In this Issue
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FeaturesGaramendi Plans to Recapture Calif. Commissioner Post
John Garamendi, who became California's first elected insurance... -
FeaturesArrowhead General Agency ‘Right-Sizes’
San Diego-based Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Inc. laid off at... -
FeaturesAAMGA Selects Desrt Backdrop for ‘Diamond Jubilee’
This year the American Association of Managing General Agents (AAMGA)... -
FeaturesISO Estimates Insurers To Pay $705 Million in First-Quarter Cat Damage
U.S. property/casualty insurers will pay homeowners and businesses... -
FeaturesBenfield Greig-E.W. Blanch to Create Third Largest Global Re Broker
On April 16, London-based Benfield Greig Group plc and E.W. Blanch... -
FeaturesInsurer Insolvency: Will Agents Be Held Responsible’
Those of us who have been in the insurance business for fifteen years... -
Parting ShotsWhat the Heck is XML’
A persistent problem in delivering the insurance product quickly and... -
Editor's Note‘The Day They Seized the Agency’
I got an interesting call yesterday. When someone says they have a... -
NewsbriefsARGONAUT TO BUY NORTH POINTE
Argonaut Group Inc. announced that one of its subsidiaries has signed... -
NewsbriefsCOVERAGECORP RAISING $
Access CoverageCorp Inc., the Charlotte, N.C. Internet-based business... -
NewsbriefsPROGRESSIVE REPORTS PROFIT
Progressive Corporation reported profit for the first quarter of... -
NewsbriefsBEST REPORTS CAPTIVE INCREASE
A.M. Best's newly published Captive Directory reports that 245 new... -
NewsbriefsBROWNSFIELDS ACT PASSED
The U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Brownfields Revitalization and... -
NewsbriefsCONNING PREDICTS RATES HIKES
A recent Conning & Company study, "Property-Casualty Forecast and... -
RatingsSwiss Re Affirmed
The "AAA" counterparty credit and insurer financial strength rating... -
RatingsStatewide Downgraded
The "BBBpi" FSR on Statewide Insurance Co. (IL) was lowered to "BBpi"... -
RatingsFolksamerica Downgraded
The "A" FSR of Folksamerica Reinsurance Company, New York, was... -
RatingsChandler USA Lowered
The issuer credit and senior unsecured debt ratings on Chandler USA... -
RatingsS&P Downgrades Republic Underwriters
The "AApi" FSRs on Republic Underwriters Insurance Co. (RUI) was... -
RatingsS&P Affirms General Casualty of WI
The "Api" FSR on General Casualty of Wisconsin was affirmed by S&P.... -
Fraud RoundupDriving Up the Wrong Alley
California Insurance Commissioner Harry W. Low announced the filing... -
Fraud RoundupOptimizing the Internet Connection
Investigators with the CDI Criminal Investigations Branch arrested a... -
FeaturesOregon Court Decision Forces Insurers to Change Auto Policy Language
The Oregon Supreme Court is at it again, although on a much smaller... -
Cover StoryHow Agents Won On The Web
A century ago, agents found customers where they gathered—at...
