May 7, 2007
Insurance Journal Midwest Magazine
Insurance Journal Midwest Magazine
Salute to Managing General Agents/AAMGA Issue; Medical/Health Care Professional Liability; Group Products for P&C Agents/Benefits Brokerage Directory
In this Issue
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Editor's NoteIt’s time, really
Agents have the future of the agency system at their fingertips,... -
It FiguresIt Figures
60 million cans Pet food manufacturer that recalled 60 million cans... -
CurrentsOhio’s new teen driving law leads some insurers to lower rates
Ohio's new law restricting young drivers is saving some people money... -
DeclarationsDeclarations
Did Lott settle for lots? "We are pleased to have reached a tentative... -
CurrentsN.D. Poolman: Agent suspected of taking $700,000
An insurance agent who killed herself in late March is now suspected... -
CurrentsCar thieves take the bait
Ill.-based the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) reported in... -
NewsbriefsSTATE FARM TO REDUCE AUTO RATES 6 % IN ILL.
State Farm will reduce auto insurance rates an average of 6 percent... -
People & PlacesPeople and Places
Bob Lund, vice president and general counsel of SFM Mutual Insurance... -
Idea ExchangeInsider trading plans: A new D&O underwriting concern?
For several years, directors and officers underwriters have viewed... -
Idea ExchangeDisruptive forces in the insurance industry: Constructive or chaotic?
Capital markets, technology and the use of mass media could be... -
Idea ExchangePet food case raises product recall, ‘special property,’ new coverage issues
While the manufacturer of the contaminated multi-brand pet foods that... -
New MarketsMy New Markets
Earthquake Nuts and Bolts: Wholesale Connection Insurance Services,... -
Closing QuoteCongress should consider “guiding principles” for TRIEA
The Coalition to Insure Against Terrorism (CIAT) and the American... -
Cover StoryClimate Change: The potential insurance costs and what’s being done
Estimating the potential costs of future weather related events,... -
CurrentsGAO report welcomed
The GAO's report, commissioned by the Senate Committee for Homeland... -
FeaturesCatching up on climate change
What insurers in U.S. and worldwide are doing to address the effects... -
CurrentsCommercial property/casualty premiums drop, underwriting relaxes, 1st quarter survey finds
Commercial property/casualty premiums for all sizes of accounts... -
CurrentsKey subcommittee chairman favors six to eight-year terrorism insurance extension
Insurance industry pushes for longer period with some in favor of 20... -
FeaturesAssisted living and miscellaneous medical facilities spur new growth
Rise in numbers of surgicenters, medispas and clinics brings new... -
FeaturesMedical professional liability underwriters face new environment
Expect new exposures as practitioners replace physicians as... -
Idea ExchangeCommercial insurers’ stock trades down in first quarter; M&As slow as well
Stock Prices: Commercial line insurers' stocks traded down 2 percent... -
CurrentsAnother report details property/casualty insurers’ 2006 profitability, escape from storms
Warns falling prices mean profits are at, or are steadily,... -
Idea ExchangeAgents tell it best — Do what you love and the rest will follow
Tales of lessons learned about marketing and customer relationships... -
Minding Your BusinessExecutive risk exposures producers should know
Every day, corporate executives are expected to make the perfect... -
CurrentsStudy: Obese workers drive up workers’ compensation costs
Gaining too much weight can be as bad for an employer's bottom line... -
FeaturesThinking outside of the box
MGAs deliver more than just specialty packages as they prepare for...
National Coverage
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FeaturesCommercial property/casualty premiums drop, underwriting relaxes, 1st quarter survey finds
Commercial property/casualty premiums for all sizes of accounts... -
News CurrentsNews Currents
Key subcommittee chairman favors six to eight-year terrorism... -
FeaturesAssisted living and miscellaneous medical facilities spur new growth
An aging population and a demand for new and unique medical services... -
FeaturesWeather Report
Estimating the potential costs of future weather related events,... -
Features
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FeaturesThinking outside of the box
No one knows just how many managing general agencies (MGAs) operate... -
FeaturesCatching up on climate change
Recent mega-catastrophes such as Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf Coast... -
News CurrentsNews Currents
Another report details property/casualty insurers' 2006... -
FeaturesMedical professional liability underwriters face new environment
An ever-expanding health care and quasi-health care services... -
FeaturesCommercial insurers’ stock trades down in first quarter; M&As slow as well
Stock Prices: Commercial line insurers' stocks traded down 2 percent... -
FeaturesAgents tell it best – Do what you love and the rest will follow
As a national specialty provider of collector vehicle and... -
News CurrentsNews Currents
Study: Obese workers drive up workers' compensation costs Gaining too... -
Minding Your BusinessMinding Your Business
Executive risk exposures producers should know Every day, corporate... -
Minding Your BusinessExecutive risk exposures producers should know
The true insurance professional will understand that there exists a...
