2008 Excess, Surplus and Specialty Markets Directory, Vol. I

In this Issue

New Markets
New Markets
The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of...
Features
FEMA Redraws D.C. Flood Maps
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is redrawing flood zone maps...
It Figures
It Figures
$6.5 Billion Amount U.S. property casualty insurers are expected to...
Features
Real ID Federal Drivers License Still Real Problem for Some States
State officials and some in Congress remain skeptical about new...
Features
N.J. Eases Investment Rules for Carriers
Garden State lawmakers recently approved rules that give insurance...
Features
AIG to Pay $42.5M to Cleanup Pollution Left by Bankrupt Insured
American International Specialty Lines Insurance Co. Inc. (AISLIC)...
Features
States Look to Curb Text Messaging Drivers; Could GPS Users Be Next?
Text messaging is all the rage. Hopefully, not a road rage. An...
Declarations
Declarations
Please Call "Those of you that don't write in Massachusetts, please...
Features
N.Y. to Issue New Rules for Brokers’ Commission Disclosure
New York insurance brokers may soon be required to reveal much more...
Business Moves
Business Moves
Lighthouse Underwriters, Cooley and Darling Cooley and Darling...
Features
N.Y. Insurance Fraud Arrests Are Up
Investigations by New York's insurance frauds bureau led to over 700...
Features
R.I. Beacon Mutual Whistleblower Moves On
Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri has named Sandra Powell as interim...
Features
More Atlantic Hurricane Activity Doesn’t Mean More Landfall Risk
New research on the link between the formation of hurricanes in the...
People & Places
People
Swett & Crawford appointed Meredith Dyson as senior vice president....
Closing Quote
Crisis Plan Must Work at Moment’s Notice
The best crisis plan in the world is useless if it sits on a shelf. A...
Editor's Note
ABCs
The insurance industry is a "C" student industry; the "A" and "B"...

National Coverage

Features
Executives See Only Moderate Growth for P/C Industry in 2008
Property casualty insurance insiders predicted 2008 will be a year of...
Features
Supreme Court Limits Investors’ Securities Lawsuits in Stoneridge Ruling
In a decision sought by corporate America to stem the tide of...
Features
To Thrive and Survive
E&S brokers seek new ways to grow, prosper in today's changing market...
Features
Regulators Address the Politics of Underwriting
There is an X-factor in setting insurance rates that even actuaries...
Features
European Risk Managers, Industry Face New and Not so New Challenges
FERMA conference highlights growing importance of risk management in...
Carrier Watch
Commercial Insurers’ Stocks Flat in 2007; M&As Heat Up
Stock Prices: Commercial lines insurers' stocks have been relatively...
Features
ISO: Insurers to Pay $6.5 Billion in 2007 Catastrophe Claims
U.S. property/casualty insurers are expected to pay homeowners and...
Features
Agents Mind Your Es & Os
As insurance companies face larger, more frequent catastrophe losses,...
Features
Setting and Tracking Goals for Agency Producers
Every inexperienced agent and seasoned producer is hired with some...
Features
Despite Woes, Biggest Insurance Brokers Still Make the Grade
Fitch reports leaner and more transparent brokers are better equipped...
Features
Consumer Group Claims Insurers Overcharge, Underpay Policyholders
Insurers defend recent years' profits, deny allegations and call...
Features
Lloyd’s Defends Insurers Against ‘Spoilsport’ Image
An increasingly common complaint against the insurance industry...