July 19, 2010
Insurance Journal East Magazine
Insurance Journal East Magazine
Excess, Surplus & Specialty Markets Directory, Vol. II
In this Issue
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People & PlacesPeople
Paulette Lundy has been promoted to vice president of Human Resources... -
FeaturesNew York Weighs Easing Excess Lines Rules
New York Superintendent of Insurance James J. Wrynn said his agency... -
FeaturesNew Hampshire Hikes Surplus Lines Taxes
Surplus lines taxes in New Hampshire have gone up 50 percent, as a... -
FeaturesNew Jersey Supreme Court: Insurer Must Defend in House Guest Overdose
An insurance company must defend a homeowner who was sued after a... -
FeaturesRoad Tech
Technology - cell phones and texting technologies to be precise -... -
FeaturesBusiness Moves
First Mercury, Valiant Michigan-based First Mercury Insurance Co. is... -
FeaturesIt Figures
$25 Million Amount sought in a wrongful death lawsuit that has been... -
FeaturesNew Jersey Bill Targets Vehicles Registered Out of State
New Jersey is taking aim at residents who fraudulently register their... -
FeaturesDeclarations
Big Larceny "This is theft on a grand scale, targeting an assortment... -
FeaturesConnecticut to Buy, Then Demolish Flood-Prone Properties
The federal government has approved a grant of nearly $1.4 million...
National Coverage
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FeaturesSmall Businesses Pay 33% of Rising Tort Costs Out-of-Pocket
A new study from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce shows that small... -
FeaturesEx-Marsh Executives’ Bid-Rigging Convictions Tossed on New Evidence
A New York judge has thrown out the convictions of two former Marsh... -
FeaturesWebinar to Help P/C Agents Benefit from Health Insurance Boom Under Reform Law
For independent insurance agents, upcoming healthcare reform could be... -
FeaturesSwett & Crawford Goes Global With Cooper Gay
Swett & Crawford, one of the nation's largest and oldest... -
FeaturesMake Your Agency Look Big – Even If It’s Not
Small Agencies Are Bigger Than They Think The problem with being a... -
FeaturesInsurance Journal’s Academy of Insurance Instructor Ryan Gears Up for Performance, Leadership Sessions
How to Have Tough Conversations with Employees and Leadership... -
FeaturesE&O Insights: E&S Market Fraught with Landmines
Valuable E&S Market Must Be Navigated With Care For probably as... -
FeaturesNew Markets
The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of... -
FeaturesThe Physics Behind Business
How to Apply the Laws of Nature to Life and Businesses Running a... -
FeaturesHow New Exchange of Healthcare Data Might Reduce Tort Costs
Tort reform, which has been a longstanding and slow-moving political... -
FeaturesAs the Wholesale World Turns
E&S Brokerage Mergers, Expansions and Start Ups, Oh My! As goes...