2006 Program Directory, Vol. II

In this Issue

Features
St. Paul Travelers won’t renew some commercial policies in New Orleans
St. Paul Travelers said Dec. 1 that it will stop renewing many...
Declarations
Declarations
Contingent commissions "It is grossly unfair to impose contrived...
News Currents
News Currents
Insurers urge Supreme Court to overturn 9th Circuit ruling on credit...
Features
Violence in schools-having a plan
Indiana Insurance, a member of the Liberty Mutual Group and an...
News Currents
News Currents
Judge rules in favor of plaintiffs in New Orleans canal case In a...
New Markets
New Markets
Trucking Operations Nuts & Bolts: Kansas-based Interstate Insurance...
Fraud Roundup
Fraud Roundup
Former Conseco founder's Indiana home to be sold at auction Conseco...
Features
Neb. insurers argue against benefits for state trooper in suicide case
Family members of a state trooper who killed himself after the 2002...
Editor's Note
Editor’s Note: Keeping the faith
Santa is in the malls, families are stringing lights across the...
News Currents
News Currents
Wis. Insurance Commissioner Gomez resigns Jorge Gomez, the Wisconsin...
Features
Students, Weapons and Bullying(April 2001 Journal of the American Medical Association Study)
•16 percent of 15,686 students surveyed nationally in the 6th...
Features
Understanding D&O risks, exposures and insurance options
What do a parent advisory board, parish council, the United Way and...
People & Places
People
The Des Plaines, Ill.-based Property Casualty Insurers Association of...
It Figures
Figures
13 The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety announced 13 vehicles...
Features
People
The Des Plaines, Ill.-based Property Casualty Insurers Association of...
Features
Features
Ill. director looks at new options for urban markets
Regulators want to make sure that insurers are serving the urban...
Features
Indiana’s McGowan Group named ‘2006 Agency of the Year’
McGowan Insurance Group Inc. of Indianapolis received the Independent...
Editor's Note
Keeping the faith
Santa is in the malls, families are stringing lights across the...
Currents
Ill. director looks at new options for urban markets
Regulators want to make sure that insurers are serving the urban...
Currents
Indiana’s McGowan Group named ‘2006 Agency of the Year’
McGowan Insurance Group Inc. of Indianapolis received the Independent...
Currents
Understanding D&O risks, exposures and insurance options
What do a parent advisory board, parish council, the United Way and...
Features
Violence in schools–having a plan
Indiana Insurance, a member of the Liberty Mutual Group and an...
Features
Students, Weapons and Bullying
(April 2001 Journal of the American Medical Association Study) 16...
People & Places
People and Places
The Des Plaines, Ill.-based Property Casualty Insurers Association of...
Fraud Roundup
Fraud Roundup
Former Conseco founder's Indiana home to be sold at auction Conseco...
New Markets
New Markets
Trucking Operations Nuts & Bolts: Kansas-based Interstate Insurance...
Currents
A state-based insurance safety net
The best choice for consumers is the tried and true property/casualty...
Currents
It Figures
13 The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety announced 13 vehicles...
Newsbriefs
ST. PAUL TRAVELERS WON’T RENEW SOME COMMERCIAL POLICIES IN NEW ORLEANS
St. Paul Travelers said Dec. 1 that it will stop renewing many...
Currents
Wis. Insurance Commissioner Gomez resigns
Jorge Gomez, the Wisconsin state insurance commissioner since 2003,...
Currents
Declarations
Contingent commissions "It is grossly unfair to impose contrived...
Currents
Neb. insurers argue against benefits for state trooper in suicide case
Family members of a state trooper who killed himself after the 2002...
Features
Five keys to captive success
The mid-1980s were not easy times for many agents and brokers....
Features
More Punch for Programs
Today's managing general agencies and carrier partners in the...
Features
Best-in-class program writers
Today's competitive specialty program marketplace requires attention...
Currents
Personality plus or minus in sales
How to use a producer's unique personality traits in sales A...
Minding Your Business
Developing a sales and marketing plan, part 2
The first part of this two part series described the self-analysis of...
Currents
Zurich agrees to terms to close multi-state bid-rigging probe
In separate but related move, N.Y., Conn., Ill. tell four insurers...
Currents
4.4 million Mattel ‘Polly Pocket’ toys recalled after kids swallow magnets
A consumer research group called for warning labels on toys with...
Currents
Insurers urge Supreme Court to overturn 9th Circuit ruling on credit scoring
A national insurance trade group has filed an amicus brief urging the...
Newsbriefs
U.S., JAPAN AGREE TO IMPROVE CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
The United States and Japan have agreed on guidelines designed to...
Currents
It’s ‘haves’ vs. ‘have-nots’ in insurance technology race for survival
Spurred by intensifying competition, breakthroughs in analytics are...
Currents
Lost in translation
Global businesses need integrated insurance solutions to ensure...

National Coverage

Features
Sales Management
A necessary evil. That's how some people might describe insurance. A...
Features
U.S., Japan agree to improve consumer product safety
The United States and Japan have agreed on guidelines designed to...
Features
4.4 million Mattel ‘Polly Pocket’ toys recalled after kids swallow magnets
A consumer research group called for warning labels on toys with...
Features
Five keys to captive success
Whether you're talking about road contractors or hospitals or agents...
Features
Zurich agrees to terms to close multi-state bid-rigging probe
News Currents Ten states, led by Texas and its Attorney General Greg...
Features
It’s ‘haves’ vs. ‘have-nots’ in insurance technology race for survival
News Currents Spurred by intensifying competition, breakthroughs in...
News Currents
News Currents
Insurers urge Supreme Court to overturn 9th Circuit ruling on credit...
Features
More Punch for Programs
Today's managing general agencies and carrier partners in the...
Features
Lost in translation
To determine the appropriate insurance for a commercial client, the...
Minding Your Business
Developing a sales and marketing plan, part 2
The first part of this two part series described the self-analysis of...