January 22, 2018
Insurance Journal Midwest Magazine
Insurance Journal Midwest Magazine
Outlook for 2018; Directory: Excess, Surplus & Specialty Markets Volume I
In this Issue
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FeaturesNTSB: Broken Wheel Caused 2015 North Dakota Oil Train Wreck
Federal investigators believe a broken wheel caused a May 2015 oil... -
FeaturesIndiana Group Wants Legal Protections for Smokers Repealed
A group of Indiana health and business organizations is pushing for a... -
FeaturesOhio Restricts Back Surgery, Opioid Use for Injured Workers
Ohio residents with work-related back injuries in most cases must try... -
FeaturesInsurer Loses Michigan Suit; Finds Policy Language Costly
A dispute over four words will cost an insurance company about... -
FeaturesJudge Rules North Dakota Law Limiting Malpractice Damages Unconstitutional
A state district judge has ruled as unconstitutional North Dakota's... -
People & PlacesPeople
Madison, Wisconsin-based American Family Insurance named Todd Fancher...
National Coverage
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Editor's Note2017 Disasters
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was busy in 2017 as it... -
FeaturesConsolidation Continues: The Squeezing of Wholesale Brokers
Wholesale insurance brokers have been selling off their businesses... -
FeaturesRates for Commercial Lines Up Slightly in Q4: IVANS
The IVANS Index of premium rate renewals for the fourth quarter... -
FeaturesFor First Time in 7 Years, Outlook Improves for Commercial Lines: A.M. Best
Analysts at A.M. Best have been sufficiently impressed by commercial... -
FeaturesU.S. Reinsurance Outlook Remains Negative for 2018, Says A.M. Best
Ratings firm A.M. Best said it is maintaining its 2018 outlook for... -
Features‘Super Underwriter’ Hoopingarner Wins Insurance Journal’s ‘Coolest Part of Your Job’ Contest
Insurance underwriter Aubrie Hoopingarner said she wound up working... -
FeaturesThe Road to Automated Vehicles Could Be Bumpy, Slow
Driving automation promises to greatly improve the safety of human... -
Idea ExchangeTech Talk: The Real Threat to Agents from Amazon
Amazon may be close to jumping back into insurance, at least in... -
Idea ExchangeThe Wedge: Two Pains in Life
Have you ever laid in bed with the alarm going off and pushed the... -
Idea ExchangeMinding Your Business: Making the Competition Irrelevant by Differentiation
As competition intensifies, agency owners have found it increasingly... -
Idea Exchange5 Ways to Make 2018 the Best Year Yet
Since New Year's resolutions have a 48-hour shelf life, many people... -
DeclarationsDeclarations
Campus Guns "College campuses as gun-free zones present an... -
Business MovesBusiness Moves
Ryan Specialty Group LLC, Kerwick & Curran Inc. Ryan Specialty... -
New MarketsNew Markets
Crane & Riggers - All-Lines Market Detail: As underwriting...
