2007 Agency Salary Survey; Agency Technology/Public Entities; Agribusiness/Farm & Ranch

In this Issue

Features
Mass. health insurers agree on $175 a month plan under new law
The average uninsured Massachusetts resident could obtain health care...
Features
N.Y. City, other U.S. centers need federal terrorism insurance to compete globally, says Supt. Dinallo
News Currents A continuing federal role in terrorism insurance is...
New Markets
My New Markets
Wedding Insurance Nuts & Bolts: Travelers recently announced the...
News Currents
Job, education underwriting factors under scrutiny in N.J.
New Jersey drivers could see a return to high prices and fewer...
Declarations
Declarations
Delay tactic "I am fully aware that the costs of complying with Real...
TOC
10 Job, education rating factors under scrutiny in New Jersey
Industry warns lawmakers against restricting use of criteria 10 Mass....
Features
Plaintiffs: Md. court reinstatement of class action a breakthrough
A potentially far-reaching ruling by the Maryland Court of Appeals...
It Figures
Figures
5% The Virginia sales tax from which items used to prepare for a...
Editor's Note
Editor’s Note: Bonus round
Last November, then-New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer notified...
People & Places
People
Markel Insurance Co. named Thomas K. "Smitty" Smith as vice president...
Closing Quote
Keep alive the dialogue and the 7 standards of ethical conduct
The CPCU Society and American Institute for CPCU/Insurance Institute...
Features
Beacon Mutual gets R.I. audit
Rhode Island officials have completed their audit of Beacon Mutual...
News Currents
News Currents
Conn. AG probes insurer, agency relationship Connecticut Attorney...
Features
Key New York workers compensation reform proposals
Key elements of the proposed reform package as released by Gov....
Business Moves
Business Moves
Hub, Apax, Morgan Stanley Hub International Limited, which got its...
News Currents
News Currents
N.Y. Gov. Spitzer, labor, business reach workers' comp reform accord...
Features
Mayor Bloomberg joins call for TRIEA renewal
In urging renewal of the federal terrorism reinsurance program, New...
Editor's Note
Bonus round
Last November, then-New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer notified...
Currents
Job, education underwriting factors under scrutiny in N.J.
New Jersey drivers could see a return to high prices and fewer...
Currents
Mass. health insurers agree on $175 a month plan under new law
The average uninsured Massachusetts resident could obtain health care...
Currents
Plaintiffs: Md. court reinstatement of class action a breakthrough
A potentially far-reaching ruling by the Maryland Court of Appeals...
Declarations
Declarations
Delay tactic "I am fully aware that the costs of complying with Real...
It Figures
It Figures
5% The Virginia sales tax from which items used to prepare for a...
People & Places
People and Places
Markel Insurance Co. named Thomas K. "Smitty" Smith as vice president...
Currents
Beacon Mutual gets R.I. audit
Rhode Island officials have completed their audit of Beacon Mutual...
Currents
Conn. AG probes insurer, agency relationship
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has issued subpoenas...
Newsbriefs
MAYOR BLOOMBERG JOINS CALL FOR TRIEA RENEWAL
In urging renewal of the federal terrorism reinsurance program, New...
Currents
N.Y. City, other U.S. centers need federal terrorism insurance to compete globally, says Supt. Dinallo
A continuing federal role in terrorism insurance is important so that...
Currents
Key New York workers compensation reform proposals
Key elements of the proposed reform package as released by Gov....
Currents
N.Y. Gov. Spitzer, labor, business reach workers’ comp reform accord
But workers' comp insurers are nervous that cost savings promised by...
New Markets
My New Markets
Wedding Insurance Nuts & Bolts: Travelers recently announced the...
Closing Quote
Keep alive the dialogue and the 7 standards of ethical conduct
The CPCU Society and American Institute for CPCU/Insurance Institute...
Features
The impact of contingent commissions on independent agencies
How much do independent agencies rely on contingency income and could...
Cover Story
Insurance Journal’s Exclusive Agency Salary Survey
More independent insurance agencies gave salary increases in 2006...
Currents
Prospecting in the 21st Century: Using the Internet to find prospects
Former agent and technology guru provides tips on working the Web...
Currents
Industry gears up for more federal terrorism insurance debates
Advocates say the coverage still vital to national security and a...
Currents
More than half of adults could be in need of disability coverage
Most Americans are not prepared to deal with the possibility of...
Features
Coverage or price? Package or mono-line?
Weighing the options on purchasing public officials' and educators'...
Newsbriefs
RISK MANAGEMENT A HIGHER PRIORITY FOR GOVERNMENT ENTITIES
Fairfax, Va.-based Public Entity Risk Institute (PERI), a nonprofit...
Minding Your Business
Compensation for employee benefits staff should mirror commercial lines
In our travels as consultants to the insurance industry, we have...
Features
Where can the agricultural producer turn for economic relief?
Winter storms force farmers and ranchers to take a close look at how...
Currents
Caribbean nations establish joint disaster insurance pool
Caribbean countries joined by outside donors and international and...
Newsbriefs
FITCH LOOKS AT EFFECTS OF REINSURANCE PROPOSAL
Fitch Ratings says it does not believe that individual (re)insurers'...
Currents
Number of catastrophe-related laws enacted rose significantly in 2006
State lawmakers ready to exceed or outpace last year's total Enacted...
Currents
Mexican trucks to travel deeper into U.S. roadways
Safety advocates say move will endanger motorists and could threaten...
Currents
A.M. Best likes what it sees in property/casualty personal lines segment
Rating and industry analysts at A.M. Best are maintaining their...
Features
What lies ahead for agency compensation? Agents could benefit from incentive pay plans replacing contigent income
Incentive pay plans for agents that some insurers are implementing to...
Currents
Insurance exec: China offers lessons in globalization for U.S. and world
C.V. Starr's Greenberg on China's economic revolution and making the...

National Coverage

Features
Insurance Journal’s Exclusive 2006 Agency Salary Survey
More independent insurance agencies gave salary increases in 2006...
Features
Caribbean nations establish joint disaster insurance pool
Caribbean countries joined by outside donors and international and...
Features
The impact of contingent commissions on independent agencies
Debate continues in the insurance industry regarding the future of...
News Currents
News Currents
A.M. Best likes what it sees in property/casualty personal lines...
Features
More than half of adults could be in need of disability coverage
Most Americans are not prepared to deal with the possibility of...
News Briefs
News Briefs
Risk management a higher priority for government entities Fairfax,...
News Currents
Number of catastrophe-related laws enacted rose significantly in 2006
Enacted catastrophe-related laws increased dramatically in the states...
News Currents
News Currents
Mexican trucks to travel deeper into U.S. roadways Safety advocates...
Cover Stories
Coverage or price? Package or mono-line?
It's an age-old insurance question, whether talking property,...
Features
What lies ahead for agency compensation?
Incentive pay plans for agents that some insurers are implementing to...
Features
Industry gears up for more federal terrorism insurance debates
News Currents Insurance industry advocates urged Congress yet again...
Features
Where can the agricultural producer turn for economic relief?
In the wake of the devastating January 2007 agricultural events,...
Features
Insurance exec: China offers lessons in globalization for U.S. and world
I am not going to talk about regulation, not yet. I will soon but it...
Features
Closer Look: Agency Technology
Technology expert Steve Anderson of The Anderson Network Inc., a...
Features
Fitch looks at effects of reinsurance proposal
Fitch Ratings says it does not believe that individual (re)insurers'...
Minding Your Business
Minding Your Business
In our travels as consultants to the insurance industry, we have...