Contractors/Sub Contractors; Employment Practices Liability; 2009 Insurance Events Calendar

In this Issue

Features
Summary of New State Laws
Alaska — Ignition Interlock Devices - HB 19, which took effect Jan....
Features
Valuing Diversity Can Boost Sales
Federal and state laws make discrimination in the workplace illegal...
Features
New California Licensing Laws Take Effect
The California Department of Insurance is reminding producers of new...
Features
Oregon Producers Face Fingerprint Rules
The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services Insurance...
Legal Beat
Actual Cash Value Versus Replacement Cost Value
Navigating the Valuation Quagmire As the saying goes, the devil is in...
Closing Quote
Eye on Insurance Industry Regulation
In Financial Turmoil, Agents and the Industry Must Work Together It...
Features
Lifelines in the Storm: Pro-Policyholder Developments in 2008
In light of the enormous losses and failures triggered by the...
People & Places
People
Alice A. Molasky Arman joined Western Insurance Co. as senior vice...
Business Moves
Business Moves
OnPoint Underwriting, Commercial Insurance Services Atlanta-based...
Editor's Note
Reading Between the Whines
There are several near-constants in an insurance editor's life when a...
Features
Surplus Line Association of California Stamping Office Celebrates 70 Years
The Surplus Line Association of California's Stamping Office is...
Features
States Rate Poorly on Consumer Insurance Information on Web
A national consumer group says state insurance departments vary in...
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California Workers’ Compensation Premiums Down in 2008
The Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California has...
Features
Washington Workers’ Comp Insurance Premiums Increasing 3%
Washington's Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) said premiums...
Features
Take Control of Your Workers’ Comp Costs
What's happened to workers' compensation reform in California? The...
Features
California Workers’ Compensation Insurers File for Rate Increases
The California Department of Insurance has approved rate increases...