July 8, 2002
Insurance Journal West Magazine
Insurance Journal West Magazine
2002 Excess, Surplus and Specialty Markets Directory, Vol. I
In this Issue
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FeaturesSP’s Says ‘Wait ’til Next Year’ for Hard Market
At its Insurance 2002 conference in New York recently, Standard and... -
FeaturesSurveying the E&S Market with Swett & Crawford’s Hartoch
Swett & Crawford chairman David Hartoch has seen a number of changes... -
FeaturesCalif. Senate Bills 1763, 1427, 1678 See Action
Property and casualty insurers and agents and brokers alike can... -
FeaturesAs Hard Market Persists, E&S Brokers Wait For The Right Opportunity
Last January separate panels of analysts who follow the insurance... -
Cover StorySurplus Directory Prints Success for Agents, Wholesalers
Having serviced the Excess and Surplus Lines' community for a quarter... -
Parting ShotsYou know better! Do not try to lower the bar.
Insureds and cedants have sued their insurance agents, insurance... -
Editor's NoteThe first and still the best
For the past 25 years, our Directory of Excess, Surplus and Specialty... -
NewsbriefsSTATE FARM ENFORCES HOMEOWNER MORATORIUM:
State Farm Insurance Company announced it would stop writing new... -
NewsbriefsSEPT. 11 INSURED-PROPERTY LOSS ESTIMATE TOPS $20B:
Insured-property losses from the Sept. 11 terrorism attack are now... -
NewsbriefsLLOYD’S OF LONDON NAMES NEW CHAIRMAN:
The next chairman of the Lloyd's of London insurance market was named... -
NewsbriefsGOLDEN EAGLE WITHDRAWS FROM WORKERS’ COMP:
"Golden Eagle Insurance will non-renew the company's small book of... -
RatingsCasualty Reciprocal Exchange Pool Cut
Standard & Poor's cut to double-"Bpi" from triple-"Bpi" its... -
Ratings‘B++’ Assigned to La. Retailers Mutual
A.M. Best Co. has assigned a "B++" financial strength rating to... -
FeaturesSurplus Lines and the Lloyd’s Market
Lloyd's of London is perhaps the most well- known insurer in the...