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News Currents
News Currents
Sen. Lott wants 'plain language' requirement enforced by Feds U.S....
New Markets
My New Markets
Skating Rinks, Roller and Ice Venues Nuts & Bolts: American Insurance...
Editor's Note
Editor’s Note: Madison County moves to “Purgatory” on Hellhole List
A recent court verdict in Illinois has the Illinois Civil Justice...
Features
Ill. Vioxx verdict helps Madison County shed pro-plaintiff reputation
News Currents Judicial watchdog Ed Murnane long has been critical of...
Features
Ill. Country Financial enters Chicago market, adds Fisher as director
Veteran Chicago financial services executive Michael Fisher has been...
Features
Most Ill. medical malpractice cases settle before trial, Justice Department report says
From 2000-2004, few medical malpractice insurance claims in Illinois...
People & Places
People
Veteran Chicago financial services executive Michael Fisher has been...
Declarations
Declarations
Bubble wrap "At what point are we going to wrap our children in...
It Figures
Figures
$5.26 million A hefty pay raise was given to State Farm Insurance's...
Cover Stories
LIBERTY MUTUAL
U.S. TORT TAX Costs $865 billion per year STOLEN ART COMPANY...
Features
Mentoring process is at the core of new producer development
Most high performance, high growth independent agencies have a lot in...
Features
Small London company uses computer archive to help find stolen art
News Currents The request was simple enough: Lloyd's underwriters had...
News Currents
News Currents
Mo. Court dismisses homeowners' lawsuits alleging discrimination...
Closing Quote
Are state-backed insurance schemes the wave of the future?
The government's role in insurance markets is a matter of increasing...
Features
Top 10 myths of D&O liability insurance
In today's soft directors and officers market, the importance of a...
Fraud Roundup
Fraud Roundup
Mich. body shop owners defraud insurers of millions, Cox says A woman...
Features
State Auto completes purchase of Beacon Insurance Group in Texas
Ohio-based State Automobile Mutual Insurance Co. has completed the...
Editor's Note
Madison County moves to “Purgatory” on Hellhole List
A recent court verdict in Illinois has the Illinois Civil Justice...
It Figures
It Figures
$5.26 million A hefty pay raise was given to State Farm Insurance's...
Currents
Mo. Court dismisses homeowners’ lawsuits alleging discrimination
Attorneys for a group of homeowners said they will continue the fight...
Declarations
Declarations
Bubble wrap "At what point are we going to wrap our children in...
Currents
Most Ill. medical malpractice cases settle before trial, Justice Department report says
From 2000-2004, few medical malpractice insurance claims in Illinois...
Currents
Ill. Vioxx verdict helps Madison County shed pro-plaintiff reputation
Judicial watchdog Ed Murnane long has been critical of Madison...
Currents
Ill. Country Financial enters Chicago market, adds Fisher as director
Veteran Chicago financial services executive Michael Fisher has been...
Currents
Sen. Lott wants ‘plain language’ requirement enforced by Feds
U.S. Senator Trent Lott, R- Miss., wants to require insurers to...
Currents
State Auto completes purchase of Beacon Insurance Group in Texas
Ohio-based State Automobile Mutual Insurance Co. has completed the...
Currents
Small London company uses computer archive to help find stolen art
The request was simple enough: Lloyd's underwriters had been...
People & Places
People and Places
Veteran Chicago financial services executive Michael Fisher has been...
Fraud Roundup
Fraud Roundup
Mich. body shop owners defraud insurers of millions, Cox says A woman...
New Markets
My New Markets
Skating Rinks, Roller and Ice Venues Nuts & Bolts: American Insurance...
Features
Top 10 myths of D&O liability insurance
Squelching frequent misconceptions of this valuable protection. In...
Currents
Mentoring process is at the core of new producer development
Dedicating the time is essential for success Most high performance,...
Closing Quote
Are state-backed insurance schemes the wave of the future?
The government's role in insurance markets is a matter of increasing...
Currents
Top 10 data loss disasters in 2006
Data recovery firm says no matter how bad the loss, there's a chance...
Features
Underwriters weigh design, construction of offshore oil platforms
Recent hurricane activity suggests old standards for wave height...
Features
Oil drilling risks rise with novice crews
Boom-and-bust cycles can spell trouble for industry and insurers As...
Newsbriefs
LLOYD’S SURVEY AGAIN NAMES ‘MANAGING THE CYCLE’ AS CHIEF CONCERN
For the third year running, underwriters in the Lloyd's market have...
Features
European Insurance Forum puts Ireland in the spotlight
EU Reinsurance Directive, Solvency II, killer risks and catastrophes...
Features
Understanding network risk insurance
Competition heats up as insurers begin to gain market experience and...
Minding Your Business
‘Free agents’ and other 2007 management trends
What are the trends agency management owners should pay attention to?...
Currents
Bipartisan flood insurance ‘modernization’ bill boosts borrowing, maximum limits
Agents generally support legislation, but insurers caution changes...
Currents
A.M. Best cites 15 P/C insurers as financially impaired in 2006
Seventeen U.S. insurance companies became financially impaired in...
Currents
Study claims U.S. ‘tort tax’ amounts to $865 billion cost each year
America's legal system imposes an economic cost of more than $865...
Currents
Insurers advise Congress private markets should handle most disasters
But mega-cats need a public-private partnership, first responders and...
Currents
Study: homeowners more volatile than private passenger auto
The homeowners insurance line was three times more volatile than...
Currents
Judge rules Spitzer suit may continue; Liberty Mutual not giving up fight
Liberty Mutual has vowed to continue its court fight against charges...
Features
Ireland emerges as an insurance powerhouse
Although 700 years of war, famine, immigration and English domination...

National Coverage

Features
Study: homeowners more volatile than private passenger auto
The homeowners insurance line was three times more volatile than...
Features
Judge rules Spitzer suit may continue; Liberty Mutual not giving up fight
News Currents Liberty Mutual has vowed to continue its court fight...
Features
Understanding network risk insurance
The total number of data breach victims in 2006 exceeded the $100...
Features
Study claims U.S. ‘tort tax’ amounts to $865 billion cost each year
News Currents America's legal system imposes an economic cost of more...
Features
Top 10 data loss disasters in 2006
Data recovery experts worldwide from Minneapolis, Minn.-based Ontrack...
Features
Bipartisan flood insurance ‘modernization’ bill boosts borrowing, maximum limits
News Currents U.S. Reps. Judy Biggert, R-Ill., and Barney Frank,...
Features
Top 20 Banks in Insurance Brokerage Fee Income (2006/Nationally)
Rank 2006 Insurance Brokerage Fee Bank Income Name City, State Web...
Features
European Insurance Forum puts Ireland in the spotlight
Eighteen years ago an Irish insurance conference would have consisted...
Features
Oil drilling risks rise with novice crews
As the oil industry cycles into a drilling boom, the shortage of...
Features
Rank 2006 Insurance
Top 20 Bank Holding Companies in Insurance Brokerage Fee Income...
News Currents
News Currents
Insurers advise Congress private markets should handle most disasters...
News Currents
A.M. Best cites 15 P/C insurers as financially impaired in 2006
Seventeen U.S. insurance companies became financially impaired in...
Features
Underwritiers weigh design, construction of offshore oil platforms
Not all offshore platforms are created equal, which is why one...
Minding Your Business
‘Free agents’ and other 2007 management trends
What are the trends agency management owners should pay attention to?...