January 12, 2004
Insurance Journal Midwest Magazine
Insurance Journal Midwest Magazine
The Industry's Most Influential
In this Issue
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Minding Your BusinessTrends 2004: Are You Prepared’
One of the basic fundamentals we stress to our clients is to be... -
FeaturesStandards Boost Efficiency of Licensing, Appointments and Contracts
Technology developments in the past few years have delivered cost and... -
FeaturesNAIC President Csiszar Tells All
Insurance Journal sat down with incoming President Ernst Csiszar,... -
FeaturesNAIC Meeting Targets Reform in 2004
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) conducted... -
FeaturesBig I’s Virtual University Tops Insurance Journal Poll
You know you're onto a story when anyone or anything outscores... -
FeaturesWho Made the Most Influential Agent List in 2003′
The Insurance Journal conducted a month-long readers' poll to... -
Growing Your Property Casualty AgencyHow to Get More than Referrals from Your Leading Accounts
In this inaugural column, we'll explore methods of putting your book... -
FeaturesInsurance Journal, InsuranceTimes Team Up for Northeast Publication
San Diego-based Wells Publishing Inc., publisher of the Insurance... -
RatingsUnitrin Revised
A.M. Best Co. affirmed the financial strength rating of "A"... -
RatingsOhio Casualty Group Affirmed
A.M. Best Co. affirmed the financial strength rating of "A-"... -
RatingsIowa Mutual, Iowa American Upgraded
A.M. Best Co. upgraded the financial strength ratings to "A"... -
RatingsWhite Mountains Ins. Group Affirmed
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services affirmed its "BBB-" counterparty... -
FeaturesPeak Performance Offers Insight to Agency Management
Whether you are an avid skier, or just a beginner, you might be... -
FeaturesRecord Number of Risk Retention Groups Formed in 2003
Never before in the history of the Liability Risk Retention Act... -
Editor's Note… And a Happy New Magazine!
When I was 14, my father did just about the worst thing a parent can... -
FeaturesIll. Insurance Director Tony Clark May Face Another Budget Crunch
When he was finally appointed Illinois' new insurance director two... -
FeaturesAlliance, NAII Boards Approve Merger; New Group to be Called PCI
The governing boards of two of the nation's largest property/casualty... -
NewsbriefsMO. COURT STRIKES DOWN MANAGED CARE COMP RULES:
A Missouri court has ruled against the Missouri Department of... -
NewsbriefsINDUSTRY GIVES BIG TO OHIO JUSTICE:
Insurance industry interests contributed nearly $200,000 to the... -
NewsbriefsFLA. CARRIER’S MINN. DONATIONS UNDER INVESTIGATION:
The efforts of Miami-based American Bankers Insurance Group to affect... -
NewsbriefsMO. CRACKS DOWN ON AGENT TAX CHEATS:
Missouri's House Bill 600 has taken effect, requiring persons with... -
NewsbriefsOHIO MOVES CLOSER TO ASBESTOS REFORM:
The Alliance of American Insurers is encouraging Ohio lawmakers to... -
NewsbriefsN.D. WORKERS INSURANCE DIRECTOR SACKED:
North Dakota's director of Workforce Safety and Insurance was fired... -
NewsbriefsCINCINNATI FINANCIAL MAY RELEASE AS MUCH AS $75 MILLION IN RESERVES:
Cincinnati Financial Corp. announced that the Ohio Supreme Court's... -
NewsbriefsCNA POSTS $1.8 BILLION Q3 LOSS:
Chicago-based commercial lines insurer CNA Financial Corp. reported a... -
Fraud RoundupOhio Agent Loses License for $200,000 Claim Payment Theft
Ohio Insurance Director Ann Womer Benjamin announced that insurance... -
Fraud RoundupIowa Agent Gets 4 Years for Securities Fraud
A Marion, Iowa, insurance agent was sentenced to four years in prison... -
Fraud RoundupN.D. Man Gets 1 Year for Workers’ Comp Fraud
A Berthold, N.D., man was sentenced to serve a year in the Ward... -
Fraud RoundupKan. Fraud Unit Takes On Battle Against Crime
The Kansas Department of Insurance's new fraud unit announced its... -
Fraud RoundupPoolman Orders Benefits Company to Stop Selling in N.D.
North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jim Poolman issued a cease and... -
FeaturesMidwest Comp Market: Proceed With Caution
The workers' compensation segment in Midwestern states is not immune... -
Cover StoryThe Strange Saga of Near North’s Michael Segal
We are destroyed as of today," Michael Segal, owner of Chicago-based... -
FeaturesTo Fee, or Not to Fee
While service fees have been around for a long time, difficult market... -
FeaturesCNA Targets $1 Billion in Main Street Business
The small business unit of Chicago-based commercial lines insurer CNA... -
FeaturesSlow Ill. Job Market May Mean Less P/C Growth
The 2000 census estimated Illinois' population at 12.4 million. More... -
Parting ShotsThe Illinois Marketplace: Is the Future in Peril’
Illinois' insurance regulatory environment has long been viewed by...
