In this Issue
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Minding Your BusinessThe Sales Meeting
The practice of "sales management" is embraced by some and ignored by... -
FeaturesAt NAMIC, The Door’s Wide Open to Companies of All Sizes
Chairman Tim Hegarty Explains How His Trade Group Serves Big and... -
Cover StoryAnother Soft Market Creates a Hard Reality
Like a commercial airline scrambling to squeeze out a profit in the... -
FeaturesMost Recent Hard Market May Be Past Its Prime
Over the period 1989 through 2001, the property/casualty insurance... -
FeaturesIndustry At ‘Point Of Inflection,’ Says Standard & Poor’s
The insurance industry, now teeter-tottering between a hard and a... -
Growing Your Property Casualty AgencyPrototype Marketing Helps to Assure Your Agency’s Future
It always seems like the other guys are growing quickly. How about... -
RatingsGE ERC Affirmed
A.M. Best affirmed the "A" (excellent) rating of GE's Employers... -
RatingsCoregis Downgraded; Outlook Stable
A.M. Best Co. downgraded the financial strength rating to "B+" (very... -
RatingsProgressive Affirmed
A.M. Best Co. affirmed the financial strength ratings of "A+"... -
RatingsGeneral Re Group Affirmed
A.M. Best Co. affirmed the financial strength ratings of "A++"... -
RatingsOld Republic Mercantile Affirmed
S&P affirmed its "AA" counterparty credit and financial strength... -
FeaturesSarbanes-Oxley ‘Stifles Competition’, Says MetLife CEO
In the opinion of one major industry player, The Sarbanes-Oxley Act... -
FeaturesCalif. Lawmakers Continue to Debate Merits of Workers’ Comp Rate Regulation
Despite reductions in workers' comp insurance premiums, California... -
NewsbriefsIIABOC HOSTING GOLF TOURNAMENT:
The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of Orange County will be... -
NewsbriefsCALIF. COMMISSIONER FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST FREMONT GENERAL:
California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi filed a lawsuit... -
NewsbriefsUTAH WORK COMP COMPANY ORDERED TO PAY $390,000 FINE:
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long announced that a cease... -
NewsbriefsSTATE FARM LOWERS RATES IN COLO.:
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. said it will lower its... -
NewsbriefsLLOYD’S INVESTIGATES BOGUS UMBRELLA TRUCKING POLICIES:
Lloyd's America has revealed exclusively to Insurance Journal that an... -
NewsbriefsIIAM TO HOLD ANNUAL CONVENTION:
The Independent Insurance Agents of Montana will hold its 73rd Annual... -
NewsbriefsAARIS CANCELS EVEREST RE WORK COMP CONTRACT:
Barbados-based Everest Re Group Ltd. reported that it has received... -
NewsbriefsLLOYD’S UNDERWRITERS SUE USAIG, MEMBERS:
A number of Lloyd's of London underwriters filed a lawsuit June 15... -
New MarketsSpecial Preferred Risks
Nuts & Bolts: Appleby & Sterling is offering a new Special Preferred... -
New MarketsCommercial Auto/Truck Physical Damage
Nuts & Bolts: Safety Net Insurance Marketing Corporation is offering... -
New MarketsPrime Offers Special Events and Liquor Liability Packages
Nuts and Bolts: Prime Insurance Syndicate (Prime) announced two new... -
New MarketsComprehensive Liability for Specialty Trade Contractors
Nuts & Bolts: Construction Insurance Solutions (CIS) has a new... -
New MarketsHomeowners Coverage
Nuts & Bolts: The Hartford Financial Service Group Inc. introduced a... -
New MarketsGeneral Contractors Commercial and Apartments
Nuts & Bolts: Anderson & Murison Inc. has a program for general... -
New MarketsHabitational Program
Nuts & Bolts: Canon Insurance Service announced its new, expanded... -
New MarketsHigh Valued Homes
Nuts & Bolts: Cascade/Amstar is offering a new High Valued Homes: HO3... -
New MarketsMotorcycle
Nuts & Bolts: Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Inc. has a new... -
Fraud RoundupSacramento Minister Convicted of Workers’ Comp Fraud
A Sacramento County Superior Court Judge recently sentenced Benjamin... -
Fraud RoundupFormer N.C. Agent Under Investigation for Embezzlement
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long announced Gevedon... -
FeaturesAssociation Awards Golden Torch to Insurance Journal’s Publisher
Mark Wells Mark Wells, editor and publisher of Insurance Journal and... -
FeaturesInternet Offers Major Training Inroads
It's often said that "learning is not a spectator sport." For the... -
FeaturesAgents: Insurance Company Markets Aren’t Always Going to Come to You!
One of the most important things agents can do for themselves and... -
FeaturesTreasury Dept. Extends ‘Make Available’ Provisions of TRIA
The U.S. Treasury Department announced its decision to extend the... -
FeaturesMergers, Mergers On The Wall, Who Is The Prettiest Of Them All’
As mergers start to take off in insurance and financial sectors, the... -
FeaturesS&P Publishes P/C Insurer Report Card
Industry-wide price strengthening was a driving factor in the... -
FeaturesThe Trust Factor-Building Relationships with Your Clients
Baffled by the product, overwhelmed by policy verbiage and totally... -
FeaturesSafeguards in Hiring Process Can Help Prevent Lawsuits Later
There are five times in the employer-employee relationship when the... -
FeaturesSegal Found Guilty; He Faces at Least 20 Years in Prison
A federal jury convicted politically connected Chicago broker Michael... -
FeaturesIdaho: More than Snowcapped Peaks, Plateaus and Potatoes
The United States Census Bureau's Census 2000 estimated the... -
FeaturesInsurers Scramble to Keep Up with ‘Morphing’ Media Liability
PLUS Symposium in Philadelphia Zooms In On 24/7 Media Exposures The... -
FeaturesThis Time, We’ll Do It The Right Way
New U.S. P/C Insurers Learn from Sins of Their Predecessors In the... -
Web MailACIC Opposes Credit-Ban Bill
West News • June 17, 2004 It has worked great in New Jersey. This... -
Web MailS.C. Homeowners’ Flex Rating Bill Gets House Backing
Southeast News • May 28, 2004 Kudos to Ernie and South Carolina for... -
Web MailParis Airport Collapse Insurance Recoveries Unclear
International News •June 1, 2004 De Gaulle Airport Collapse—Vive... -
Web MailSpectator Injured by Foul Ball Strikes Out at Fenway
East News •June 10, 2004 It would appear that filing suit has... -
Parting ShotsIs It Time to Take Your Agency Wireless’
Wireless can make sense because you can be mobile while still being... -
People & PlacesPeople and Places
David Molchan David Molchan has been appointed as regional...
