In this Issue
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FeaturesEase of Doing Business Plays a Critical Role When Choosing Carriers
How does the carrier-agency relationship affect the buying decision?... -
People & PlacesPeople and Places
Ernst Csiszar The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America... -
Growing Your Property Casualty AgencyGrow Small Commercial Accounts with a “Producer-Free Zone”
There are myriad reasons and methods for restructuring your agency.... -
FeaturesFive Steps to Creating a Small Commercial Producer Free Zone
• Make certain your commercial CSRs have the necessary license and... -
FeaturesAAMGA University Aims Fundamentals Class at Newbies
Something different was definitely in the air at a seminar put on by... -
FeaturesThree Years Later: Industry Rebuilds from 9/11, But Doesn’t Forget
Robert Hartwig, senior vice president and chief economist for the... -
Features9/11 Impact on Marsh Nothing Short of Devastation
Marsh & McLennan Companies Chairman and CEO Jeff Greenberg remembers... -
Cover StoryA World of Opportunity Exists Under the Umbrella Market
While it's hard to find many positives about today's increasingly... -
RatingsSafeco Affirmed
A.M. Best Co. affirmed the financial strength rating of "A"... -
RatingsLloyd’s of London Upgraded
A.M. Best Co. upgraded the financial strength rating to "A"... -
RatingsAXA Corporate Solutions Affirmed
A.M. Best Co. affirmed the financial strength rating of "A-"... -
Editor's NoteLeave-No-State-Regulation-Behind
Lobbyists for the American Insurance Association recently made their... -
FeaturesMaryland Pursues Med-Mal Insurers and Special Legislative Session
Maryland Insurance Commissioner Alfred W. Redmer, Jr. has moved to... -
FeaturesOn the Record: The Race for Delaware’s Insurance Commissioner
Delaware voters face a choice in this year's election for state... -
FeaturesN.H. Group Insurance Rating Squeezes Smallest Employers
New Hampshire's smallest businesses are being hit the hardest by a... -
NewsbriefsMASS. AUTO PLAN NOT READY YET:
Parties hoping to change the way Massachusetts handles its high risk... -
NewsbriefsCONN. SUIT OVER R.I. FIRE EXPANDED:
Lawyers from New London, Conn., have added 26 more defendants to a... -
NewsbriefsR.I. OWNERS PERSONALLY LIABLE:
The Rhode Island Workers Compensation Court has ruled that the owners... -
NewsbriefsMASS. LLJUA TO WRITE HIGHER LIMITS:
The Liquor Liability Joint Underwriting Authority (LLJUA) of... -
NewsbriefsN.Y. COMP WRITERS SEEK 9.3% HIKE:
Their 29.3 percent increase having been rejected by state officials... -
NewsbriefsN.Y. BLOCKS PAWTUCKET MUTUAL:
New York Superintendent of Insurance Gregory V. Serio applauded a... -
NewsbriefsN.J. SEEKS MIIX REHABILITATION:
The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance has gone to court... -
Newsbriefs4.9% VIRGINIA COMP HIKE SOUGHT:
Virginia's State Corporation Commission (SCC) has scheduled a... -
NewsbriefsPA. COURT REJECTS HEROIN CLAIM:
An insurance company does not have to pay a wrongful-death claim... -
FeaturesA Fresh Look at Rating Territories for Auto and Homeowners Insurance
Inaccurate Territories and Assignments Hurt Consumers, Agents and... -
FeaturesAre your companies’ territorial definitions what they should be’
Here are some questions agents should ask to determine territorial... -
Parting ShotsClearing Up Guaranty Fund Obligations
On June 28, 2004, Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell signed Senate Bill 815...
