July 4, 2011
Insurance Journal West Magazine
Insurance Journal West Magazine
Agency Management Systems, Commercial Auto, Digital Product Guide
In this Issue
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Business MovesBusiness Moves
San Diego Insurance Women, CMR Risk & Insurance Services San Diego... -
FeaturesCalif. Homeowners Underinsurance Face Challenges
A series of new California homeowners regulations aimed at enhancing... -
FeaturesCalifornians’ Biggest Disaster Fear: Earthquakes
Of the many possible natural disasters that could befall... -
FeaturesDubious Claims
California, Florida, Texas, New York and Michigan generate almost... -
FeaturesSupply Chains
Because Japan is a major manufacturer of sophisticated electrical... -
DeclarationsDeclarations
Forests and Fires "Our forest health policies need an overhaul. ...... -
FeaturesInsurance Educators Take Advantage of New Media
As Web sites and social media companies like Facebook and LinkedIn... -
Editor's NoteCyber World
Barely a day goes by without news of another data breach at a major... -
People & PlacesPeople
Liberty Mutual Group's Edmund F. Kelly retired from active management... -
FeaturesRiesberg Named Colo. Insurance Commissioner
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper announced that Rep. Jim Riesberg will... -
FeaturesSeeds of Change
How One Woman Is Growing Opportunities for Women in Insurance To a... -
FeaturesReport: SoCal Quake Would Rattle Economy
A new study says a big Southern California earthquake would rattle... -
FeaturesSurplus Lines Sea Change: Calif.’s AB 315
California is expected to pass surplus lines regulations before July...
National Coverage
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Minding Your BusinessTraining Your Sales Dogs
Catherine just got a brand-new puppy for the family. In the course of... -
FeaturesWhy Agencies Should Use Management Systems to Drive Value, Increase Profits
More than 25 years ago, not long after I started out in my dad's... -
FeaturesWeb Exchange
IJ Video Highlights Consolidation Nation Later this year the New York... -
FeaturesDriven to Teach and Armed with Knowledge
Chris Christian, CIC, RPLU, has, in her own words, "a compulsion to... -
FeaturesInsurance Peddler Versus Valued Partner
"The only thing my clients and prospects are interested in is the... -
FeaturesProducers Improve Results with Online Training
Almost everyone in the insurance industry I talk with complains that... -
FeaturesInsurance Journal Academy of Insurance 2011 Third Quarter Schedule
July 7 Identifying Professional Liability Exposures July 13 Five... -
FeaturesAre You a Sales Builder or a Business Builder?
Are you a great producer running an agency on the side or are you an... -
Closing QuoteMake Employers’ Provision of Group Health Insurance Easier, Less Costly
More than half of all Americans receive health insurance through an... -
FeaturesCommercial Auto Claims on the Rise – Will Rates Come Next?
An increase in claims from cargo theft and freight physical damage is... -
FeaturesDemotech Inc. Identifies 2011 Near National Property/Casualty Insurers
The original criteria and objective definition for Near National... -
FeaturesThe Game Changer: What the LexisNexis Insurance Exchange Means for the Industry, Technology Partners
Technology providers to the insurance industry have good things to... -
New MarketsMy New Markets
Businessowners Program Market Detail: Austin Mutual Insurance Co. has... -
FeaturesP/C Insurers’ Profits Fell in Q1 as Underwriting Losses Grew
Private U.S. property/casualty insurers' net income after taxes... -
FeaturesTechnology Rewrites Rules of the Road for Commercial Fleets
Drivers may see it as "Big Brother", but insurers and program...