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In this Issue

People & Places
People
OneBeacon Technology Insurance appointed Mary Fisk-Bieker as vice...
Editor's Note
CEOs on Main Street
Elsewhere in this issue, we relate the view on Main Street from the...
Features
New York Agents Praise Regulators’ New Opinion on Refunding Bounced Check Fees
New York insurance agents are lauding a new legal opinion from state...
Features
New Snow Liability for Massachusetts Property Owners
"Is it true that if I don't shovel the snow then I can't be sued?" As...
Features
Massachusetts Attorney General Wants Tougher Workers’ Comp Penalties
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley wants more severe...
Features
Massachusetts Allows for Terrorism Exclusion in Commercial Insurance
Commercial property insurers in Massachusetts will be allowed to...
Features
Independent Spirit Shapes Marsh’s New Retail Unit
CEO Eslick Shares Lessons Learned in Assembling Marsh & McLennan...
Features
In Future, Cars Might Decide if Driver is Drunk
An alcohol-detection prototype that uses automatic sensors to...
Features
Connecticut Collected $6M in Recovered Claims and Fines Last Year
Connecticut regulators say they recovered approximately $3.4 million...
Business Moves
Business Moves
Breckenridge, REcentis New York-based wholesaler Breckenridge IS has...

National Coverage

Features
The Mood On Main Street
Has the recession changed how small business feels about insurance?...
Features
Lemons Into Lemonade:
Making the Best of the Medical Loss Ratio Squeeze January 1, 2011...
Features
Issues to Consider When Placing Professional Liability
When placing coverage for your clients, with a fair degree of...
Features
How to Become Chief Risk Officer for Small Business Clients
Some small business owners are expressing their intentions to invest...
Features
5 Steps to Protect Organizations From Cyber Liability
Because cyber crime has developed into a problem with potentially...
Features
Ace, WAHVE, FirstBest Win Insurance Entrepreneur Awards
When it comes to innovation in insurance, Ace Private Risk Services,...
Features
Web Exchange
IJ TV & Radio Things Ex-Risk Managers Wish They Had Known...
Features
Soft Market Not Over Yet
Average renewal premiums for commercial lines property/ casualty...
Features
Reasons to Look Beyond Price in 2011
Just weeks into the New Year, the experts' predictions appear to be...
Features
Public Entities Forced to Adjust Sails in Fiscal Storm
State and municipal governments are facing tight budgets and many are...
Features
P/C Insurers Like Some of Obama’s Plans
Property/casualty insurers found things to like in President Obama's...
New Markets
My New Market
Chubb Masterpiece Market Detail: Agents Access offers personal lines...
Features
Main Street’s Hardest Hit Businesses
Agents across the country — except in Texas and neighboring states...