September 4, 2000
Insurance Journal South Central Magazine

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In this Issue

• Newsbriefs
  GUSTAFSON TO LEAVE ST. PAUL
  The St. Paul Companies president and chief operating officer James E....
• Newsbriefs
  U.K. AUTO RATES ON THE RISE
  Drivers in the U.K. face automobile insurance premium increases of 25...
• Newsbriefs
  PURCHASING INSURANCE ONLINE
  IDC released its market forecast for online sales of personal...
• Newsbriefs
  BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY’S PROFITS FALL
  Warren Buffett's magic touch has gone on vacation for a spell....
• Newsbriefs
  COTTON PICKIN’ SCAM
  Insurance fraud is suspected in a case in Georgia in which someone...
• Newsbriefs
  L/H PROFITS DROP $203 MILLION
  The nation's life and health insurers experienced a $203 million, or...
• Newsbriefs
  ZURICH ACQUIRES CNA ENERGY
  Zurich Global Energy, the energy unit of Zurich Financial Services...
• Newsbriefs
  GEICO ADMITS OHIO VIOLATIONS
  Maryland-based GEICO Corp. has admitted to violating Ohio's consumer...
• Newsbriefs
  AIG TO ACQUIRE HSB GROUP
  American International Group Inc. and HSB Group, Inc. have entered...
• Newsbriefs
  LA. LIABILITY LIMIT ENDED
  Late last month, an obscure provision allowing dozens of Louisiana...
• Newsbriefs
  METLIFE METES A MILLION
  MetLife Auto & Home's group auto and homeowners insurance program now...
• Newsbriefs
  E-SIGNATURES IN THE EU
  The German cabinet unveiled a draft bill last month to develop a...
• Newsbriefs
  TRAVELERS, DELL AUTOMATE AGENTS
  Travelers Insurance is hoping to help agents improve automation...
• Newsbriefs
  NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL TRUST
  Northwestern Mutual's application for a limited-purpose federal...
• Newsbriefs
  CORRECTIONS
  An article in the Aug. 14 issue of IJTexas should have indicated that...
• Features
  Site Seeing: Becoming Resourceful with Your E-mail
  If you remember, I mentioned in my last column that I've been looking...
• Features
  Reliance Staves Off Bankruptcy For Now
  Reliance Group Holdings Inc. was granted more time from creditors...
• Features
  Commercial P/C Rates Continue Upward
  Commercial property-casualty rates continued to increase across the...
• Cover Story
  Garden Party
  A healthy economy has put extra money in the pockets of millions of...
• Features
  Lime Street Meets Silicon Valley; New Initiatives Transform Lloyd’s
  Lloyd's is adapting to modern business methods and upgrading its...
• Legal Beat
  When Agents Go Bankrupt
  Commissions structures can pose serious problems for agents going...
• Features
  NAPSLO Survey Shows Net Revenues for MGAs, Brokers Grow
  Average pretax profit and net retained revenues for MGAs and brokers...
• Features
  NAPSLO’s Presidents Share Commitment to Wholesale Agency System
  Both Timothy M. Pedersen, outgoing president of the National...
• Parting Shots
  Love Thy (Other) Middleman
  They're scrutinized by regulators. They're under the gun from...
• Editor's Note
  Editor’s Note
  A sense of humor is not lost on Bill Wilson, an insurance agent...
• Newsbriefs
  HOCUS POCUS
  Magician David Copperfield filed a lawsuit against Fireman's Fund...