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In this Issue

Features
N.J. court: UM covers drive-by shooting victim
A woman injured by a bullet from a drive-by shooting is entitled to...
News Currents
News Currents
Pennsylvania's medical malpractice costs keep dropping The amount of...
Features
Insurance charitable giving leaders to gather in N.Y. on Dec. 5
The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation will host its first...
Features
Transitions … from judge to regulator, from regulated to competition
Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Nonnie Burnes has taken on the...
It Figures
Figures
$5 million The amount by which a federal judge in Connecticut has cut...
News Currents
News Currents
N.Y. department prevails in liquidation bureau audit New York state's...
TOC
Small market share insurers file 2.5% decrease
10 Mass. caps auto hikes at 10% Because the shooter was in an...
Editor's Note
Editor’s Note: In agents’ hands
More members of Congress hail from backgrounds as state legislators...
Features
Rep. Frank: 120-Day extension for TRIA possible
The key House leader on insurance issues says he will push for a...
News Currents
News Currents
Mass. caps car insurance hikes at 10%; smaller insurers eye 2.5% cut...
Features
British D&O insurer asks N.Y. court to confirm that former Tyco chief owes $2 million
A British insurance company has asked a New York state court to...
Declarations
Declarations
Declarations Saved by sprinkler "It is almost certain that the entire...
New Markets
My New Markets
Monthly Pay Renters Insurance Nuts & Bolts: TCBTI LLC is offering a...
Features
N.Y. weighs damages for fake ID sellers
New York elected officials say they want to hold sellers of fake...
Business Moves
Business Moves
AmWINS, London American General AmWINS Group Inc., a national...
Closing Quote
TRIA extension must pass without NBCR provision
After the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the market for...
People & Places
People
Valiant Insurance Group Inc. announced that John N. DiBlanda has...
Features
ACE pays $4.5 million to states
ACE Group Holdings has agreed to pay $4.5 million to end a...
Features
N.Y. court set to rule in key underinsured motorist benefits case
Whether serious injury is required to be demonstrated for an insured...

National Coverage

Features
Walking into a discrimination minefield
When a former employee sued Ernest for age discrimination, the owner...
Features
Satisfied buyers of homeowners coverage obtain additional products
Homeowners insurance policyholders who subscribe to at least one...
Features
Major California Wildfires
Oakland Hills Oct. 1991 2,900 $1.7 billion Cedar Fire Oct....
Features
Striking a balance on the debate over the use of credit-based insurance scores
What determines how much a consumer will pay for automobile...
News Currents
News Currents
Only 22 percent of in-house counsel said they expect to see the...
Features
Homeowners insurers not earning cost of capital despite modest rate increases
The countrywide prospective return on equity for the homeowners line...
Features
D&O underwriters assess the subprime meltdown
When defaults in U.S. mortgages reached record levels in the second...
News Currents
News Currents
Collateral conundrum: To change or not to change N.Y. steps out as...
Features
Mapping out lawyers liability
Attorneys are singularly aware of liability exposures and the impact...
Features
Political risk: Converting mystery into opportunity
By Kathleen S. Ellis The stars are aligning for a growing demand for...
Carrier Watch
Commercial insurers stock prices, M&A activity flat in third-quarter 2007
Stock Prices: Commercial property/casualty insurer stocks have been...
Features
Value analysis in the current D&O market
Competition in the insurance market is heating up, and as the...
Features
Benefits and advantages of premium financing in a competitive market
For insurance agencies, premium financing represents an opportunity...
Features
Top 20 California Homeowners Insurance Groups in 2006
($ in millions) Company Name Written Premium Market Share 1 State...
News Currents
News Currents
Catastrophic wildfires sweep across Southern California Industry...
Features
States under cover
Natural catastrophes — and the affordability and availability...
Features
Political risk: Converting mystery into opportunity
By Kathleen S. Ellis The stars are aligning for a growing demand for...
Minding Your Business
Resolve disputes before they get out of control
If you have been in business for more than a few hours, most likely...