November 26, 2001
Insurance Journal West Magazine
Insurance Journal West Magazine
Nonprofits, Public Entities
In this Issue
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FeaturesNew Airline Tragedy Strikes New York
The crash on Nov. 12 of American Airlines (AA) Flight 587, an Airbus... -
FeaturesJury Awards $2.7M In Calif. Mold Case
In what has been deemed the largest personal injury verdict in a... -
FeaturesGolden Eagle Sues CDI for $260 Million OverPast Grievance
Golden Eagle Insurance Corp. has filed a $260-million lawsuit against... -
FeaturesCA Supreme Court Reaffirms: 7 Years After Northridge, Insurers Can Be Sued
The California Supreme Court recently upheld the new law that... -
FeaturesNAII Gets Down to Serious Business at 56th Annual Meeting
Just two months after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the U.S.,... -
FeaturesBig ‘I’ Shares Insights, Reaffirms Commitments at Hawaii InfoXchange
With the theme, "Grow Your Business…Secure Your Future," the... -
FeaturesBB&T’s Aggressive Expansion Plan Includes Mergers, Acquisitions
BB&T Corporation, the Winston-Salem, N.C.-based financial services... -
Parting ShotsAre Insurers Really Asking the Governmentfor Help’
The term "Big Brother" has been tossed around casually since George... -
Editor's NoteA ‘Knowledge Society’
Knowledge is Power. We've heard that from motivational speakers, read... -
NewsbriefsLOOKING FOR EXCLUSIONS
In the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorism attacks, insurance companies... -
NewsbriefsHCC TO EXIT W/C
HCC Insurance Holdings Inc. posted a third-quarter net loss, citing... -
Cover StoryIs an ’80s Revival in Store for Public Entities
The insurance market for pubic entities—municipalities, counties,... -
NewsbriefsNEW CAPITAL TO FLOW TO MKT
Between $10 billion-$20 billion of new capital will flow into the... -
FeaturesNonprofits Growing Fast But Still a Tough Class
Nonprofit organizations are among the fastest growing sectors of the... -
NewsbriefsBANNISTER ENTERS COMMISH RACE
Wes Bannister filed his name in the race to become the likely... -
NewsbriefsCALDERON OFFERS RELIEF BILL
California Assemblyman Thomas M. Calderon (D-Montebello) introduced... -
RatingsNegative Outlook for SAFECO
Following SAFECO's announcement of loss reserve strengthening, A.M.... -
RatingsChubb Removed from CreditWatch
Standard & Poor's removed from CreditWatch and lowered its... -
RatingsS&P Cuts R&SA, Off CreditWatch
S&P lowered the counterparty credit rating and insurer FSR on U.K.... -
RatingsPRUPAC Lowered
S&P lowered its counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on... -
Fraud RoundupThe Case of the ‘Errant’ Golf Ball
Investigators from the California Department of Insurance (CDI)... -
Fraud RoundupDisability Claims Were Teacher’s ‘Achilles Heel’
CDI investigators arrested a Los Angeles Unified School District...
