January 22, 2018
Insurance Journal West Magazine
Insurance Journal West Magazine
Outlook for 2018; Directory: Excess, Surplus & Specialty Markets Volume I
In this Issue
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FeaturesCalifornia Wholesaler Conference Questions: Rising Premiums, Disruption, Disasters?
Surplus lines in California had a great year with more premium and... -
FeaturesCal/OSHA Issues Citations Following Fatal Bee Attack on Tree Worker
Cal/OSHA has issued citations to Hadley Date Gardens Inc. of Thermal,... -
FeaturesXL Group: Loss Estimates of $45M Related to Southern California Wildfires
XL Group Ltd. in mid-January announced preliminary estimates of... -
FeaturesCalifornia Commissioner Issues Report on Fire Insurance Availability Issues
California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones in mid-January released... -
FeaturesGEO in Arizona to Pay $550K to Settle Sex Harassment and Retaliation Suit
The GEO Group Inc., operator of the Central Arizona Correctional... -
FeaturesAssociation of California Insurance Companies Now PCI Western Region Office
The Association of California Insurance Companies will officially be... -
People & PlacesPeople
Salt Lake City, Utah-based Leavitt Group Insurance Advisors has named...
National Coverage
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Editor's Note2017 Disasters
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was busy in 2017 as it... -
FeaturesConsolidation Continues: The Squeezing of Wholesale Brokers
Wholesale insurance brokers have been selling off their businesses... -
FeaturesRates for Commercial Lines Up Slightly in Q4: IVANS
The IVANS Index of premium rate renewals for the fourth quarter... -
FeaturesFor First Time in 7 Years, Outlook Improves for Commercial Lines: A.M. Best
Analysts at A.M. Best have been sufficiently impressed by commercial... -
FeaturesU.S. Reinsurance Outlook Remains Negative for 2018, Says A.M. Best
Ratings firm A.M. Best said it is maintaining its 2018 outlook for... -
Features‘Super Underwriter’ Hoopingarner Wins Insurance Journal’s ‘Coolest Part of Your Job’ Contest
Insurance underwriter Aubrie Hoopingarner said she wound up working... -
FeaturesThe Road to Automated Vehicles Could Be Bumpy, Slow
Driving automation promises to greatly improve the safety of human... -
Idea ExchangeTech Talk: The Real Threat to Agents from Amazon
Amazon may be close to jumping back into insurance, at least in... -
Idea ExchangeThe Wedge: Two Pains in Life
Have you ever laid in bed with the alarm going off and pushed the... -
Idea ExchangeMinding Your Business: Making the Competition Irrelevant by Differentiation
As competition intensifies, agency owners have found it increasingly... -
Idea Exchange5 Ways to Make 2018 the Best Year Yet
Since New Year's resolutions have a 48-hour shelf life, many people... -
DeclarationsDeclarations
Campus Guns "College campuses as gun-free zones present an... -
Business MovesBusiness Moves
Ryan Specialty Group LLC, Kerwick & Curran Inc. Ryan Specialty... -
New MarketsNew Markets
Crane & Riggers - All-Lines Market Detail: As underwriting...
