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In this Issue

Features
Options Backdating: One year later
A year ago, the emerging stock options backdating scandal was a hot...
People & Places
People
Medical liability insurer Medicus Insurance appointed Jason Muesse as...
Features
Medical liability loss ratios on the decline in South Central states
Loss ratios in the medical liability line of insurance generally have...
Business Moves
Business Moves
Ironshore Insurance Ironshore Insurance Ltd. was approved on Oct. 25,...
Features
But innovative ideas could bring long-term solutions
Coastal properties in Texas and Louisiana may be 'markets in peril'...
Declarations
Declarations
Declarations Always room for improvement "Oklahoma's workers'...
Features
Survey: Market for coastal property easing a little
Coastal properties with wind exposure may be seeing a little relief...
News Currents
British Petroleum to pay more than $370 million for violations in U.S.
British Petroleum and several of its subsidiaries in late October...
News Currents
News Currents
Owners of Top Flight Insurance charged with conspiracy, racketeering...
News Currents
Jindal wants to streamline recovery efforts in La.
But new governor not likely to make big changes Newly elected Gov....
Editor's Note
Editor’s Note: Deer and cars don’t mix
With wild fires in California still raging and causing destruction to...
Features
Whistleblower lawsuit against insurers dismissed
A federal judge has thrown out a so-called "whistleblowers'" lawsuit...
Features
ACE pays $4.5 million to states
ACE Group Holdings has agreed to pay $4.5 million to end a...
Features
Ark. town to pit bull owners: You need coverage
Pit bull owners in Arkadelphia, Ark., will have to carry $100,000 of...
Features
State settlement amounts
The breakdown of the amounts ACE will pay individual states is as...
Cover Stories
ACE TO PAY $4.5 MILLION
COASTAL PROPERTIES New coverage ideas MED-MAL LOSS RATIOS Decline in...
Features

Countrywide...
New Markets
My New Markets
Agents E&O Nuts & Bolts: Market Scout is offering a broad coverage...
Features

Countrywide...
Features
ACE pays $4.5 million to states
ACE Group Holdings has agreed to pay $4.5 million to end a...
It Figures
Figures
444 Oklahoma had 444 fewer accidents, and nine fewer fatal wrecks,...

National Coverage

Features
Walking into a discrimination minefield
When a former employee sued Ernest for age discrimination, the owner...
Features
Satisfied buyers of homeowners coverage obtain additional products
Homeowners insurance policyholders who subscribe to at least one...
Features
Major California Wildfires
Oakland Hills Oct. 1991 2,900 $1.7 billion Cedar Fire Oct....
Features
Striking a balance on the debate over the use of credit-based insurance scores
What determines how much a consumer will pay for automobile...
News Currents
News Currents
Only 22 percent of in-house counsel said they expect to see the...
Features
Homeowners insurers not earning cost of capital despite modest rate increases
The countrywide prospective return on equity for the homeowners line...
Features
D&O underwriters assess the subprime meltdown
When defaults in U.S. mortgages reached record levels in the second...
News Currents
News Currents
Collateral conundrum: To change or not to change N.Y. steps out as...
Features
Mapping out lawyers liability
Attorneys are singularly aware of liability exposures and the impact...
Features
Political risk: Converting mystery into opportunity
By Kathleen S. Ellis The stars are aligning for a growing demand for...
Carrier Watch
Commercial insurers stock prices, M&A activity flat in third-quarter 2007
Stock Prices: Commercial property/casualty insurer stocks have been...
Features
Value analysis in the current D&O market
Competition in the insurance market is heating up, and as the...
Features
Benefits and advantages of premium financing in a competitive market
For insurance agencies, premium financing represents an opportunity...
Features
Top 20 California Homeowners Insurance Groups in 2006
($ in millions) Company Name Written Premium Market Share 1 State...
News Currents
News Currents
Catastrophic wildfires sweep across Southern California Industry...
Features
States under cover
Natural catastrophes — and the affordability and availability...
Features
Political risk: Converting mystery into opportunity
By Kathleen S. Ellis The stars are aligning for a growing demand for...
Minding Your Business
Resolve disputes before they get out of control
If you have been in business for more than a few hours, most likely...