ALL Wrapped Up ~ 2006 in Review ~ Top news stories, top mergers and be

In this Issue

Features
Top 10 Stories of the Year – South Central
It was difficult to get away from natural catastrophes in 2006, even...
It Figures
Figures
$261 Billion The total amount of U.S. tort costs in 2005, according...
People & Places
People
The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas appointed P. Scott Hubacek...
Legal Beat
In buying back, what did I buy?
Over the last decade, I have participated in the drafting of dozens...
Editor's Note
Editor’s Note: Hellhole or business haven?
Texas is improving. The Rio Grande Valley and Texas Gulf Coast...
Features
No rule change for Allstate in La.
A panel of state insurance regulators on Dec. 15 rejected a proposed...
Declarations
Declarations
No long-term negatives "Fortunately lawmakers did not pass...
Features
New rules mean bytes could produce a big bite
Insurance agents want to avoid litigation, but it is not always...
Features
News Currents
ID theft warning in Okla. Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson...
TOC
Rating commission also denies rate hikes for La. Citizens
10 No rule change for Allstate in La. 11 ID theft warning in Okla. AG...
Currents
How to hold your ground against the Internet marketers
Just because some individuals purchase policies over the Internet...
Features
Professional liability in a financial world
Terrorism, corporate scandals and regulation make way for...
Currents
Impact of Enron on directors and officers insurance
Perceived risk drives the market for directors and officers liability...
Features
2006: a big year for P&C buyers and sellers of all shapes and sizes
JANUARY Hallmark Aquires Aerospace Holdings Fort Worth, Texas-based...
Features
TRANSACTION BOOM … AND BUSTS OF THE PAST YEAR
The year 2006 was a boom year for mergers and acquisitions within the...
Features
Changing Reinsurance Rules
In March, Lloyd's Chairman Lord Peter Levene finally got the...
Features
Climate change, reinsurance and Lloyd’s made worldwide headlines in 2006
Climate change or global warming is the 800-pound gorilla in the...
Currents
October, November see 29 M&As; stock prices continue to vary
Stock Prices: Stock prices have varied year-to-date among brokers....
Features
Lloyd’s Insurers Boost U.S. Presence
They've long had the expertise. Now they have the money and the...
Features
Reinsurers Enjoy the Sunshine
Except for claims adjusters, 2005 was a disastrous year for the...
Features
2006: Agents fight to keep their pay and insurers wise up to the future
The fight to save contingent commissions topped the minds of agents...
Features
2006: Soft market offers up many new insurance products
E&O, Professional/Management Liability New P/C Insurance Agents'...
Features
New Markets Report
New insurance products seemed to be in great supply in 2006 as the...
Editor's Note
Hellhole or business haven?
Texas is improving. The Rio Grande Valley and Texas Gulf Coast...
Currents
It Figures
$261 Billion The total amount of U.S. tort costs in 2005, according...
Currents
No rule change for Allstate in La.
A panel of state insurance regulators on Dec. 15 rejected a proposed...
Currents
Declarations
No long-term negatives "Fortunately lawmakers did not pass...
Currents
ID theft warning in Okla.
Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson issued a consumer alert to...
People & Places
People and Places
The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas appointed P. Scott Hubacek...
Features
Despite ‘uneventful’ year, there was no escaping catastrophes in 2006
It was difficult to get away from natural catastrophes in 2006, even...
Currents
In buying back, what did I buy?
A look at policy buyback settlements Over the last decade, I have...
Currents
New rules mean bytes could produce a big bite
Insurance agents want to avoid litigation, but it is not always...
Closing Quote
Global warming represents watershed event for insurance industry
At various points in history -- the Great Dust Bowl of the 1930s,...

National Coverage

Features
2006: a big year for P&C buyers and sellers of all shapes and sizes
The year 2006 was a boom year for mergers and acquisitions within the...
Features
Top Stories of the Year – International
1. Climate Change Facts Multiply Climate change or global warming is...
Features
2006:a big year for P&C buyers and sellers of all shapes and sizes
JANUARY Hallmark Acquires Fort Worth, Texas-based Hallmark Financial...
Features
4. Lloyd’s Insurers Boost U.S. Presence
They've long had the expertise. Now they have the money and the...
Features
3. Reinsurers Enjoy the Sunshine
Except for claims adjusters, 2005 was a disastrous year for the...
Features
October, November see 29 M&As; stock prices continue to vary
Stock Prices: Stock prices have varied year-to-date among brokers....
Features
2006 New Markets Report
E&O, Professional/Management Liability New P/C Insurance Agents' E&O...
Features
2006 New Markets Report
New insurance products seemed to be in great supply in 2006 as the...
Features
Professional liability in a financial world
What professional liability exposures do financial institutions face...
Features
Top 10 Stories of the Year – National
The fight to save contingent commissions topped the minds of agents...
Features
Top Stories of the Year – International
2. Changing Reinsurance Rules In March, Lloyd's Chairman Lord Peter...
Growing Your Property Casualty Agency
How to hold your ground against the Internet marketers
Just because some individuals purchase policies over the Internet...