2008 Excess, Surplus and Specialty Markets Directory, Vol. I

In this Issue

Features

People Dayton, Ohio-based Norman-Spencer Agency Inc. recently...
Features
Iowans and South Dakotans Charged in Arson Schemes
Federal grand jurors have indicted two Sioux Falls men on charges of...
Declarations
Declarations
Politics as Usual "I have always run the Insurance Department with...
Features
Minneapolis Bridge Collapse Has Parallels in Ohio
When the National Transportation Safety Board announced that a design...
Features
State Officials Not Sold on New License Rules Under Real ID Act of 2005
States get nearly five more years to verify identity, reissue...
Features
Court Decision Puts Allstate Back in Florida Writing Business
In a court ruling that came out late on Jan. 18, Allstate was...
Features
The Subprime-related ERISA Lawsuits
In recent 2007 year-end studies, both Corner-stone Research and NERA...
It Figures
It Figures
In recent 2007 year-end studies, both Corner-stone Research and NERA...
Features
Maintaining Profitability in a Changing Market
What will it take to get ahead in 2008? Managing insurance cycles to...
Features
Senate Committee Moves Quickly on Disaster Relief Bill
A Kansas Senate Committee is moving quickly on a proposal to help...
New Markets
My New Markets
The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of...
Closing Quote
Crisis Plan Must Work at Moment’s Notice
The best crisis plan in the world is useless if it sits on a shelf. A...
Editor's Note
ABCs
The insurance industry is a "C" student industry; the "A" and "B"...

National Coverage

Features
Executives See Only Moderate Growth for P/C Industry in 2008
Property casualty insurance insiders predicted 2008 will be a year of...
Features
Supreme Court Limits Investors’ Securities Lawsuits in Stoneridge Ruling
In a decision sought by corporate America to stem the tide of...
Features
To Thrive and Survive
E&S brokers seek new ways to grow, prosper in today's changing market...
Features
Regulators Address the Politics of Underwriting
There is an X-factor in setting insurance rates that even actuaries...
Features
European Risk Managers, Industry Face New and Not so New Challenges
FERMA conference highlights growing importance of risk management in...
Carrier Watch
Commercial Insurers’ Stocks Flat in 2007; M&As Heat Up
Stock Prices: Commercial lines insurers' stocks have been relatively...
Features
ISO: Insurers to Pay $6.5 Billion in 2007 Catastrophe Claims
U.S. property/casualty insurers are expected to pay homeowners and...
Features
Agents Mind Your Es & Os
As insurance companies face larger, more frequent catastrophe losses,...
Features
Setting and Tracking Goals for Agency Producers
Every inexperienced agent and seasoned producer is hired with some...
Features
Despite Woes, Biggest Insurance Brokers Still Make the Grade
Fitch reports leaner and more transparent brokers are better equipped...
Features
Consumer Group Claims Insurers Overcharge, Underpay Policyholders
Insurers defend recent years' profits, deny allegations and call...
Features
Lloyd’s Defends Insurers Against ‘Spoilsport’ Image
An increasingly common complaint against the insurance industry...