January 28, 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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FeaturesCalif. Legislators Craft Tentative Agreement on Workers’ Comp Reform
After vetoing SB 71 last fall, California Gov. Gray Davis made a... -
FeaturesFundamental Changes Proposed for London Market
The news burst suddenly, but not entirely unexpectedly, on the... -
FeaturesSCOR Launches Multi-Continental CAT Bond with RMS Technical Help
On Jan. 3, French reinsurer SCOR Group launched the second... -
FeaturesEnron’s Crash Radiates in All Directions, Implications for Insurers
"Bankruptcy" and "Chapter 11" are inadequate terms to describe the... -
FeaturesWhen Good Employees Go Bad: Crime Insurance for Employee Dishonesty & Fraud
• A California man pled guilty to knowingly receiving, possessing... -
Editor's NotePutting Parameters on Terror
One month ago, when the insurance industry resigned itself to the... -
NewsbriefsCIWA ENDORSES CALDERON
The California Insurance Wholesalers Association endorsed Assemblyman... -
NewsbriefsCAIFA, PIA FORM COALITION
The California Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors... -
NewsbriefsINSURER EXITS CALIF. HOMEOWNERS
According to the Los Angeles Times, after a threeyear experiment,... -
NewsbriefsDIR APPROVES PLAN
The California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) recently... -
NewsbriefsTOP 2002 LEGISLATIVE AGENDAS
Challenges to the use of credit scoring in underwriting and rating,... -
NewsbriefsPIFC WANTS HELMET LAW TO REMAIN
A bill that would permit motorcyclists 18 and older to discard their... -
NewsbriefsWASH. WORKERS CONTINUE SAFETY TREND
Washington workers suffered slightly fewer injuries and illnesses in... -
NewsbriefsFRAUD STILL A SERIOUS PROBLEM
An Insurance Research Council (IRC) and Insurance Services Office... -
Fraud RoundupA bicycle built for three
Charges have been filed by the California Department of Insurance... -
Fraud RoundupMillwright must do right
Washington's Department of Labor and Industries has ordered a... -
Fraud RoundupIf at first you don’t succeed…
Terry Thomas, 31, of Downey, Calif., was sentenced in Los Angeles... -
Fraud RoundupConvenience store clerk arrested
CDI investigators arrested Nasratullah Mohammad of Canoga Park, for... -
Fraud RoundupAdjuster accused in kickback scheme
A Sacramento man faces possible revocation of his license as a Public... -
Cover StoryE&S Lines Basking in the Warm Glow of a
Early in 2000, insurance prices started doing something they had not... -
Parting ShotsCommunicating Effectively with Your Wholesaler
The managing general agent (MGA) has long been a part of the... -
RatingsCapitol Transamerica ‘A+’ Affirmed
A.M. Best Co. affirmed the "A+" financial strength rating (FSR) for... -
RatingsS&P Affirms AXA Group
Standard & Poor's affirmed its "AA" longterm counterparty credit...
