January 28, 2008
Insurance Journal West Magazine

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2008 Excess, Surplus and Specialty Markets Directory, Vol. I

In this Issue

• Features
  California AG Approves Uninsured Motorist Ballot Initiative
  Commissioner Poizner says measure needed to protect public safety,...
• It Figures
  It Figures
  $62,000 Los Angeles-based Farmers Group Inc. announced it gave...
• Features
  AIG to Pay $42.5 Million to Cleanup After Failed Company
  The American International Specialty Lines Insurance Co. Inc....
• Features
  An Insurer’s Success Relies on the Expertise of Its Underwriters
  An insurer's success rests largely in the expertise of its...
• New Markets
  New Markets
  The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of...
• Features
  Industry Executives Predict Tort Trends Likely to Remain Stable in 2008
  Tort trends will likely remain stable in the year ahead, according to...
• Closing Quote
  Crisis Plan Must Work at Moment’s Notice
  The best crisis plan in the world is useless if it sits on a shelf. A...
• Features
  Calif. Agents Brace for Rising Workers’ Comp Rates
  In the largest survey of its kind, fewer than half of California's...
• Features
  Oregon Requires CGL to Include Completed Operations Coverage
  The Oregon Department of Insurance is reminding producers who write...
• People & Places
  People
  Zurich named Kevin Dunham senior vice president and global...
• Features
  Southern California Wildfire Losses Could Top $2 Billion
  The California Department of Insurance announced that 37,117 claims...
• Features
  Agents Have Options to Profit as Cycles Turn
  Trust, efficiency, quality, knowledge are among the values...
• Features
  Ariz. Court Goes Against State Farm in Uninsured Motorist Case
  A recent Arizona Supreme Court ruling blocks insurance companies from...
• Features
  Engineers Warn Flooding is ‘Next Big Disaster’ for California
  While flooding in California's Central Valley is "the next big...
• Business Moves
  Business Moves
  Beecher Carlson, Alliance Insurance Atlanta-based Beecher Carlson...
• Declarations
  Declarations
  Startling Results "We wanted to know what these insurance agents see...
• Features
  State Officials Not Sold on New License Rules Under Real ID Act of 2005
  States have five more years to verify identity, reissue licenses;...
• Features
  The Subprime Mess Spills Into ERISA Lawsuits
  Lawsuits against 401(k) plan fiduciaries and fund managers on the...
• Features
  The Pressure’s On
  Washington State's Kreidler believes now's the time for the industry...
• Editor's Note
  ABCs
  The insurance industry is a "C" student industry; the "A" and "B"...
• Features
  Survey: Men Believe They’re Better Prepared for Disaster Than Women
  Men and women are on different pages when it comes to disaster...
• Features
  Utah WC Fund Laptop Stolen; Personal Data at Risk
  The Workers' Compensation Fund, one of Utah's largest insurers, is...
• Features
  Physicians Insurance to Reduce Rates for Medical Malpractice in Washington
  Washington's largest writer of medical malpractice coverage for...

National Coverage

• Features
  Executives See Only Moderate Growth for P/C Industry in 2008
  Property casualty insurance insiders predicted 2008 will be a year of...
• Features
  Supreme Court Limits Investors’ Securities Lawsuits in Stoneridge Ruling
  In a decision sought by corporate America to stem the tide of...
• Features
  To Thrive and Survive
  E&S brokers seek new ways to grow, prosper in today's changing market...
• Features
  Regulators Address the Politics of Underwriting
  There is an X-factor in setting insurance rates that even actuaries...
• Features
  European Risk Managers, Industry Face New and Not so New Challenges
  FERMA conference highlights growing importance of risk management in...
• Carrier Watch
  Commercial Insurers’ Stocks Flat in 2007; M&As Heat Up
  Stock Prices: Commercial lines insurers' stocks have been relatively...
• Features
  ISO: Insurers to Pay $6.5 Billion in 2007 Catastrophe Claims
  U.S. property/casualty insurers are expected to pay homeowners and...
• Features
  Agents Mind Your Es & Os
  As insurance companies face larger, more frequent catastrophe losses,...
• Features
  Setting and Tracking Goals for Agency Producers
  Every inexperienced agent and seasoned producer is hired with some...
• Features
  Despite Woes, Biggest Insurance Brokers Still Make the Grade
  Fitch reports leaner and more transparent brokers are better equipped...
• Features
  Consumer Group Claims Insurers Overcharge, Underpay Policyholders
  Insurers defend recent years' profits, deny allegations and call...
• Features
  Lloyd’s Defends Insurers Against ‘Spoilsport’ Image
  An increasingly common complaint against the insurance industry...

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