2008 Agency Salary Survey; Homeowners and Auto/Antiques and Collectibles; Hospitality Risks Directory

In this Issue

People & Places
People
Willis Group Holdings, the global insurance broker reports it has...
Editor's Note
Skin in the Game
Since this issue of Insurance Journal puts the spotlight on agency...
Features
States Urged to Lower Drinking Age to Reduce ‘Underground’ Drinking
Advocates acknowledge their argument is a hard sell politically but...
Features
What Teens Think About Impaired Driving
The U.S. Department of Transportation held focus groups with teens on...
Features
Granite State Reports Progress Curbing Teen Drinking
The rate of underage drinking by high school students has decreased...
Features
W.R. Berkley: Smart Enough to Know Where to Succeed
40 years of success based on pursuing diversity, maintaining...
Features
N.Y. Offers Towns Flood Prevention Money
Nine floods in four years is too much for New York officials, who...
Features
Pa. Judge Wants Insurance Fraud Trial Moved
Former Pa. Superior Court Judge Michael Joyce wants his federal...
It Figures
It Figures
$30.3 Million Amount awarded to the family of a New Jersey man who...
Features
N.Y. Court Widens Opening for Contract Damages Against Insurers
The New York Court of Appeals has opened the door for breach of...
Features
Judge Narrows N.Y.-N.J. Port Authority’s World Trade Center Claim
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey can collect insurance...
Features
R.I. Weighs Tracking System for Medical Mistakes
Lawmakers in Rhode Island have proposed creating a system that would...
Features
Maryland Weighs Premium Installments for High Risk Drivers
Lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow the Maryland...
Features
Vermont Cheers as IRS Drops Captive Insurance Tax Change
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has dropped plans to change the...
New Markets
New Markets
The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of...
Features
Maine County Dogged by Police Canine Liability
Three police dogs that work for the Cumberland County, Maine...
Declarations
Declarations
Good and Bad "The range of options available to many good drivers is...
Business Moves
Business Moves
Progressive, Massachusetts Progressive Insurance said it plans to...
Features
Hedging Against Losses
How to navigate risk and find coverage solutions for hedge funds and...
Closing Quote
Industry Fights Back Against Charges of Bad Faith
The University of Michigan's Ross School of Business' latest American...

National Coverage

Features
Hedging Against Losses
How to navigate risk and find coverage solutions for hedge funds and...
Minding Your Business
How to Hire a New Producer
Hiring employees is a process crucial to the success of a business....
Features
Who’s Worth What?
Agency Salary Survey: Survey reveals fewer pay raises in 2007 but...
Features
A.M. Best Predicts Personal Lines Stability in 2008
Credit rating organization A.M. Best Co. issued a prediction for a...
Features
Credit Crisis Throws AIG Into ‘Uncharted Waters’
American International Group, on the heels of reporting its...
Features
Are Clients’ Most-Valued Items Falling Into the Gap?
From beer cans to dollhouses, homeowners' collectibles need specialty...
Features
Nanotechnology: A Big Risk in a Small Package?
Nanotechnology presents great opportunity, but the impact on...
Features
How to Appraise and Insure Historic Homes
New technology, historical home insurance help to protect treasured...
Features
The Basics About Appraisals
Agents should know when and why to refer clients to appraisers for...
Features
Former Marsh Executives to Appeal Conviction in Bid-Rigging Case
Two former executives at Marsh Inc, a unit of Marsh & McLennan Cos....
Features
Five Execs Found Guilty of Fraud in Gen Re-AIG Trial
A federal court jury in Hartford, Connecticut, has found four former...
Features
Special Policies For Special Cars
How to find new and existing leads in the collector auto market...