October 6, 2014
Insurance Journal Midwest Magazine
Insurance Journal Midwest Magazine
Professional Liability Directory; The Best Insurance Agencies to Work For; Restaurants & Bars
In this Issue
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FeaturesKansas Agents Group Hosting Candidate Forum for Insurance Post
The candidates for Kansas insurance commissioner are scheduled to... -
FeaturesMichigan Panel: Special Authority Needed to Target Car Insurance Fraud
Michigan should create a special authority devoted to targeting auto... -
FeaturesInsureds Rarely Have Home Inventories Despite Benefits, Say Claims Pros
Despite big storms and wildfires highlighting the need, home... -
FeaturesAdditional $1B Ohio BWC Rebate OK’d; Public Employer Rate Reduction Proposed
Ohio employers will receive another $1 billion rebate and workers... -
People & PlacesPeople – Midwest
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) appointed...
National Coverage
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Cover StoryAmerica’s Best Independent Agencies to Work For
The votes were tallied and the results are in for the 2014 Best... -
Cover StoryBest Agency to Work For – East
Embracing Employee-Oriented Culture BWD Group – Plainview, New York... -
Cover StoriesBest Agency to Work For – Overall
Team Environment Built On Solid Partnership McGriff-Williams... -
Cover StoryBest Agency to Work For – South Central
All About the People Higginbotham – Fort Worth, Texas The Best in... -
Cover StoryBest Agency to Work For – West
Aloha Bolton Best in West Bolton & Co. – Pasadena, California Say... -
Cover StoryBest Agency to Work For – Southeast
Pride in Professionalism Peel & Holland – Benton, Kentucky Drivers... -
Cover StoriesBest Agency to Work For – Midwest
Changing the Game by Doing the Right Thing HNI Risk Services – New... -
Editor's NoteSpouses and Success
How much do you credit your wife or husband with your work... -
Closing QuoteAn Average Perspective on Insurance Profitability Cycles
Dr. Robert Hartwig, president of the Insurance Information Institute... -
FeaturesCoverage Options, Capacity Increase for Extreme Sports, Entertainment Risks Despite Exposures
Recent headline-making entertainment incidents – such as the death... -
FeaturesKnowing Clean Technology Customers
In the next 10 years, the clean technology market is expected to... -
FeaturesHow to Handle Market Transition in Builder’s Risk Insurance
Just as the construction industry's multifamily sector grows... -
FeaturesHow I Grew My Client’s Facebook Page ‘Likes’ by 500%
I was recently driving toward Tahoe and passed a vacant billboard. In... -
FeaturesLloyd’s Posts First-Half Profits of $2.72 Billion
Lloyd's reported a profit of £1.67 billion [$2.7218 billion] for the... -
FeaturesCivil Engineers Hit Lack of National Plan on Flood Mitigation
An organization of civil engineers is calling for a national strategy... -
Features10 Things to Know About Restaurants & Bars
There are more than 990,000 restaurant locations in the United States... -
FeaturesInsurance Journal Upgrades Magazine App
Insurance Journal Magazine has updated its magazine news app for... -
FeaturesFuture of Insurance Distribution for Independent Agencies and Companies That Rely on Them
Distribution of insurance today has become a de facto discussion of... -
FeaturesCompeting for Talent in Today’s Market
The "war for talent" within the insurance industry is heating up.... -
FeaturesDeal Activity Continues to Thrive
Deal activity in the first half of 2014 was one of the strongest on... -
FeaturesMillennials’ Dissatisfaction Rates Highest for Home Insurance
Gen Y customers – or Millennials – who comprise the largest group... -
FeaturesSurplus Lines Rate Hikes to Slow As Competition Grows
Two insurance rating entities see slowing rate increases for the... -
New MarketsMy New Markets
My New Markets is brought to you by Insurance Journal's sister... -
Business MovesBusiness Moves
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance... -
DeclarationsDeclarations
Climate Action "As we have seen, when New York takes action the rest...
