January 24, 2005
Insurance Journal West Magazine
Insurance Journal West Magazine
2005 Excess, Surplus and Specialty Markets Directory, Vol. I
In this Issue
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Editor's NoteHow to Find New Markets
For nine years, Insurance Journal has published the annual Directory... -
FeaturesCalifornia Counties Feeling Winter Blues in the Aftermath of Storms
The recent winter storms that wreaked havoc over the California... -
FeaturesCalif. Lawmaker Accuses Insurers of Gouging, Wants Rate Regulation
Accusing insurers of gouging businesses, a leading Democratic... -
FeaturesGaramendi Announces Restitution Settlement for San Diego Fire Survivors
Standing with survivors of the devastating 2003 Southern California... -
FeaturesWho's Really Driving Consumer Driven Healthcare’
Analysis from Three Perspectives -- Consumer, Employer, and Broker... -
FeaturesIRC Study Finds Fraud and Buildup Add About $5 Billion to Auto Injury Claims
The Insurance Research Council estimates in a new report that fraud... -
FeaturesAre These INs Keeping You OUT’ How to Turn Prospects Into Sales
Year by year, it becomes increasingly challenging to secure... -
FeaturesGaramendi Announces Legislation to Expand Low Cost Auto Program
California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi recently announced... -
FeaturesInsurance Industry Can’t Paper Over Its Faults, Lloyd’s Chairman Advises
There are a number of things about the insurance industry that drive... -
FeaturesWells is National Alliance Los Angeles Producer School Recipient
Joshua Wells, an account executive with Las Vegas-based George L.... -
NewsbriefsASSOCIATIONS DENOUNCE CDI'S PROPOSED DISCLOSURE REGULATIONS:
The American Agents Alliance and Western Insurance Agents... -
NewsbriefsMICHIE NAMED UTAH INSURANCE COMMISSIONER:
On Jan. 5, Utah Governor Jon M. Huntsman Jr. appointed D. Kent Michie... -
NewsbriefsSURPLUS LINE PREMIUMS TOP $5.5 BILLION:
Ted Pierce, executive director of the Surplus Line Association of... -
NewsbriefsCOLO. PUTS UNINSURED MOTORISTS ON NOTICE:
Effective Jan. 1, 2005, Colorado now has one of the strictest laws in... -
NewsbriefsZURICH, GARAMENDI SETTLE CASE INVOLVING SUPERIOR NATIONAL, CENTRE INSURANCE COS.:
Zurich Financial Services Group announced that the Insurance... -
NewsbriefsWASH.’S WORKERS’ COMP RATES RAN IN LOWEST ONE-THIRD IN U.S.:
A new rate-comparison study shows that workers' compensation rates in... -
NewsbriefsGARAMENDI ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT FOR SAN DIEGO FIRE SURVIVORS:
Standing with survivors of the devastating 2003 Southern California... -
FeaturesPIA National will Oppose Broker Compensation Disclosure Model as Passed
The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents reiterated... -
People & PlacesPeople & Places
Tony Casabat Redwood City, Calif.-based ABD Insurance and Financial... -
New MarketsMid-sized Bank Program
Nuts & Bolts: Venture Programs expanded its banking program with a... -
New MarketsResidential Contractors Wrap Up/OCIP
Nuts & Bolts: NeitClem Wholesale Insurance Brokers is placing... -
Fraud RoundupL.A. Business Owner Sentenced for Fraud
A Los Angeles business owner was sentenced to pay $1.8 million in... -
FeaturesInsurers Committed to Real Asbestos Reform
Insurers remain deeply committed to enactment of meaningful national... -
FeaturesSurvey: Investigations into Industry Practices to Expand in 2005
Leaders of the property/casualty insurance industry expect the... -
Cover StoryBack to the Basics
E&S Industry Returns to Familiar Ground Neither wind, nor rain nor... -
FeaturesStudy Finds Class Action Securities Fraud Lawsuits Take a 17% Jump in 2004
While the number of federal securities fraud class actions filed in... -
FeaturesInsuring the Young and the Carless
VW Seeks a Sales Charge Out of No-Charge Insurance to Car Buyers... -
FeaturesImpact on Other Agents of Conn. Verdict Against Nationwide Doubted
A recent $2.3 million jury verdict for wrongful termination in favor... -
RatingsState Capital Assigned ‘R’
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services assigned its 'R' financial... -
FeaturesNew American Agents Alliance Director Looks Forward to 2005
Ken Nigohosian, the new executive director at La Verne, Calif.-based... -
RatingsOhio Casualty Affirmed
S&P revised its outlook on Ohio Casualty Corp. and the members of the... -
FeaturesCan it Happen Here’ Tsunamis a Possible Threat to West Coast
Southeast Asia's devastating tsunami has left many wondering if the... -
RatingsBest Meridian Lowered
S&P lowered its counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on... -
Fraud RoundupMan Arrested for Work Comp Fraud
Luis Roberto Diaz, of Corona, Calif., surrendered to the San... -
RatingsQuanta Insurance Group Affirmed
A.M. Best affirmed the financial strength rating of "A-" (Excellent)... -
Fraud RoundupSuspects in Insurance Fraud at Large
California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi announced several... -
FeaturesThe Asian Catastrophe: An Unprecedented Event Evokes a Global Response
Certain events mark each generation, but as the scope of the disaster... -
Fraud RoundupMore than a Dozen Arrested in Los Angeles Auto Collision Fraud Ring
Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi and the California Highway... -
FeaturesHeath Turns the Corner as Colemont Insurance Brokers
Name May Be Changing but Company's Service, Business Practices Stay... -
New MarketsOwners, Tenants Protective
Nuts & Bolts: Indemnity Excess & Surplus Agency is now offering an... -
Parting ShotsAre We Repeating the Past — Again’
I fear we are entering a period of cyclical amnesia. We are once...
