April 19, 2004
Insurance Journal South Central Magazine

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2004 Program Directory, Vol. I

In this Issue

• Editor's Note
  Getting With the Program
  Program is a word with many definitions. If you're a parent of...
• Features
  Slave Trade Suit Targets Lloyd’s, U.S. Companies
  Ten present-day descendants of slaves who were transported from...
• Features
  Reports Find Wide Range of Auto Rates Across U.S.
  Two recently released studies on trends in automobile insurance rates...
• Newsbriefs
  DOZE CONSTRUCTION PLEADS GUILTY:
  Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported that Doze Construction Co....
• Newsbriefs
  LA. WOMAN FACES COMP CHARGES:
  A Vernon Parish, Louisiana woman has been arrested on charges of...
• Newsbriefs
  OKLA. COMP BILL SHELVED:
  Oklahoma State Senate President Pro Tempore Cal Hobson announced that...
• New Markets
  Risk Capital Protector
  Nuts & Bolts: National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh,...
• New Markets
  Business Owners Package
  Nuts & Bolts: Lemac General Agency Division added a new BOP facility...
• New Markets
  Coverage Gaps for Community Banks
  Nuts & Bolts: A new package of insurance policies from the Chubb...
• Features
  Springtime Means Rain, Hail and Tornadoes in South Central States
  Spring is here and with it comes unstable weather conditions that can...
• Features
  IIAT Group Goes to Washington
  Twenty-one delegates from the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas,...
• Features
  Small Firms Strengthen South Central Economy
  In 2002-2003, gross domestic product continued to rise nationwide,...
• Features
  Brooke: This Franchise Player is Making an Impact
  Jack Cassell "was pretty happy just being a producer," as he had been...
• Parting Shots
  Program Specialists Work Together For Success
  "We must all hang together or assuredly we will all hang...
• People & Places
  People and Places
  William Moraw Houston-based Encore Bank named William Reed Moraw to...
• Features
  Getting the Return On Your Technology Investment
  Three trends dominate the agency agenda today: customers, competition...
• Cover Story
  Who (Almost) Murdered the Program’
  Program business in the current hard market is not quite dead, but...
• Ratings
  Travelers Downgraded; St. Paul Affirmed
  A.M. Best Co. downgraded the financial strength rating to "A+"...
• Ratings
  American Modern Affirmed
  A.M. Best Co. affirmed the financial strength rating of "A+"...
• Ratings
  Cincinnati Financial Affirmed
  A.M. Best Co. affirmed the financial strength ratings of the...
• Features
  Now What! A Look Back at Lessons Learned from the 1990s
  When we look back at the 90s in the property/casualty business, we...
• On The Street
  Warren Buffett-A Very Special American Icon
  Warren Buffet may be only the second richest man in the world (around...
• Features
  Mission Impossible: How to Succeed in Program Business
  Many people in our industry believe program business cannot be...
• Features
  Program Business: A Little Up Front Review Will Save You Headaches Later
  There has been a significant increase in retail brokers looking to...