September 1, 2008
Insurance Journal West Magazine

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Salute to Surplus Lines Brokers/NAPSLO; London Report; Top Workers' Comp Writers

In this Issue

• It Figures
  It Figures
  $125,000 Amount in local community charitable grants the Insurance...
• Features
  Montana Fire Suppression Efforts Expected to Grow
  Residential development is adding to the costs of fighting wildfires...
• Features
  Jungle Love
  Risk Management Strategies Based on Emulating Animals in the Jungle...
• Features
  California Senate Committee Passes Pay-As-You-Drive Legislation
  Legislation that would allow insurers to more accurately base auto...
• Declarations
  Declarations
  Agent-Broker Duties "It's important to understand this bill doesn't...
• Business Moves
  Business Moves
  EPIC Expanding its Southern California operations, Edgewood Partners...
• Features
  California Proposes 16% Workers’ Comp Rate Increase
  The Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California...
• Features
  New Mexico Court: Class Actions Can’t Be Barred in Small Claims
  The New Mexico Supreme Court has ruled that contractual prohibitions...
• Features
  Managing and Using Information to Grow an Agency
  Eight Good Reasons to Get Your Database Efforts Underway The word...
• People & Places
  People
  General Star Management Co. appointed Gregory J. Diorio chief...
• Closing Quote
  Innovating Insurance
  Women Play Important Role as Insurance Industry Change Agents The...
• Features
  Hawaii Orders Liquidation of AG Airgroup Insurance
  Hawaii Insurance Commissioner J.P. Schmidt has been authorized by the...
• Editor's Note
  Little Big Stuff
  In a disaster, people often lose access to things they weren't...
• Legal Beat
  Broker Liability
  Liability for Failing to Obtain Promised or Reasonably Anticipated...
• Features
  Speak Up if You Care …
  The Case for Risk Management and Insurance Education If you're like...
• Features
  Montana Launches Driver’s Ed/Insurance Classroom Training
  Montana State Auditor John Morrison's office has launched a new auto...
• Features
  Idaho Seatbelt Use Declines More Than 3%
  Idaho's seat belt use fell more than 3 percent during the past three...
• Features
  California Legislature Passes Agent-Broker Bill
  California Assembly Bill 2956, which will clarify the duties of an...
• Features
  Fires Bring Calif. to the Brink; Schwarzenegger Proposes Insurance Surcharge
  Faced with hundreds of big, hard-to-control blazes, California is...
• Features
  First Insurance Co. of Hawaii Lowers First Select Homeowners Rates 8.5%
  First Insurance Company of Hawaii has lowered the homeowners...
• Features
  U.S.-Mexico Cross Border Trucking Project Extended for Two More Years
  In early August 2008, the U.S. Department of Transportation extended...

National Coverage

• Features
  U.S. Commercial Lines Outlook Revised To Negative From Stable
  Standard & Poor's Ratings Services revised its outlook on the U.S....
• Features
  U.S. Doctors Say Lawsuits Help Guarantee Drug Safety
  Doctors who run one of the most influential U.S. medical journals are...
• New Markets
  New Markets
  The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of...
• Features
  Lloyd’s in the 21st Century
  The Modernization of Lloyd's and the London Market Any institution...
• Features
  Lessons in Globalizing an Insurance Brand
  Chubb: Understand Local Culture and Rely on Local Staff When Abroad...
• Features
  Premium Growth: Top 25 Workers’ Compensation Companies
  Workers' compensation direct premiums written (DPW) for calendar year...
• Features
  U.S. Insurers’ Exposure to Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac Deemed Manageable
  The U.S. insurance industry's exposure to securities issued by Fannie...
• Features
  Labor Department Reports Fewer Workers Killed on Job in 2007
  The number of workers killed on the job annually dropped to an...
• Features
  What’s All the Fuss About?
  With the Soft Market Here Again, the E&S Market Must Get Back to Its...
• Features
  Brokers’ Stocks Up Slightly for the Year; Banks Active in Brokerage M&As
  Stock Prices: The brokerage sector as a whole is up 2 percent for the...
• Features
  A Winning Culture
  Lots of companies claim to have a great working environment, but when...
• Features
  Surplus Lines Results Remain Strong, Despite Heightened Competition
  Brokerage M&As Expected to Continue for the Near Term; Time's Almost...
• Features
  The Complete Condo Package, Part 2
  How to Fit the Right Pieces Together for an Association or Unit...
• Minding Your Business
  Business Planning in a Snap!
  How to Create a Fast, Effective One-Page Agency Plan The fall is a...
• Features
  Feds Charge 11 in Biggest-Ever Identity Theft Case
  Authorities in Boston have cracked what is believed to be the largest...
• Features
  Wholesaler Value is a Story That Needs to Be Told
  Soft Market or Not, Stay Focused on Providing Superior Service, Value...

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