In this Issue
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FeaturesState Fund Takes Legal Action Against Garamendi, CDI
California's workers' comp market reached yet another boiling point... -
FeaturesPIFC Reports on Dangers of Eliminating Territorial Rating
Four California Insurance Commissioners and the California Supreme... -
NewsbriefsFITCH SEES P/C INSURERS’ UNDERWRITING RESULTS IMPROVING IN ’03:
Fitch Ratings' current estimate is that the domestic P/C industry... -
NewsbriefsIIABA SURVEY REPORTS NEARLY 2.5 MILLION HOUSEHOLDS LOST HOMEOWNERS COVERAGE PAST TWO YEARS:
A new independent consumer survey conducted for the Independent... -
NewsbriefsREPORT SAYS U.S. INSURANCE INDUSTRY LOSES $13.7B ANNUALLY DUE TO AUTO PREMIUM RATING ERROR:
Quality Planning Corporation (QPC), the Rating Integrity Solutions... -
NewsbriefsN.M. COURT OF APPEALS REJECTS AUTO LIABILITY:
The New Mexico Court of Appeals recently rejected the theory of... -
Fraud RoundupDoctor Files Fraudulent Workers’ Comp Claims
The California Department of Insurance (CDI) arrested a Redding man... -
Fraud RoundupLA Civilian Employee Convicted for Workers’ Comp Fraud
A former Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) civilian... -
Fraud RoundupLong Beach Woman Surrenders to Fraud Charges
A Long Beach, Calif., woman surrendered on an outstanding warrant... -
Fraud RoundupOrange County Woman Pleads Guilty to Workers’ Comp Fraud
Noel DeSota of Orange County was arrested by CDI fraud investigators... -
Fraud RoundupNo. Calif. Investigation Leads to Seven Arrests
An investigation involving Phil-Am Auto Body Shop in Oakland led to... -
Fraud RoundupCalif. Couple Surrenders on Fraud Charges
Ron Stahr, 40, of Hawthorne, Calif. and Michele Morlet, 24, of... -
Fraud RoundupL.A. Agent Charged with Selling Phony Policies
A licensed agent and owner of First Class Insurance Agency, Robert... -
Fraud RoundupVallejo, Calif. Broker Sold Fraudulent Policies
A search warrant was served by CDI investigators to former insurance... -
RatingsS&P’s Cuts Liberty Mutual
Standard & Poor's lowered its counterparty credit and financial... -
RatingsAMERCO Subs Downgraded
A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength ratings to "C"... -
RatingsAce Affirmed, Outlook Neg.
S&P's has assigned its "BBB-" preferred stock rating to Ace Ltd.'s... -
FeaturesThe Ratings Game
Every day, agents and brokers use financial strength ratings of... -
FeaturesClient Experience Management in a Chaotic Market: Do you feed the frenzy’
Which clients do you want to keep for life? Is strategy in place to... -
FeaturesDearth Amidst Plenty – Reinsurers Send Mixed Signals
Is the glass half-full, or half-empty? The classic example of... -
FeaturesBurns & Wilcox Chairman Reflects on Decades of Business
Recently, Insurance Journal sat down with Alan Kaufman, chairman,... -
FeaturesManaging General Agencies: Your Own Benefits Department
This is the first of an ongoing series on employee benefits.... -
Cover StoryWorking with Blowouts, Knock-for-Knocks and Other Oil Patch Oddities
One of the big issues facing small- to mid-size oil and gas operators... -
FeaturesPublic Risk Managers Face Several Challenges in 2003
Public risk managers said that price, increased self-insured... -
FeaturesLouisiana’s Jim Brown Won’t Back Down
What have you done in the last six months? Former Louisiana... -
Minding Your BusinessTen Ways to Attract and Retain Great Employees
Today, more and more organizations are changing the way they view and... -
FeaturesExecs Talk Future of Industry at 9th Annual ITC Forum
"Amateur hour is over." Those were the words of the Sullivan Group... -
Parting ShotsSparks Fly During Nevada’s Legislative Session
The fireworks, bright lights and loud noises emanating from Nevada is... -
Editor's NoteSurplus Lines and All that Jazz
Happy times are here again for professionals who operate in the...
