Insurance Designation Lookup https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html 1979 — Three Mile Island: The Nuclear Accident That Redefined Catastrophic Risk 1998 — Berkshire Hathaway Acquires General Re: The Rise of a Global Insurance Powerhouse 1967 — Berkshire Hathaway Acquires National Indemnity: Buffett Enters Insurance 1973 — The Oil Crisis and the Inflation Shock to the Insurance Industry Biographical Note: Alfred Maguire Best (1854–1935) 1899 — A.M. Best and the Rise of Insurance Financial‑Strength Ratings 1990s — Risk‑Based Capital (RBC) Framework 1990s — NAIC Accreditation Program 1900s–1950s — NAIC Model Laws Modernization NAIC Model Laws Modernization (1940s–1950s) 1990s — Modern Environmental Liability Market Forms 1986 — Absolute Pollution Exclusion (CGL) 1980 — CERCLA / Superfund 1970 — EPA & the Clean Air Act 1970s–1980s — The UST Crisis and the Birth of Environmental Impairment Liability (EIL) Smart’s Insurance Bulletin Formation of ISO Insurance Timeline 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”) Creation of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) San Fernando (Sylmar) Earthquake NEHRP (National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program) Whittier Narrows Earthquake Medicare & Medicaid Truman’s National Health Insurance Proposal Loma Prieta Earthquake Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)