May 8, 2006
Insurance Journal West Magazine
Insurance Journal West Magazine
Product Liability Stretches Across the World
In this Issue
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Fraud RoundupFraud Roundup
Four Riverside, Calif., residents arrested for alleged fradulent auto... -
FeaturesHurricane winds could be felt in professional liability markets
The professional liability market may be significantly affected by... -
Closing QuoteDanger: Paper can cause skin lacerations
We have all seen them, those annoying stickers on everything we buy... -
News BriefsNews Briefs
Study questions value of liquor-server training Programs for... -
FeaturesInternational poll finds rising concern among 30 countries over global warming
A 30-country poll finds large majorities in all countries believe... -
People & PlacesPeople
Andrew J. Valdivia has been elected president of White & Co.... -
FeaturesProposed Calif. regulations would stress driving record over zip code in pricing auto insurance
California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi has unveiled... -
Business MovesBusiness Moves
Barlocker Insurance Services, The Leavitt Group Barlocker Insurance... -
FeaturesReady, set … recall
Part 1 of a two-part series on Product Recall. Protecting consumers... -
FeaturesConsumers, many departments required to fight identity theft
Editor's Note: This is the second installment of a two-part... -
FeaturesU.S. Senate panel advises scrapping, then rebuilding, FEMA
News Currents The United States' disaster response agency should be... -
News CurrentsNews Currents
ACE settles bid-rigging case for $80 million Attorney General Lisa... -
Editor's NoteEditor’s Note: To bee or not to bee
Scientists at Cornell University in New York have come across a... -
FeaturesGovernor claims Calif. workers’ comp changes ‘huge success’
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared the sweeping workers'... -
FeaturesWhy agents oppose Sen. Sununu’s optional federal charter
The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, and New... -
FeaturesSpokane Roman Catholic Diocese settles claims with more insurers
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Spokane recently reached settlements... -
FeaturesLloyd’s sees 1906 San Francisco earthquake as a turning point
One of the most significant natural disasters in U.S. history, the... -
FeaturesFounder of Calif.-based Bolton & Co. Passes Away
Dorance Dean Bolton, founder of Pasadena, Calif.-based Bolton &... -
New MarketsNew Markets
Architects & Engineers Nuts & Bolts: NAS Insurance Services Inc.... -
FeaturesWhy is insurance like selling the ‘invisible?’
Have you ever wondered why it seems a little — or even a lot... -
FeaturesA young agent’s tricks and treats
Like many of you, I started my insurance career with an empty desk... -
News CurrentsNews Currents
Engineers working toward earthquake-proof structures Sometime in the... -
FeaturesOSHA cites 14,000 employers for high worker injury rates
Approximately 14,000 employers have been notified that injury and... -
New MarketsNew Markets
Architects & Engineers Nuts & Bolts: NAS Insurance Services Inc.... -
FeaturesLloyd’s sees 1906 San Francisco earthquake as a turning point
One of the most significant natural disasters in U.S. history, the... -
CurrentsInternational poll finds rising concern among 30 countries over global warming
A 30-country poll finds large majorities in all countries believe... -
FeaturesStudy calculates impact of 1906 Bay Area earthquake today, preparedness for another
If an earthquake like the one that devastated San Francisco, Calif.,... -
Fraud RoundupFraud Roundup
Four Riverside, Calif., residents arrested for alleged fradulent auto... -
FeaturesConsumers, many departments required to fight identity theft
Editor's Note: This is the second installment of a two-part... -
CurrentsACE settles bid-rigging case for $80 million
Attorney General Lisa Madigan, New York Attorney General Eliot... -
CurrentsProposed Calif. regulations would stress driving record over zip code in pricing auto insurance
California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi has unveiled... -
NewsbriefsSTUDY QUESTIONS VALUE OF LIQUOR-SERVER TRAINING
Programs for modifying environments where alcohol is served,... -
NewsbriefsFOUNDER OF CALIF.-BASED BOLTON & CO. PASSES AWAY
Dorance Dean Bolton, founder of Pasadena, Calif.-based Bolton &... -
FeaturesWhy is insurance like selling the ‘invisible?’
Have you ever wondered why it seems a little -- or even a lot more --... -
CurrentsEngineers working toward earthquake-proof structures
Sometime in the not-so-distant future, newly constructed buildings... -
FeaturesHurricane winds could be felt in professional liability markets
The professional liability market may be significantly affected by... -
People & PlacesPeople and Places
Andrew J. Valdivia has been elected president of White & Co.... -
CurrentsOSHA cites 14,000 employers for high worker injury rates
Approximately 14,000 employers have been notified that injury and... -
CurrentsGovernor claims Calif. workers’ comp changes ‘huge success’
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared the sweeping workers'... -
CurrentsU.S. Senate panel advises scrapping, then rebuilding, FEMA
The United States' disaster response agency should be abolished and... -
FeaturesDanger: Paper can cause skin lacerations
We have all seen them, those annoying stickers on everything we buy... -
FeaturesA young agent’s tricks and treats
Like many of you, I started my insurance career with an empty desk... -
Minding Your BusinessAccounts ‘not’ for sale: Defining account ownership
The value of most businesses is predicated upon that business'... -
CurrentsSurvey: Risk managers spent more on disaster preparedness, catastrophe management
Spending for loss control services increased or remained flat for a... -
NewsbriefsINSURERS TO PAY $1.38 BILLION FOR Q1 LOSSES
U.S. property/casualty insurers are expected to pay an estimated... -
CurrentsActuaries to White House: Federal insurance backstop needed
The American Academy of Actuaries, in response to questions posed by... -
FeaturesChecking-in on hospitality coverage
As an agent or broker serving the hospitality market, you've enjoyed... -
FeaturesTaxi and limousine market catches a good fare with sound underwriting
Anyone who has been in a large city knows the importance of taxi and... -
FeaturesInternational product exposures can hit business here, there and everywhere
It takes only a brief glance through a newspaper in the United States... -
CurrentsSound risk management, investment plus for insurers
U.S. property/casualty insurers managed to increase earnings and add... -
FeaturesUnderwriting requirements
In order to provide an insuring company with an underwriting profit,... -
FeaturesHotel housekeeper work getting more dangerous with more injuries, pain reported by workers
A new study, "Creating Luxury, Enduring Pain," couples new research... -
FeaturesCommercial lines insurers’ capital, M&A activity silent in first quarter
Stock Prices: Shares of commercial lines insurers were down 2 percent... -
CurrentsFormer Enron executive admits guilt, says complacency equally bad as committing fraud
The same week Enron Corp. founder Kenneth Lay told jurors that he did... -
Editor's NoteTo bee or not to bee
Scientists at Cornell University in New York have come across a... -
CurrentsSpokane Roman Catholic Diocese settles claims with more insurers
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Spokane recently reached settlements... -
FeaturesWhy agents oppose Sen. Sununu’s optional federal charter
The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, and New... -
FeaturesReady, set … recall
Product recalls pose financial, logistical and communication...
