In this Issue
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Editor's NoteTreasury Check
At a recent gathering of New York independent agents and executives... -
People & PlacesPeople & Places
Gregory Case Aon Corporation announced the election of Gregory Case... -
FeaturesSaving Pittsburgh’s Summer
With Rates Climbing and Underwriting Tightening, Outdoor Groups Try... -
FeaturesChair-ity Work: Antiques Appraiser’s Suspicions Pay Off for Conn. Woman
To the uneducated eye, the matched pair of antique chairs was hardly... -
FeaturesIdentity Crisis: Coping With Today’s ID Thievery
Insurance, Recovery Services and Preventive Measures One in 23 adults... -
FeaturesHighway Patrol: Hazardous Cargo Haulers Face Criminal Background Checks
Up Until Now Trucking Firms Performed the Checks But the FBI is... -
NewsbriefsNO HIKE IN MED-MAL RATES:
The largest writer of medical malpractice insurance in Massachusetts... -
NewsbriefsBIG DIG FOUND SAFE:
The Big Dig tunnels under downtown Boston are structurally sound and... -
NewsbriefsRELL PRESSURES METLIFE ON JOBS:
Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell said she is "extremely unhappy" as... -
NewsbriefsCOURT UPHOLDS BAN ON SPEEDING FINES:
A New Haven car rental company cannot fine drivers who speed after... -
NewsbriefsINSURERS APPLAUD DEFEAT OF FAULT BILL:
The New Hampshire Senate's decision to kill a trial lawyer-supported... -
FeaturesTurning Politics into Green for Favored ‘Blue’ Insurers
A San Francisco-based nonprofit group that wants more consumers to... -
FeaturesExperts Report Commercial Property Terrorism Modeling Getting Better
Insurance companies are getting a better handle on how to estimate... -
FeaturesLawsuits Prompt Push to Expand Ski Areas’ Legal Exemption in N.H.
Louis Cecere had been snowboarding for half his life by age 21. But... -
FeaturesMass. Weighs Small Rate Hike While Medical Costs Take Toll
While Massachusetts insurance officials are weighing a request by the... -
NewsbriefsGAY RIGHTS BILL BECOMES LAW:
Maine Gov. John Baldacci signed into law a bill to protect gays and... -
NewsbriefsSEED MAKERS’ LIABILITY SOUGHT:
The Vermont Senate has approved a bill that would make seed... -
NewsbriefsCOURT UPHOLDS FRAUD RULE:
The New York Court of Appeals has upheld the right of an insurance... -
NewsbriefsMETLIFE SELLS BUILDINGS:
MetLife Inc. agreed to sell its Manhattan building above Grand... -
NewsbriefsWORKERS’ COMP RATES CUT:
The Pennsylvania Insurance Department has approved a 2.89 percent... -
NewsbriefsMORE OPPOSITION TO ACE PLAN:
Liberty Mutual Group has joined a group of insurers opposing the... -
NewsbriefsDENN TACKLES AUTO FRAUD:
Delaware Insurance Commissioner Matt Denn has initiated several... -
NewsbriefsMED-MAL SOLUTIONS SOUGHT:
Delaware Insurance Commissioner Matt Denn and a bi-partisan group of... -
Parting ShotsCould Washington Be Listening to Small Business?
There probably are few American small business owners who could... -
Features‘First Round Draft’ Insurance Policy Winning Over Students, Parents
More and More Star College Athletes Score an Insurance Contract... -
FeaturesCross-Selling May Be a Missed Opportunity for Agents and Brokers
Part Two: Picking the Right Partner and Other Keys to Making It Work... -
FeaturesEuropean Nations Offer Lessons in Insuring Catastrophes and Terrorism
GAO Study Explores Examples of How Public-Private Insurance... -
FeaturesVolatile Underwriting Cycle is Back with a Vengeance, Advises Economist
The property/casualty insurance industry's frequently volatile... -
FeaturesUnique ‘How to Write’ Seminars Deliver More Than an Education
Insurance Journal's 14-Part Series Gives Agents Added Time and... -
FeaturesEmployee Incentive Plans: Make Them Worthwhile
A few years back, while leading a seminar, we asked the audience to... -
FeaturesAAMGA Technology Conference
Disaster Plan Waiting to Happen? MGAs Must Prepare For All... -
Cover StoryEntrepreneurial Spirit and Trust: Marks of Today’s Successful MGA
An Interview with Francis Johnson, AAMGA President-Elect Francis... -
New MarketsHome Inspectors, Law Firms, Accountants
Avon, Conn.-based Target Insurance Services is making available new... -
New MarketsDisaster Mortgage Protection
ACE USA has expanded distribution of its ACE Disaster Mortgage...
