the Modern Self‑Insurance Movement 1981–1986 — Federal Legislation Creates Risk Retention Groups (RRGs) Berkshire Hathaway Acquires National Indemnity: Buffett Enters Insurance 1980s — Rise of Specialized Professional Liability Brokers and Underwriters 1980s — Expansion of Directors & Officers (D&O) Liability Insurance 1970s–1990s — NAIC Model Laws Expansion & Harmonization 1980s–1990s — COMPLINE, Workers’ Comp Executive, and the Birth of California Workers’ Comp Data Intelligence Insurance Timeline The UST Crisis and the Birth of Environmental Impairment Liability (EIL) CERCLA / Superfund 1900s-1950s – NAIC Model Laws Modernization 1940s–1950s – NAIC Model Laws Modernization Modern Environmental Liability Market Forms NAIC Accreditation Program Risk‑Based Capital (RBC) Framework Alfred Maguire Best (1854–1935) A.M. Best and the Rise of Insurance Financial‑Strength Ratings The Oil Crisis and the Inflation Shock to the Insurance Industry Berkshire Hathaway Acquires General Re: The Rise of a Global Insurance Powerhouse Three Mile Island: The Nuclear Accident That Redefined Catastrophic Risk Insurance Journal Becomes the Dominant U.S. P&C Trade Publication EPA & the Clean Air Act Absolute Pollution Exclusion (CGL) Smart’s Insurance Bulletin Formation of ISO The Social Security Act The New London School Explosion Group Health Expansion The New England Hurricane WWII Marine & Aviation Insurance Standard Fire Insurance Policy Invention of the Homeowners Policy United States v. South‑Eastern Underwriters Association The McCarran‑Ferguson Act The Postwar Personal‑Lines Boom The Rise of Direct Writers Mainframes Transform Insurance Operation Home The Actuarial Modeling Revolution Sanborn Maps and the Craft of Early Fire Underwriting Wilburn Boat The Rise of Choice‑of‑Law Clauses The Rise of ADR Clauses in Insurance Contracts The Liability Crisis The Rise of Surplus & Excess Lines Brokers Underwriters Report and the Pasini Era The Great Alaska Earthquake & Tsunami Hurricane Betsy (“Billion‑Dollar Betsy”)