January 22, 2018
Insurance Journal South Central Magazine
Insurance Journal South Central Magazine
Outlook for 2018; Directory: Excess, Surplus & Specialty Markets Volume I
In this Issue
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FeaturesZurich Shares Lessons from First Earn-and-Learn U.S. Apprenticeship Class
In early 2016, Zurich North America teamed up with William Rainey... -
FeaturesFifth Circuit Court Says State, not Maritime, Law Applies in Drilling Services Injury Case
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans has reversed the... -
FeaturesOklahoma Says Farmowners Insurance Program Insurer, Rockingham, not Licensed
The Oklahoma Insurance Department says a farmowners insurance program... -
FeaturesTexas Workers’ Comp Division Accepting More Comments on Compounded Drug Rule
The Texas Department of Insurance - Division of Workers' Compensation... -
FeaturesNumber of Licensed Agents, Agencies on the Rise in Arkansas
Arkansas had a 21 percent increase in the number of licensed... -
FeaturesIdea of Texas Coastal Barrier Resurrected Post-Harvey
A study suggests if the Houston area continues to boom for 60 years... -
FeaturesTexas Surplus Lines Premium Up by 66% in 10 Years
Surplus lines premium in Texas increased to $5.46 billion in 2017, up... -
Features2 Louisiana Businesses Earn Workers’ Comp Safety Awards
The Louisiana Workforce Commission's (LWC) Office of Workers'... -
FeaturesSettlements Reached in West, Texas, Fertilizer Plant Explosion
The city of West, Texas, and several other plaintiffs have reached... -
People & PlacesPeople
Connie Clarke has been appointed president of TDECU Insurance Agency...
National Coverage
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Editor's Note2017 Disasters
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was busy in 2017 as it... -
FeaturesConsolidation Continues: The Squeezing of Wholesale Brokers
Wholesale insurance brokers have been selling off their businesses... -
FeaturesRates for Commercial Lines Up Slightly in Q4: IVANS
The IVANS Index of premium rate renewals for the fourth quarter... -
FeaturesFor First Time in 7 Years, Outlook Improves for Commercial Lines: A.M. Best
Analysts at A.M. Best have been sufficiently impressed by commercial... -
FeaturesU.S. Reinsurance Outlook Remains Negative for 2018, Says A.M. Best
Ratings firm A.M. Best said it is maintaining its 2018 outlook for... -
Features‘Super Underwriter’ Hoopingarner Wins Insurance Journal’s ‘Coolest Part of Your Job’ Contest
Insurance underwriter Aubrie Hoopingarner said she wound up working... -
FeaturesThe Road to Automated Vehicles Could Be Bumpy, Slow
Driving automation promises to greatly improve the safety of human... -
Idea ExchangeTech Talk: The Real Threat to Agents from Amazon
Amazon may be close to jumping back into insurance, at least in... -
Idea ExchangeThe Wedge: Two Pains in Life
Have you ever laid in bed with the alarm going off and pushed the... -
Idea ExchangeMinding Your Business: Making the Competition Irrelevant by Differentiation
As competition intensifies, agency owners have found it increasingly... -
Idea Exchange5 Ways to Make 2018 the Best Year Yet
Since New Year's resolutions have a 48-hour shelf life, many people... -
DeclarationsDeclarations
Campus Guns "College campuses as gun-free zones present an... -
Business MovesBusiness Moves
Ryan Specialty Group LLC, Kerwick & Curran Inc. Ryan Specialty... -
New MarketsNew Markets
Crane & Riggers - All-Lines Market Detail: As underwriting...
