In this Issue
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FeaturesLearn from the Pros-Common Attributes of Successful Agencies
You're a 15 handicap on the links. Your swing isn't perfect, but you... -
Cover StoryAll Wrapped Up in Workers’ Comp
No surprise, but with the first quarter of 2004 drawing to a close,... -
FeaturesHazard in the Workplace: OSHA Identifies Businesses with Highest Injury Rates
High hazard industries pay high workers' comp premiums for increased... -
FeaturesProducer Compensation Plans – What Should You Pay and Why’
A key factor to the success of an agency is the way producers are... -
FeaturesLawyers and Reforming the U.S. Legal System
The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers." Shakespeare's... -
RatingsAmerican Phys. Assurance Lowered
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services lowered its counterparty credit... -
RatingsHighmark Ratings, Outlooks Revised
A.M. Best Co. affirmed the majority of the financial strength ratings... -
RatingsArgonaut Group Affirmed, Outlook Stable
S&P affirmed its ratings on Argonaut Group Inc. and its insurance... -
FeaturesLittle Relief in Sight for Tight Longshore Marketplace
The Longshore and Harbor Workers' Act was first passed in 1927, and... -
FeaturesTerrorism and TRIA – What’s in Store for the Future’
Two years later, fate of the historic act remains unknown If a camel... -
Editor's NoteOne Step Closer to Reform’
Ironically, there was no shortage of things to write about when it... -
FeaturesRevised Workers’ Comp Estimates Misconstrued by Senator, Commissioner
California Senator Richard Alarcón (D-San Fernando Valley) came down... -
FeaturesNAMIC First to Join PIFC as Associate Member
The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC)... -
NewsbriefsPRIVATIZATION OF UTAH WORKERS’ COMP FUND FAILS:
Private insurers won a victory this week as legislation to privatize... -
NewsbriefsCALIF. STATE FUND FINANCIAL PICTURE IMPROVES:
State Compensation Insurance Fund filed its Annual Statement for the... -
NewsbriefsP/C INSURERS’ PROFITS DOUBLE FIRST THREE QUARTERS OF 2003:
Property and casualty insurers earned $22.9 billion during the first... -
New MarketsGeneral Contractors Liability
Nuts & Bolts: Arrowhead Managed Insurance Programs is offering a new... -
New MarketsFine Dining
Nuts & Bolts: Axiom Insurance Managers is offering a new Fine Dining... -
New MarketsAuto Related Worker’s Comp
Nuts and Bolts: Integrated Programs Insurance Services has available... -
New MarketsSpecialty Marine and Pleasure Craft
Nuts & Bolts: Trafalgar Marine Insurance Services Inc. is offering a... -
New MarketsSpecialty Marine Products
Nuts & Bolts: Trafalgar Marine Insurance Services Inc. is offering a... -
FeaturesAdding Value in the Workers’ Comp Market Through Technical Analysis
If insurance brokers want to add value and differentiate themselves... -
FeaturesThe Beaver State – No Self-Serve Gas, One-Way Streets, and Ghost Towns
The United States Census Bureau's Census 2000 estimated the... -
FeaturesIndustry Has Productive Legislative Session in New Mexico
The New Mexico legislature's regular 30-day session adjourned Feb.... -
FeaturesWorkers’ Comp: Buying a Policy or Selecting an Insurance Partner’
Recently, while conducting an education program for a group of agency... -
FeaturesWorkers’ Comp Reform: Legislative Deal or Ballot Initiative’
California Governor Arnold Schwarz-enegger said in a March 11 press... -
Parting ShotsApplicant Attorneys Desperate to Maintain Job Killing Work Comp System
Applicant attorneys, labor and industrial physicians are attempting... -
FeaturesACIC Presents Workers’ Comp Insurance Facts
In 2003, the Legislature took a major step in reforming California's... -
People & PlacesPeople and Places
Eric Rothman Eric Rothman was promoted to chief operating officer at...
