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FeaturesKristin Wall
Louisiana Workers' Compensation Corporation named Kristin Wall,... -
News CurrentsNews Currents
Bailey challenges Scruggs: 'Put up or shut up!' Recent developments... -
Editor's NoteEditor’s Note: Hang up and drive
A recent study by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety revealed that... -
FeaturesCase Law Watch
Auto-Liability Fields v. American Central Insurance Co. (La. App.,... -
FeaturesTexas insurers see profits despite Hurricane Rita
Texas home insurers turned substantial profits last year despite... -
FeaturesLouisiana, Texas look to bonds for cat funding
With record hurricane losses in back to back seasons, states along... -
News CurrentsNews Currents
TDI's Selden explains department's high tech, high touch approach And... -
FeaturesHomeowners – Texas
New Markets Nuts & Bolts: Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Inc.,... -
FeaturesAgency Advisor
In previous articles, Paul Martin and I have shared key strategies... -
FeaturesNew plan helps agents avoid residual market for workers’ comp risks
Agent and brokers accustomed to sending tough workers' compensation... -
CurrentsFitch: Deterioration in profits for U.S. P/C sector
The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry will report... -
Cover StoryDownsized D & O
It hasn't been healthy. In fact, the directors and officers liability... -
Minding Your BusinessProducer Compensation: What Should You Pay?
Compensation for any agency is always the largest expense category.... -
NewsbriefsFLOOD-DAMAGED VEHICLES SURFACE ON USED CAR LOTS
An estimated 500,000 cars were damaged by hurricanes last year.... -
Editor's NoteHang up and drive
As anyone who's ever been a teenager, parented a teenager or even... -
FeaturesLeverage agency resources by retaining your talent
(Editor's note: This is the fifth in a series of articles offering... -
CurrentsTDI’s Selden explains department’s high tech, high touch approach
Texas Department of Insurance Senior Associate Commis-sioner for... -
NewsbriefsWHISTLEBLOWER HELPING IN HURRICANE KATRINA LAWSUIT
A high-profile litigator in Moss Point, Miss., said a whistleblower... -
People & PlacesPeople and Places
Louisiana Workers' Compensation Corporation named Kristin Wall,... -
CurrentsBailey challenges Scruggs: ‘Put up or shut up!’
"If you can get away with making those kinds of allegations, and if... -
CurrentsLouisiana, Texas look to bonds for cat funding
With record hurricane losses in back to back seasons, states along... -
Case WatchCase Law Watch
LouisianaAuto--Liability Fields v. American Central Insurance... -
New MarketsNew Markets
Homeowners - TexasNuts & Bolts: Arrowhead General Insurance Agency... -
CurrentsTexas insurers see profits despite Hurricane Rita
Most of the state's home insurance companies posted big earnings in... -
FeaturesA new era for the Texas Workers’ Compensation System
Sept. 1, 2005, began a new era for our state's workers' compensation... -
FeaturesWhen insurers play the ratings game
Publicly traded property casualty insurance companies must serve many... -
FeaturesOfficials hope ’06 quake centennial prompts more to get insurance
When San Francisco resident Charlie Bott got an offer in the mail... -
CurrentsConsumer group accuses Geico, other insurers of unfair underwriting
A U.S. consumer group has made claims that Geico Corp. uses... -
CurrentsKatrina not enough to cause many homeowners to buy flood coverage
Despite Hurricane Katrina's devastation, a new survey says that most... -
CurrentsConsumer group accuses Geico, other insurers of unfair underwriting
A U.S. consumer group has made claims that Geico Corp. uses... -
FeaturesD&O liability premiums fall for second straight year, study says
Directors and officers liability insurance average premium continued... -
FeaturesThe London insurance market: The City and the regulators
For 317 years London's insurance market in general and Lloyd's in... -
FeaturesWhen insurers play the ratings game
Publicly traded property casualty insurance companies must serve many... -
NewsbriefsSTANDARD & POOR’S IMPLEMENTS NEW WAY TO ASSESS INSURERS’ CATASTROPHE RISK
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said that its criteria for... -
CurrentsZurich agents caught in compensation disclosure web
Independent agents representing Zurich Insurance in the U.S. will... -
FeaturesThe London insurance market: The City and the regulators
For 317 years London's insurance market in general and Lloyd's in...
National Coverage
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FeaturesInternational
The London insurance market: The City and the regulators For 317... -
FeaturesKatrina not enough to cause many homeowners to buy flood coverage
Despite Hurricane Katrina's devastation, a new survey says that most... -
FeaturesConsumer group accuses Geico, other insurers of unfair underwriting
News Currents A U.S. consumer group has made claims that Geico Corp.... -
FeaturesThe pre-bindingdisclosure reveals the standard commission Zurich pays agents by type of policy and
outlines any contingency compensation arrangements. News Currents... -
FeaturesCatastrophe bonds becoming a common alternative toreinsurance, S&P says
The insurance industry is turning more frequently to catastrophe... -
FeaturesSpotlight: Catastrophic Coverage
Ruins of San Francisco's city hall after the earthquake and fire of... -
FeaturesCloser Look: Workers’ Compensation
The savings varies by state and other factors but in 2005 the average... -
FeaturesFinancial Commentary
Do under-reserved property/casualty insurers deserve high ratings?... -
FeaturesFlood-damaged vehicles surface on used car lots
An estimated 500,000 cars were damaged by hurricanes last year.... -
FeaturesFitch: Deterioration in profits for U.S. P/C sector
The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry will report... -
Minding Your BusinessProducer compensation: What should you pay?
Compensation for an agency is always the largest expense category....
