February 21, 2005
Insurance Journal East Magazine
Insurance Journal East Magazine
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In this Issue
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Editor's NoteYou’re Fired!
When and how did the insurance industry get the brand image as... -
Features‘Cheeseburger’ Bills Filling Up Lawmakers’ Plates in 17 States
Nebraska state Sen. Jeanne Combs used to weigh more than 300 lbs.,... -
FeaturesHarleysville Correction
Last issue's story on Harleysville Insurance Co.'s... -
FeaturesN.H. Learns Fixing Small Group Law Won’t Necessarily Fix Health Costs
New Hampshire insurance agent Eleanor Spinazzola said she had one... -
NewsbriefsRESIDUAL AUTO CHANGES DELAYED:
Opponents of a new Massachusetts auto insurance residual market plan... -
NewsbriefsAIG COMP DATA QUESTIONED:
The Massachusetts Division of Insurance is questioning data submitted... -
NewsbriefsRELL FILES MED-MAL BILL:
Gov. M. Jodi Rell has revealed a variety of proposals designed to... -
NewsbriefsAG, GOV. DIFFER ON DISCLOSURE:
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has proposed the... -
NewsbriefsOFFICIALS PRESS METLIFE ON JOBS :
Gov. M. Jodi Rell and Connecticut's U.S. senators are pressing... -
NewsbriefsCOASTAL PREMIUMS RISING:
Coastal property owners in Rhode Island are facing rising insurance... -
NewsbriefsAUTO RATES FALLING:
New Hampshire drivers are benefiting from increased competition among... -
NewsbriefsBENEFIT MANAGERS’ DISCLOSURE BACKED:
A federal judge has sided with the state of Maine in an industry... -
NewsbriefsWORKERS COMP FUND BROKE:
The fund that pays New York injured workers whose workers'... -
NewsbriefsOFFICIALS VOW CAUTION ON DISCLOSURE:
New York Acting Superintendent of Insurance Howard Mills and Sen.... -
NewsbriefsCITY TO APPEAL GAY MARRIAGE:
New York City will appeal a judge's ruling against the state ban on... -
NewsbriefsCOMMISSIONER BAKKE RESIGNS:
Acting Gov. Richard J. Codey has accepted the resignation of Banking... -
NewsbriefsBLUES CAN KEEP SURPLUSES:
Pennsylvania's four Blue Cross health insurance corporations may... -
NewsbriefsDENN RESTRUCTURES DEPARTMENT:
Delaware Insurance Commissioner Matt Denn has outlined plans to... -
NewsbriefsTWO GUILTY IN RECIPROCAL OF AMERICA FRAUD:
Two former top officers of collapsed Reciprocal of America are... -
People & PlacesPeople & Places
Michael Miller The St. Paul Travelers Companies Inc., headquartered... -
FeaturesMedical Science Takes Uneasy Role in Drug, Asbestos Product Liability Cases
When word spread that people injured by the fen-phen diet drug... -
FeaturesChecking in with ELANY’s Dan Maher
Back to Earth and Up to Albany for N.Y.'s Excess & Surplus... -
FeaturesEliot Who’ TRIA Whoa’ Republicans Outline Insurance Priorities
Industry Gets Victory on Class Action But Reason to Worry Over TRIA... -
FeaturesCommercial Insurance Posts Full Year in Soft Market, RIMS Survey Reveals
The commercial insurance industry experienced a full year of a soft... -
Parting ShotsIs the Industry Repeating the Past – Yet Again’
In a collection of works titled The Life of Reason, the philosopher... -
FeaturesOutsiders See Need for Practical Solution to Compensation Disclosure
III Joint Forum: From the Outside Looking In It's not very often that... -
FeaturesRetailers Reel in the Perfect Catch
Response Time, Service Crucial When Selecting E&S Brokers, IJ Survey... -
Cover StoryKings & Pawns: Excess Brokers’ Moves and Mergers
The emergence of large national and regional firms and the creation... -
FeaturesMarsh & McLennan Faces Off with Insurance Journal Readers
The street has become a superhighway, far removed from the clubby... -
RatingsHartford Steam Boiler, Subs Upgraded
A.M. Best Co. upgraded the financial strength rating to "A++"... -
RatingsArch Affirmed, Outlook Positive
S&P revised its outlook on Arch Capital Group Ltd. to positive from... -
RatingsSt. Paul Travelers Subs Affirmed
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services affirmed its "A+" counterparty...
