November 6, 2006
Insurance Journal Midwest Magazine
Insurance Journal Midwest Magazine
UNDER Construction: The Green Property Insurance Market
In this Issue
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FeaturesSpinach contamination demonstrates need for recall and business interruption coverage
On Sept. 13, epidemiologists in New Mexico, Wisconsin and Oregon... -
New MarketsNew Markets
High Value Homeowners Program Nuts & Bolts: Crawley Warren Insurance... -
News CurrentsNews Currents
Insurance political contributors favor Republicans Four of six top... -
News CurrentsNews Currents
Ohio enters into $7 million settlement agreement with Zurich The... -
DeclarationsDeclarations
Ku Klux Klan "The ability of the State Patrol to effectively protect... -
People & PlacesPeople
Peter McMurtrie has joined Columbus, Ohio-based Grange Insurance in... -
FeaturesMore fallout expected from Neb. Supreme Court ruling on liability
Skate parks across Nebraska, such as those in Fremont, Norfolk and... -
Features
From a solo practitioner to the multi-lawyer firm, lawyers... -
It FiguresFigures
$100 million Chicago-based Aon Corp. announced that it has taken... -
FeaturesMich. attorney general issues alert about new identity theft scam
Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox is warning consumers to be aware... -
Business MovesBusiness Moves
USI Holdings USI Holdings Corp. received an inquiry from a private... -
Editor's NoteEditor’s Note: Election time . . . is it more blessed to receive?
This issue of Insurance Journal will come out the day before the... -
Fraud RoundupFraud Roundup
Mo. official pleads guilty to taking bribes from insurance broker The... -
FeaturesSubmitting, underwriting and placing lawyers professional liability
Lawyers' professional liability is a bit different from other... -
Editor's NoteElection time … is it more blessed to receive?
This issue of Insurance Journal will come out the day before the... -
CurrentsInsurance political contributors favor Republicans
Four of six top official recipients from the Midwest... -
People & PlacesPeople and Places
Peter McMurtrie has joined Columbus, Ohio-based Grange Insurance in... -
Fraud RoundupFraud Roundup
Mo. official pleads guilty to taking bribes from insurance broker The... -
FeaturesSubmitting, underwriting and placing lawyers professional liability
Lawyers professional liability, sometimes called legal malpractice,... -
FeaturesSpinach contamination demonstrates need for recall and business interruption coverage
On Sept. 13, epidemiologists in New Mexico, Wisconsin and Oregon... -
New MarketsNew Markets
High Value Homeowners Program Nuts & Bolts: Crawley Warren Insurance... -
CurrentsHonesty is the best insurance policy
Why government should require insurance policies to declare what is... -
CurrentsIt Figures
$100 million Chicago-based Aon Corp. announced that it has taken... -
CurrentsOhio enters into $7 million settlement agreement with Zurich
The Attorney General and Ohio Department of In-surance offices... -
CurrentsDeclarations
Ku Klux Klan "The ability of the State Patrol to effectively protect... -
CurrentsMich. attorney general issues alert about new identity theft scam
Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox is warning consumers to be aware... -
CurrentsMore fallout expected from Neb. Supreme Court ruling on liability
Skate parks across Nebraska, such as those in Fremont, Norfolk and... -
FeaturesThere are no ‘mulligans’ in commercial property
Lessons in loss prevention help keep commercial property insurance... -
Cover StoryUNDER Construction: The Green Property Insurance Market
Douglas G. Hotchkiss, owner of the Dallas, Texas-based Hotchkiss... -
FeaturesSocial services agencies need extra care and an agent’s helping hand
While they may require more attention, nonprofits offer opportunity... -
CurrentsLitigation trends continue to mount worldwide, report says
Insurers face five times the average number of lawsuits than other... -
FeaturesEverything old (or hot, modified, exotic, muscle, etc.) is valuable again
Insurance producers, follow the money. It's going into collector... -
FeaturesU.S. legal precedents assume larger role in corporate oversight
European PLUS conference explores an emerging international D&O... -
CurrentsEase of doing business can make the strategic ‘profit’ differential
Let's start with three basic ideas about property/casualty insurance... -
FeaturesThe untold story: state guaranty funds
They're involved with policyholders every day yet too few people know... -
Minding Your BusinessDeveloping a sales and marketing plan, part 1
Sales and marketing plans are an essential element of strategic... -
FeaturesComparing apples to apples, not oranges
Using benchmarking tools to assist in determining objective policy...
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FeaturesEase of doing business can make the strategic ‘profit’ differential
Let's start with three basic ideas about property/casualty insurance... -
FeaturesUNDER CONSTRUCTION
Douglas G. Hotchkiss, owner of the Dallas, Texas-based Hotchkiss... -
FeaturesLitigation trends continue to mount worldwide, report says
News Currents Insurance companies are the litigation champions... -
FeaturesThe untold story: state guaranty funds
The National Insurance Guaranty Fund program, operating in every... -
FeaturesComparing apples to apples, not oranges
Serious baseball fans were fascinated by Michael Lewis' 2003 book... -
FeaturesThere are no ‘mulligans’ in commercial property
You may be familiar with the word "mulligan." In golf it means a... -
FeaturesU.S. legal precedents assume larger role in corporate oversight
Maybe it's part of the globalization process; maybe it's due to the... -
FeaturesSocial services agencies need extra care and an agent’s helping hand
Few independent agents recognize that they can make profits from... -
FeaturesEverything old (or hot, modified, exotic, muscle, etc.) is valuable again
Insurance producers, follow the money. It's going into collector... -
Minding Your BusinessDeveloping a sales and marketing plan, part 1
Sales and marketing plans are an essential element of strategic...
