In this Issue
-
Cover StoryCampus Issues Swing Into Play for Public Entity Underwriters
Writing public entities coverage these days does not come without its... -
Growing Your Property Casualty AgencyStoke Sales by Restructuring Your Traditional Departments
Growing your agency means thinking outside of the walls. There is no... -
FeaturesHigh-Tech Commentary: From Paper to Digits at a Small Surplus Lines Carrier
How did one little company in Hatboro, Penn., persuade 66 of the top... -
FeaturesMedical Liability Costs Damper Outlook for Healthcare Industry
Access to quality and affordable healthcare is everyone's concern.... -
RatingsAFG and P/C Subsidiaries Affirmed
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services revised its outlook on American... -
RatingsAtlantic Preferred Rated “B+”
Atlantic Preferred Insurance Company, a member of the Florida-based... -
RatingsInfrassure ‘B++’ Rating Affirmed
A.M. Best Co. affirmed the financial strength rating of "B++" (very... -
FeaturesBermuda Insurers on a Roll – As Good as It Gets’
Although "One swallow maketh not a summer," over two years of good... -
Editor's NotePublic Entities & Potpourri
Our special report on public entities in this issue focuses on the... -
FeaturesIMSA Stakes Role as Market Conduct Model
Life insurers have driven the push to federalize insurance regulation... -
FeaturesSegal Fraud Trial Takes 2-Week Break Before Closing Arguments
Jurors in the federal fraud and racketeering trial of Chicago... -
NewsbriefsLOBBYISTS BOAST SUCCESS IN KANSAS:
Lobbyists for the insurance industry were able to defeat more than 80... -
NewsbriefsAPCAPITAL TO GET $13.5 MILLION FOR COMMUTATION WITH GERLING:
East Lansing, Mich.-based medical liability insurer American... -
NewsbriefsILLINOIS HOUSE REJECTS HIGHER AUTO LIMITS:
An Illinois Senate bill that would have increased private passenger... -
NewsbriefsGALLAGHER ACQUIRES SPECIALTY ADVISORY SERVICES:
Itasca, Ill.-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the... -
NewsbriefsOHIO DOI RECOVERED $5 MILLION IN HEALTH-CARE SERVICES:
Ohio's Patient Protection Act, which allows qualified consumers to... -
NewsbriefsAON TO OUTSOURCE MOST U.S. IT TO CSC:
Chicago-based brokerage giant Aon Corp. and California-based Computer... -
NewsbriefsST. PAUL TRAVELERS SETTLES ASBESTOS ACTIONS:
The St. Paul Travelers Cos. Inc. has executed an agreement resolving... -
NewsbriefsACCENTURE SURVEY TARGETS INSURANCE FRAUD:
The majority of Americans say insurance fraud occurs because people... -
FeaturesManaging Patient Expectations Key to Reducing Malpractice Risk
While insurers and lawyers groups have debated the merits of capping... -
FeaturesFinally Got a Piece of the Pie: Breaking Down the Public Entity Barrier
From a small- to mid-sized agency's perspective, producing... -
FeaturesGroup Long-Term-Care Insurance: How to Cash in on this Hot Voluntary Benefit
Voluntary benefits, where the employees pay the full freight through... -
Web MailSupreme Court Allows Credit Scoring Discrimination Suit
National • April 28, 2004 "What I don't understand is why there is... -
Web MailSupreme Court Allows Credit Scoring Discrimination Suit
National • April 28, 2004 "All the plaintiff attorneys have to do... -
Web MailLetter to the Editor: Inspections
West • April 30, 2004 "Although it seems to be falling on deaf... -
Web MailSegal Doesn’t Support Segal.com
Midwest • May 3, 2004 "Another strange twist to this case unfolds.... -
Web MailFla. Longshore Rates Slashed
Southeast • May 4, 2004 "Great news, this will allow the honest... -
Web MailMissouri’s Gov. Holden Again Vetoes Tort Reform
Midwest • May 5, 2004 "A typical response from a governor who is on... -
Web MailNetwork Care for Workers’ Comp Woes
Texas/South Central • May 7, 2004 "Florida took chiropractors out... -
Web MailSupreme Court Allows Credit Scoring Discrimination Suit
National • April 28, 2004 "All the plaintiff attorneys have to do... -
Web MailLetter to the Editor: Inspections
West • April 30, 2004 "Although it seems to be falling on deaf... -
Web MailSupreme Court Allows Credit Scoring Discrimination Suit
National • April 28, 2004 "What I don't understand is why there is... -
Parting ShotsNebraska’s Chance to Modernize Still Alive and Kicking
While the legislative effort did not advance this session, conditions... -
FeaturesThe Broker–The Policyholder’s Advocate
Some large brokerage firms are under siege by New York Attorney... -
People & PlacesPeople and Places
David Walker David Walker of the Hartland Insurance Agency in...
