September 5, 2005
Insurance Journal West Magazine

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Surplus Odyssey

In this Issue

• Features
  
  Linda Slaughter has been promoted from senior vice president of...
• Editor's Note
  Editor’s Note: Open Minds, Better Business
  I recently had the pleasure of attending a day-long conference...
• Features
  Arbitration
  Boghos v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's of London (California, July...
• New Markets
  New Markets
  Hospitality Program Nuts & Bolts: Venture Insurance Programs added...
• Features
  Missouri Jury Tells State Farm to Pay Up
  A Kansas City jury recently had some bad news for one of the nation's...
• Features
  IIHS Study Says Low-Cost Road Alterations Can Reduce Urban Road Crashes
  Spending a small amount of money on busy roadways in cities can lead...
• Features
  Pass it On: Planning Agency Perpetuation
  Selling a small- or mid-sized insurance agency is relatively easy. An...
• Features
  Utah Supreme Court Rules State has No Holding in Workers Comp Fund
  The Utah Supreme Court has agreed with a lower court that the state...
• Business Moves
  Business Moves
  State Fund's Eureka Office Relocates State Compensation Insurance...
• Features
  Missouri Jury Tells State Farm to Pay Up
  A Kansas City jury recently had some bad news for one of the nation's...
• Features
  IJ Exclusive: Shand Morahan’s ‘How to Write’ Professional Liability
  In the ongoing "How to Write" broadcast series from the Insurance...
• Features
  In regards to your Editor’s Note in the July 18th issue of Insurance Journal West I think that [Congress] would have re
  Underwriter Zurich-Glendale
• Features
  By Cynthia Beisiegel
  Got Dispensable Income? The GLBTs Do! Tap into this potentially...
• Features
  Shortcomings of Current Premium Invoice Accounting
  California Insurance Code requires P/C insurance agencies to receive...
• Features
  Disasters: Have They Become a Year-Round Phenomenon in California?
  Are disasters in California happening more frequently or are...
• Features
  Utah Supreme Court Rules State has No Holding in Workers Comp Fund
  The Utah Supreme Court has agreed with a lower court that the state...
• Features
  The Industry Goes to School: More Universities that Offer Insurance Degrees
  In the second of a series of articles, Insurance Journal profiles...
• News Briefs
  News Briefs
  NAMIC ENCOURAGES RATE MODERNIZATION IN HAWAII: The National...
• Features
  IICF Volunteer Week Kicks Off in October
  Industry professionals looking for a unique way to donate their time...
• Features
  By Cynthia Beisiegel
  Got Dispensable Income? The GLBTs Do! Tap into this potentially...
• Features
  Valuations: Educating Your Client on True Replacement Cost
  There are two calls that an agent or broker might receive that should...
• Features
  
  Barbara Zimmerman has joined IBA West as membership benefits vice...
• Features
  Distracted Driving: Is Your Organization Steering Clear of Liability Risks?
  Drivers who are mentally or physically distracted react more slowly...
• Features
  Lloyd’s of London Finds its 21st Century Form
  Lloyd's is 317 years old and doing just fine thank you. London's...
• Features
  How to Get the Competition Fired, Without Saying Anything Bad About Them
  I've been a sales guy for 28 years. My first sales job was selling...
• Features
  Small Business Units Deliver Bread n’ Butter for Peak Performing Agencies
  In the movie "City Slickers," Billy Crystal's character is taught he...
• Features
  NAPSLO Prepares for Record Attendance at Annual Conference
  Leadership Says Surplus Lines Industry in Good Shape; Ready for...
• Features
  Where to Find Inexperienced Agency Producers
  Is it wiser to grow by hiring a veteran agent or is it better to hire...
• Features
  Finding Solutions to the Industry’s Compliance Requirements
  Technology Initiatives Can Help Carriers Enhance Regulation...
• Features
  Number of Federal Tort Trials Plummeted 80%, Justice Department Reports
  The number of tort trials concluded in U.S. district courts declined...
• Features
  Strategies to Tap into Profitable, New Business Accounts
  Developing new business is an integral part of every insurance...
• Features
  After the Internet, Comes The Invasion of the Insurance Exchanges
  Independent Agents May Soon Have a New Opportunity, Says...
• Features
  International Newsbriefs
  Extreme Weather Hits Europe: Devastating wild fires in Portugal;...
• Features
  Big ‘I’ Fields Busy Agenda at Annual Meeting in Big Apple
  The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America will convene...
• Features
  Insurers Address Brokerage Income Directly to Consumer
  Some Carriers Issue Endorsements on Producer Compensation Disclosure...
• Ratings
  ACE’s U.S. Subsidiaries Upgraded
  A.M. Best Co. upgraded the financial strength ratings to "A+"...
• Features
  SPECIAL REPORT: Back to Earth with Surplus Lines
  NARRATOR: The year is 2010 and Dr. Lois Kwoat, Dr. Heywood Jawrithis...
• Cover Story
  2010: A SURPLUS ODYSSEY:
  
• Features
  August Plane Crashes Take Deadly Toll
  No less than five airline accidents occurred in the month of August,...
• Features
  Clarendon Clarifies Hannover Re Decision on Programs
  Many people questioned what Hannover Re's Chief Executive Wilhelm...
• Features
  But Lawmakers, Interest Groups Still Debate Over Use of Aftermarket Parts
  But Lawmakers, Interest Groups Still Debate Over Use of Aftermarket...
• Ratings
  Zenith National Affirmed
  Standard & Poor's Ratings Services affirmed its "BB+" counterparty...
• Ratings
  St. Paul Travelers Subs Under Review
  A.M. Best Co. placed the financial strength ratings of "A+"...
• Fraud Roundup
  California Man Pleads Guilty
  John Arcurio, of Fillmore, California, plead guilty June 22, to two...
• Editor's Note
  Open Minds, Better Business
  I recently had the pleasure of attending a day-long conference...
• Case Watch
  Case Law Watch
  Boghos v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's of London (California, July...
• Features
  Missouri Jury Tells State Farm to Pay Up
  A Kansas City jury recently had some bad news for one of the nation's...
• New Markets
  Hospitality Program
  Nuts & Bolts: Venture Insurance Programs added "Venture Hospitality,"...
• New Markets
  Employment Practices Liability Program
  Nuts & Bolts: Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Inc.'s professional...
• New Markets
  Commercial Transportation
  Nuts & Bolts: Yates' commercial transportation department added a...
• New Markets
  Community Bankers’ D&O
  Nuts & Bolts: Mayfield Village, Ohio-based Progressive Casualty Ins....
• New Markets
  High Limit Excess Policy
  Nuts & Bolts: Fireman's Fund Ins. Co. began the national roll-out of...
• Features
  Distracted Driving: Is Your Organization Steering Clear of Liability Risks?
  Consider this scenario: Your employee is driving down the road...
• People & Places
  People – West
  Linda Slaughter Linda Slaughter has been promoted from senior vice...
• Fraud Roundup
  California Man Pleads Guilty
  John Arcurio, of Fillmore, California, plead guilty June 22, to two...
• Features
  Valuations: Educating Your Client on True Replacement Cost
  There are two calls that an agent or broker might receive that should...
• Features
  IICF Volunteer Week Kicks Off in October
  Industry professionals looking for a unique way to donate their time...
• Features
  Shortcomings of Current Premium Invoice Accounting
  California Insurance Code requires P/C insurance agencies to receive...
• Features
  IIHS Study Says Low-Cost Road Alterations Can Reduce Urban Road Crashes
  Spending a small amount of money on busy roadways in cities can lead...
• Features
  The Industry Goes to School: More Universities that Offer Insurance Degrees
  In the second of a series of articles, Insurance Journal profiles...
• Features
  Utah Supreme Court Rules State has No Holding in Workers Comp Fund
  The Utah Supreme Court has agreed with a lower court that the state...
• Features
  Disasters: Have They Become a Year-Round Phenomenon in California?
  Are disasters in California happening more frequently or are...
• Features
  Got Dispensable Income? The GLBTs Do!
  Tap into this potentially lucrative marketplace with a little...
• Features
  IJ Exclusive: Shand Morahan’s ‘How to Write’ Professional Liability
  In the ongoing "How to Write" broadcast series from the Insurance...
• Features
  Pass it On: Planning Agency Perpetuation
  A Modest Proposal for Transferring Your Agency to the Next Generation...
• Fraud Roundup
  Suspects Arrested for Alleged Roles in International Insurance Operation
  Several suspects have been arrested following an investigation by the...
• Fraud Roundup
  Malibu Man Charged with Grand Theft
  A Malibu man who owned and operated various court reporting and...
• Fraud Roundup
  Bay Area Agent/Broker Pleads Guilty
  A former California insurance broker/agent faces up to 20 years in...
• Newsbriefs
  NAMIC ENCOURAGES RATE MODERNIZATION IN HAWAII:
  The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies has told a...
• Newsbriefs
  SHIFTING COMMUTER HABITS CAN CUT CALIF. AUTO RATES:
  By reducing the number of miles they drive each week, California...
• Newsbriefs
  CREDIT-BASED INSURANCE SCORING ESSENTIAL IN ALASKA:
  In response to proposed regulations that would prohibit the use of...
• Newsbriefs
  ARIZ. RULING MAY THREATEN WORKPLACE SAFETY:
  The Arizona Supreme Court has invalidated what the Property Casualty...

National Coverage

• Features
  Insurers Address Brokerage Income Directly to Consumer
  Just last week, one of the assistant directors at our firm, Brunie...
• Features
  August Plane Crashes Take Deadly Toll
  No less than five airline accidents occurred in the month of August,...
• Features
  Carriers, Cycles and Performance Five Years Down the Road
  
• Features
  After the Internet, Comes The Invasion of the Insurance Exchanges
  Independent insurance agents have outplayed and outscored the...
• Growing Your Property Casualty Agency
  Where to Find Inexperienced Agency Producers
  Believe it or not, every four-year graduate doesn't want to jump from...
• Features
  PINnacle Xchange
  CT Insurance Services introduced enterprise automation that...
• Features
  Small Business Units Deliver Bread n’ Butter for Peak Performing Agencies
  In the movie "City Slickers," Billy Crystal's character is taught he...
• Features
  How to Get the Competition Fired, Without Saying Anything Bad About Them
  FROM A SALES PERSPECTIVE: I've been a sales guy for 28 years. My...
• Features
  
  Extreme Weather Hits Europe: Devastating wild fires in Portugal;...
• Features
  Clarendon Clarifies Hannover Re Decision on Programs
  Many people questioned what Hannover Re's Chief Executive Wilhelm...
• Features
  2010: A
  The Road Ahead for Surplus Lines Wholesalers The model surplus lines...
• Features
  State Farm Car Parts Reversal Gives Boost to Class Action Critics
  Critics of national class action suits were among those cheering the...
• Features
  NAPSLO Prepares for Record Attendance at Annual Conference
  As the National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices...
• Features
  Guidelines to Better Manage Compliance
  The following seven elements can help insurance companies identify...
• Features
  Big ‘I’ Fields Busy Agenda at Annual Meeting in Big Apple
  The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America will convene...
• Features
  Finding Solutions to the Industry’s Compliance Requirements
  Compliance requirements for the insurance industry have changed...
• Features
  Lloyd’s of London Finds its 21st Century Form
  Lloyd's is 317 years old and doing just fine thank you. London's...
• Features
  ACE’s U.S. Subsidiaries Upgraded
  A.M. Best Co. upgraded the financial strength ratings to "A+"...
• Features
  SPECIAL REPORT: Back to Earth with Surplus Lines
  NARRATOR: The year is 2010 and Dr. Lois Kwoat, Dr. Heywood Jawrithis...
• Features
  Number of Federal Tort Trials Plummeted 80%, Justice Department Reports
  The number of tort trials concluded in U.S. district courts declined...
• Features
  Strategies to Tap into Profitable, New Business Accounts
  Developing new business is an integral part of every insurance...