August 4, 2008
Insurance Journal West Magazine

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In this Issue

• Features
  Predicting Ground Motion: The Next Generation
  New Seismic Models Make Ground Motion Predictions More Accurate The...
• Closing Quote
  Challenges and Strategies for the 21st Century Independent Agency
  The letter from the Palatine Insurance Co. to the independent...
• Declarations
  Declarations
  Fuel Economy or Safety? "More people may be looking at small pickups...
• Features
  Keep Your Customers With E-Mail Marketing
  Why E-Mail Marketing Should Be a Big Part of Customer Retention...
• Business Moves
  Business Moves
  C.M. Meiers, Fireman's Fund The C.M. Meiers Co. of Woodland Hills,...
• Features
  Insurance Agents, Travelers, Nationwide Urge Coastal Wind Policy
  Travelers, Nationwide Mutual and two leading national insurance...
• People & Places
  People
  Aon Re Global named Jan-Oliver Thofern CEO and chairman of its German...
• Editor's Note
  Survival Skills
  During a soft market, when businesses often are struggling to...
• It Figures
  It Figures
  75% The percentage of bank Web sites surveyed in a University of...
• Features
  Will Baby Boomers Lead to Boost in Worker Woes?
  Managing Risks With an Aging Workforce The aging and retirement of...
• Features
  Wildfires Rekindle Need for Private Fire Protection Efforts
  As wildfires seemingly increase in frequency and severity of insured...
• Features
  Montana Supreme Court: Claims for Bodily Injury Can Cover Injured Plus Observer
  The Supreme Court of Montana ruled that even a bystander's claim for...
• Legal Beat
  Broker Liability
  Is There a Duty to Advise About Adequacy of Coverage? Author's note:...
• Features
  Washington Residents Savvy About Identity Theft, Survey Says
  While Washington state has one of the highest per-capita rates of...
• Features
  How to Become the Local Employer of Choice
  Workers' Comp Expert Advises Employers on Surviving Today's...

National Coverage

• Features
  Employee Retention: It’s Not Always About Money
  Paid Time Off, Office Space Equality, Free Fridays and Wellness...
• Features
  What Agencies Can Expect Accessing Bank Capital in the Current Credit Crunch
  How to Properly Position an Agency When Planning to Borrow From a...
• Features
  Agents Weigh Independence, Commissions, Markets When Choosing Agency Networks
  Rising Costs, Soft Market Cause Agents to Consider Network Options...
• Features
  Study: U.S. Entrepreneurs More Optimistic on Taking Risks
  Despite a weakened economic market, a new study from Hiscox shows...
• Features
  The Complete Condo Package, Part 1
  Fitting the Pieces Together for a Comprehensive Association or Unit...
• Features
  A Philosophy – and Practice – of Sharing
  Shows How Sharing Success With Producers Keeps the Agency and Its...
• Features
  U.S. P/C Insurers’ Catastrophe Losses for Q2 Double to $6 Billion
  Total of 16 Cats Generate More Than 1.2 Million Claims; Average Claim...
• New Markets
  New Markets
  The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of...
• Features
  GAO: Flood Program Lacks Funds to Face Future
  The National Flood Insurance Program owes the federal Treasury more...

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