In this Issue
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People & PlacesPeople and Places
Joe Weckerle Jr. Joe Weckerle Jr. was hired by R.E. Chaix &... -
FeaturesTillinghast Survey Shows D&O Premiums Up 33 Percent Then Leveling Off
Employment Practices Claims Now Driving Force Behind D&O Losses and... -
Cover StoryThe Desert Climate of Agency E&O
As an agent or broker, there's no doubt in your mind that E&O... -
FeaturesUnderwriting the Guessing Game of EPL Premiums
The apparent inconsistencies in the way underwriters quote Employment... -
RatingsHarleysville Group’s Negative Outlook
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services commented on Harleysville Group... -
RatingsBristol West Group Upgraded
A. M. Best Co. upgraded the financial strength ratings to "B+" (very... -
RatingsProAssurance Assigned
S&P assigned its preliminary "BBB-" senior debt and "BB" preferred... -
RatingsJupiter Affirmed
A.M. Best Co. affirmed the financial strength rating of "A+"... -
FeaturesTechnology and All That Jazz: AAMGA Automation & Tech. Conference
The American Association of Managing General Agents will hold their... -
FeaturesInsurance Technology Investments Yield Positive Returns for Industry
The manner in which insurance agents, brokers and companies invest... -
FeaturesNew Data Standards Strive for Consistency, Accuracy in London Market
The potential of underwriting risks more accurately in the London... -
FeaturesWillis Names Court Decisions with Greatest Impact on Management Liability
According to a recent report by New York-based Willis Group Holdings,... -
NewsbriefsOHIO CASUALTY LAYS OFF 260:
Insurer Ohio Casualty Corp. announced that its 2004 fourth-quarter... -
Editor's NoteAgents’ E&O: Crisis or Not’
As an agent or broker, it can be frustrating to reveal an exorbitant... -
FeaturesFormer Manning Riddell Employee Speaks Out on Alleged Fraud
Insurance Journal was recently contacted by a former employee of... -
FeaturesWyoming Tort Reform Constitutional Amendment Fails
A proposed constitutional amendment to limit damage awards for... -
NewsbriefsFIREMAN’S FUND RECEIVES HIGH MARKS FOR ITS PRIVACY PRACTICES:
The Consumer Federation of California (CFC), a leading nonprofit... -
NewsbriefsIICF-CAPP PRESENTS 5th ANNUAL INSURANCE EDUCATIONAL FORUM:
The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation— Child Abuse... -
NewsbriefsMAJORITY OF CALIF. WILDFIRE CLAIMS RESOLVED, SAYS IINC:
A new insurer survey estimates that roughly three-quarters of claims... -
NewsbriefsMINICO INC. LAUNCHES NEW COMMERCIAL INSURANCE TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM:
Phoenix, Ariz.-based MiniCo Inc. has announced the successful... -
NewsbriefsCPIA SOCIETY ANNOUNCES NEW NAME AND LOGO:
The Certified Professional Insurance Agents (CPIA) Society, a... -
New MarketsNursing Homes, Assisted Living
Nuts & Bolts: Arrowhead Managed Insurance Programs is offering a... -
New MarketsFarm/Ranch Program
Nuts & Bolts: Abram Interstate Insurance Services Inc. is offering a... -
New MarketsStock Throughput and Marine Contractors
Nuts & Bolts: Marine Managers announced the launch of two new... -
New MarketsSpecialized Truck Equipment
Nuts & Bolts: With its newly enhanced STEP SPICE policy endorsement,... -
New MarketsCommercial Property, Liability, Crime
Nuts & Bolts: The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies has updated its... -
New MarketsPackage and Commercial Auto
Nuts & Bolts: Superior Access Insurance Services Inc. is offering a... -
Fraud RoundupAllstate Seeks $3.5M in Fraud Lawsuit
Allstate Insurance Co. and Allstate Indemnity Co. began serving... -
Fraud RoundupFormer Claims Adjuster, Accomplices Arrested
A former workers' compensation claims adjuster and all eight of her... -
FeaturesIs Ethics Training “Full of Sound and Fury, Signifying Nothing'”
March is Ethics Awareness Month in the insurance and financial... -
FeaturesIBA West Steps Up Advocacy Efforts to Target Calif. Workers’ Comp Crisis
Just about everyone has heard about California's beleaguered workers'... -
FeaturesOklahoma Commissioner Charged in Corruption Scheme
AP Wire Service Innocent pleas were entered recently for Oklahoma's... -
FeaturesSurvey Reports Organizations at Risk, Unprepared to Secure Data
The Emmes Group, a strategy consulting and market research... -
FeaturesThe “Red Flag” That Isn’t There
Starting from an early age, I was always interested in the subject of... -
FeaturesModel Behavior or Behavior Modeling’ Tools to Put Your Submission on Top
Underwriting risk is a tricky business whether in a hard or soft... -
FeaturesHanding Off Your Business: Five Ways Agents Can Develop Their Legacy
If you like your customers as much as we like ours, you probably care... -
FeaturesPCI Answers Questions on Use of Loss Reports in Nevada
The use of loss history reports on individual dwellings is an... -
FeaturesTerrorism Tops List of Concerns for Workers’ Comp Professionals
Industry executives in the workers' compensation field from across... -
FeaturesSmall Businesses are Big Business
According to the U.S. Census Bureau there were 5,652,544 firms... -
FeaturesWorkers’ Comp Chief Concern of Most Calif. Small Business Owners
While the state's economic recovery has not yet reached every part of... -
Parting ShotsThe Hard Market’s Over … Or Is It’
Surplus lines company executives and wholesalers at NAPSLO responded...
