Surplus Line Market: Speculations for 2006

Is a hardening market ahead?

Producers' liability grows as they and their clients expand

Exposure to lawsuits on the rise

Regulatory modernization tops legislative agendas

Asbestos litigation, catastrophe debate high on list as well

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Main Street E&S

Why independent agents like backyard brokers

New entrants join race for surplus lines business

XL, Rockhill and GMAC RE jockey for market share

A big Kat blows through the reinsurance industry in 2005

Hurricanes are long gone, but misfortune will linger for decades

Legal Beat: Playing with airplanes

Beth Bradley examines exceptions to the "eight corners" rule

Growing your property casualty agency by Alan Shulman

Seven ways to benefit by trading with other agents

Carrier Watch by LMC Capital

Commercial lines carriers continue to impress

Enhanced IJ Broadcasting enlivens insurance news

New online content boasts videos, interviews and more

Earlybird Forecast by Dr. Robert P. Hartwig

Analysts predict fast growth in P/C premium