September 21, 2009
Insurance Journal West Magazine

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In this Issue

• Features
  Hawaii Workers’ Compensation Coststo Drop Again for Fifth Year in a Row
  Workers' compensation insurers in Hawaii have filed to reduce by 4.1...
• Business Moves
  Business Moves
  Fairfax/Odyssey Re Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. will sell $1...
• Declarations
  Declarations
  Proud, Not Embarrassed "We are absolutely not embarrassed. In fact,...
• Features
  California Insurance Agents Cater to Medical Marijuana Clinics
  Ever since the Obama Administration said it would not pursue medical...
• Features
  States Give a ‘Thumbs Up’ to Fingerprinting Insurance Producers
  Regulators Say Fingerprinting Keeps Criminals Out of the Business...
• Features
  Calif. Ballot Measure Would Make Driver ‘Persistency’ Discount Portable
  But Consumer Group Says Insurer's Measure Would Harm More Than Help...
• Features
  How to Create a Client Retention Culture
  Insurance agency owners are always looking for ways to generate more...
• Features
  Environmentalists Say Flood Insurance Program Threatens Desert Riverbeds, Endangered Species
  An environmental group is trying to slow development near...
• Features
  Wyoming Workplace Deaths Tied to ‘Ornery’ Culture
  A federal official who's been studying Wyoming's high rate of...
• It Figures
  It Figures
  80 The injury rate per 100-million miles traveled in the U.S. That's...
• Features
  Mexican Passenger Buses Avoid Safety Checks When Entering U.S., Says Audit
  Some Mexican passenger buses are not being inspected when they enter...
• Features
  Timely Claims Reporting: A Serious Obligation for Agencies
  In many insurance agencies, customer service representatives (CSRs)...
• Features
  California Lawmaker Wants More Green Insurance Products
  Bill Would Require Green Products, Offer Tax Credits Even As Industry...
• People & Places
  People
  Zurich in North America named Marcus Cooper as senior vice president...
• Features
  How to Hire the Next Generation of Leaders
  the Best Talent to Your Agency The insurance industry is...
• Features
  California Workers’ Compensation Drug Costs Up, Despite Reforms
  Despite the adoption of California workers' compensation medical...
• Editor's Note
  Healthy Feedback
  An Iowa professor thinks using the term "health insurance" to...
• Features
  Colorado’s Pinnacol Defends Actions
  Executives from Colorado's state-chartered workers' compensation...
• Features
  Las Vegas Malpractice Fraud Case Reinstated by Federal Court
  A federal appeals court has reinstated a criminal case against a Las...
• Features
  California Regulators Nix San Diego Utility’s Wildfire Plan
  California regulators soundly rejected a utility company's plan to...
• Features
  California Sets Rules for Pay-As-You-Drive Insurance
  California has issued final pay-as-you-drive regulations, which will...
• Features
  Tell Parents to ‘Mind The Gaps’ When Kids Head to College
  Students attending college away from the residence premises (home)...

National Coverage

• Features
  Feds, Regulators, Congress Eye the Future of Credit Rating Agencies
  The nation's insurance regulators, Congress and the SEC have eyes on...
• Workers Comp
  Workers’ Compensation System Failing Lower Wage Workers
  Study Finds Few Workers File for Benefits Even When Seriously Injured...
• Features
  Reinsurers’ Rendezvous Reveals Reflection; Sea Level Rise Imperil Coasts; Pirates Ahoy!
  The world's reinsurers gathered in Monte Carlo over the first weekend...
• Features
  Web 2.0 for the Insurance Industry
  How to Use Social Web Tools to Expand Contacts and Increase...
• Features
  House Passes Surplus Lines Reform Legislation
  The House of Representatives passed HR 2571, the Non-Admitted and...
• Closing Quote
  Electronic Placing
  Small Step or Giant Leap? For this market to completely open up...
• New Markets
  New Markets
  The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of...
• Features
  10 Tips for Contemporary Insurance Business Cards
  Nostalgia flash: Remember fax machines? Scanners, PDFs and e-mails...
• Features
  A.M. Best: New Regulations, Market Conditions and Financial Crisis Wreak Havoc on Workers’ Comp Line
  Challenging market conditions, the financial crisis and the recession...
• Features
  Employers Must Keep Company Picnics and Team-Building Activities Voluntary
  When Fun 'n Games at Work Take a Bad Turn Phyllis Young and her...

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