Inside This Issue
PRIMARY COVERAGE
Garamendi proposed auto rate regs to cause rate hikes
Wash. Commissioner wants fraud unit
Mercury Insurance CEO proposes voter initiative
Allstate agrees to coverage checks after Ariz. wildfire
Wash. anti-fraud auto insurance bill wins approval
Insurance helps Santa Fe museums acquire art
Insurers happy helmet law not weakened
Cooper & McCloskey buys Moore Special Risk
Lawsuit revived against Staples
Denying funds to drivers who leave keys in car
Hawaii first state to be tsunami and storm ready
Colo. legislators tackle auto insurance
PCI opens Denver office
Low-cost auto expands to six Calif. counties
Regulatory modernization tops legislative agenda
Personal lines looking fine, thanks to fewer accidents
MARKET FEATURES
Special Report: Excess, Surplus & Specialty Markets Directory, Vol. 1
Main Street E&S
New entrants join race for surplus lines business
A big Kat blows through the reinsurance industry
Special Report: New Year's Flood
Spotlight: Counseling buyers
Calif. more drive law
Closer Look: Producer liability
From Pinstripes to prison stripes
Industry picks safest cars
IDEA EXCHANGE
Growing your property casualty agency
Carrier Watch
Enhanced IJ broadcasting enlivens insurance news
Earlybird Forecast: 2006 already looking good
Closing Quote: Portable persistency discounts are good