Contractors / Subcontractors; Employment Practices Liability Insurance; 2013 Insurance Agents & Brokers Meetings / Conventions Directory

In this Issue

Editor's Note
4,500,000,000 AD – The World Ends
Mark my words, you haven't heard the last of the apocalyptic...
Features
Montana Court: Hutterites Must Pay Workers’ Compensation
A divided Montana Supreme Court says forcing a Hutterite religious...
Features
5 Idaho Inmates Sue Beer Companies Seeking $1 Billion in Damages
Five inmates at the Idaho State Correctional Institution south of...
Features
Worker’s Comp Reforms, Portable Persistency Top West’s 2012 Headlines
Dec. 21, 2012 came and went and the apocalypse was so lackluster as...
Features
California Court: Parks Not Liable for Bumper Car Injuries
Amusement parks are not financially responsible for injuries suffered...
Business Moves
Business Moves – West
EPIC, Homeplace Edgewood Partners Insurance Center entered into an...
Declarations
Declarations – West
Cautiously Optimistic "I am cautiously optimistic that it's a step in...
People & Places
People – West
Edgewood Partners Insurance Center named Hali Nielson senior vice...

National Coverage

Features
How Agents Survived a Falling Housing Market
It has not been easy being an insurance agent specializing in the...
Minding Your Business
How to Exploit Current Trends for 2013
One needs to understand and exploit current and future trends in...
Features
10 Things You (Probably) Didn’t Know About the Academy!
Once you purchase a webinar, it's yours FOREVER! There's no...
Features
Selling EPLI Coverage to the Small Business a Challenge, but Necessary
After almost five years of continuous claims in the employment...
Features
Most Commercial Insurance Buyers Accept Coverage Changes, Price Hikes: Survey
The vast majority of commercial insurance buyers renewing their...
Features
2013 Insurance Industry Meetings & Conventions Directory
JANUARY P/C Insurance Joint Industry Forum Jan 15 Waldorf Astoria...
Features
What Happens if TRIPRA Isn’t Reauthorized?
With Just 24 Months to Go, Now is the Time to Prepare The federal...
Features
The Dilemma of Tiny Commercial Accounts
Many advisors suggest agents simply jettison small commercial...
Features
Do You Believe in Evolution?
Do you believe in evolution? No, I don't mean the theory espoused by...
Features
P/C Direct Premium Written Up 4% Through Third Quarter 2012
The direct premium growth for property/casualty insurance companies...
Features
Obesity and Workers’ Comp Costs
Health care reform has been at the top of the political agenda...
Features
Top 10 Insurance TV Brands, Ads
Ace Metrix, a California company that provides television and video...
New Markets
My New Markets
Bringing Market Seekers and Market Providers Together Find markets in...