October 6, 2008
Insurance Journal West Magazine

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Salute to Program Managers; Cyberisk/Identity Theft; Risk Retention Group Directory

In this Issue

• Features
  Soft Market Challenges
  Relationships, Recruiting, Training Key to Survival Soft market...
• Features
  Carvill Offers Options on Individual Named Storms
  Carvill Capital Markets recently listed named storm contracts on the...
• Features
  California Governor Signs Agent-Broker Bill
  California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed Assembly Bill 2956,...
• Features
  Non-Compete Agreements: Are They Enforceable?
  Non-Competition Agreements in the Wake of Edwards v. Arthur Anderson...
• Features
  Universal North America Offers Auto Coverage in Arizona, Nevada
  Universal North America Insurance Co. will begin providing automobile...
• Business Moves
  Business Moves
  Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., California Insurance Center Arthur J....
• Closing Quote
  Crane Safety Guidelines Needed
  In March 2008 a construction crane collapsed into a neighborhood bar...
• Features
  Washington Commissioner Approves Safeco Sale
  The Washington Office of the Insurance Commissioner approved the...
• Features
  Hawaii Files for 11.6 Percent Workers’ Comp Decrease
  Hawaii's Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs' (DCCA)...
• Features
  Correction
  In the Aug. 4, 2008 issue of Insurance Journal, the article "Agents...
• People & Places
  People
  Erie Insurance Group named Terrence W. Cavanaugh president and CEO,...
• Features
  Insurers Need to Beware of Business ‘Red Flags’
  Identity Theft Rules to Take Effect on November 1 New federal "Red...
• Editor's Note
  Hank You Very Much
  These are historic times. The country and the world are learning the...
• Features
  Hawaii Pacific University Launches Insurance and Risk Management Program
  Hawaii Pacific University has instituted a graduate program in...
• Features
  Court: Insurer Can’t Bring Subrogation Claim Against Attorney
  Insurers are not allowed to bring equitable subrogation actions...
• Features
  Calif. Insurance Commissioner Considers 2010 Bid
  California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner took an initial step...
• Features
  Washington Proposes 3% Increase in Workers’ Comp Rates
  Washington's Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) has proposed a 3...

National Coverage

• Features
  U.S. P/C Insurers’ Net Income Falls More Than 50% in First Half 2008
  The U.S. property/casualty industry's net income after taxes fell...
• Features
  Cracking Under Pressure
  The Chips Fall: Agents, Customers, Competitors Pick Up the Pieces...
• Features
  Lessons Learned from the AIG Crisis
  Insurance Journal's exclusive "AIG in Crisis Survey" asked...
• Features
  State Regulators Blast Federal Regulation Advocates Over AIG
  State insurance commissioners have lashed out at members of Congress...
• New Markets
  New Markets
  The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of...
• Features
  Congress Extends National Flood Insurance Plan Until Next March
  The U.S. Senate approved legislation to extend the National Flood...
• Features
  It Pays To Specialize
  How Program Managers Beat the Commodity Trend and Soft Market Despite...
• Features
  Competitors Offer to Fill the Gaps
  There have been some subtle and not-so-subtle moves by competitors in...
• Features
  ID Theft Insurance: Oasis or Mirage?
  Is It Worth Recommending to Valued Agency Clients? A client concerned...
• Minding Your Business
  Technology: A Brave New World
  Agents Must Expand Their Technology Horizon to Exploit the 'Value...
• Features
  Teamwork in Your Agency: Lip Service or Reality?
  Now's the Time to Gauge the Health and Effectiveness of Your Agency...
• Features
  Lurking Cyber Risks
  Agents Can Become a Trusted Expert for Unaware Businesses A...
• Features
  For Agents, Their Carriers’ Claims Service is Top Performance Measure
  Independent insurance agents want their property/casualty insurance...
• Features
  To Tax or Not to Tax – Battling Coalitions Dispute Bermuda ‘Loophole’
  Claims Managers 'Don't Like Ike' as Losses from the Hurricane Pile Up...
• Features
  AIG: Picking at the Pieces
  Speculation Abounds as AIG Readies to Sell Off Assets For the moment,...
• Features
  Fractured Loyalty: Customer Versus Company
  A producer's response to request to move AIG business could depend on...

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