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GuideOne Insurance, a West Des Moines-based carrier that insures churches, private schools and colleges as well as senior living communities, has announced three executive changes.

The Captive Insurance Companies Association announced that the International Center for Captive Insurance Education has been named the recipient of the Distinguished Service Award.

Ship owners faced a more benign protection and indemnity (P&I) insurance renewal season as of last week, according to the marine division of Aon Risk Services, subsidiary of Chicago-based insurance broker Aon Corp.

Toyota's recalls will have little impact on the ratings of auto and commercial lines insurers, according to Moody's, but a law firm said directors and officers carriers could face major exposure.

The insurance market for social service facilities on both ends of the age spectrum is experiencing the same soft market conditions already dominating most lines of commercial coverage.

The year got off to another slow start for property and casualty carriers, as MarketScout's monthly "Barometer" survey found U.S. commercial insurance pricing still soft, with premiums down an average of 4 percent in January.