Inside This Issue
PRIMARY COVERAGE
Calif. locales among nation's safest
FBI statistics note San Jose, Los Angeles, San Diego have low crime rates per capita
Wash. minimum wage upped
Wage adjusted based on consumer price index
Garamendi regulations attacked
Commissioner trying to illegally redefine agent and broker definitions, association says
Calif. workers' comp rates could decrease 6.3 percent
Reforms helping to cut system costs
N.M. seeks new superintendent
Commission tight-lipped about candidates
Great Northwest to buy Hawaiian Insurance Guaranty
First Circuit Court grants transfer of assets
N.M. hailstorm damage tops $10 million
More than 2,200 auto claims filed
Guard not entitled to workers' comp
Court rules off-duty officer not entitled to benefits
Alaska reforms helping to lower workers' comp rates
10.5 percent reduction proposed
Schwarzenegger vetoes punitive damages bill
Last-minute legislation left no time for debate
Oregon employers pay less for workers' compensation in 2007
consecutive years without rate increase
Calif. Gov. vetoes workers' comp bills
Says legislation would have undid beneficial reforms
Calif. AG sues automakers
Says car manufacturers should be held liable for global warming damages
The Commissioners: Washington's Mike Kreidler
Fierce protector of consumers and the market
Hawaii to teach homeowners about hurricane retrofits
New Web site provides details
Countrywide launches auto product in Arizona
Auto product will expand to 25 states by 2007
Terrorism insurance market hits federal radar
GAO, Treasury reports say totally private market solution unlikely
House passes surplus lines reform legislation
Industry looks to Senate for next step
Congressional hearing investigates insurer investments
Regulators, trades spar over topic
SEC sues RenRe officers over alleged scam
Finite reinsurance under watch again
Agents take aim at Zurich settlement
Trades oppose proposed compensation, disclosure provisions
MARKET FEATURES
Spotlight: Restaurants and Bars
Why do restaurants need EPLI coverage?
Spotlight: Restaurants and Bars
Google may be an underwriter's best tool
States go global for ideas to improve road safety
Dots and cables save lives, states say
SPECIAL REPORT: The future of agents' E&O
Exclusive survey on costs, availability and more
SPECIAL REPORT: Errors & Omissions
Getting to know your agency's E&O policy
Closer Look: Trucks and Fleets
Benchmarks and best practices improve safety
Private passenger, business use or commercial auto?
Knowing when and why to move clients
Breeding the next generation through internships
Hands-on training often leads to jobs
Avian Flu: Much ado about nothing?
Pandemic inevitable - just don't know when
Sticking up for the little guys
AmWINS Access helps small agents find markets
Report says nations' workers' comp programs 'colossal failure'
Programs plagued by bureaucracy, author says
Workers' comp claim frequency and size continue downward trend
Older workers affect costs
IDEA EXCHANGE
Minding Your Business
Top 10 goals for agents to make ASAP
Eight strategies to build an agency
People are an agency's greatest assets
Managing the rising tide of employment practices lawsuits
Grievances can escalate, almost without warning
Finding a solution to natural disaster insurance
Agents, insurers should be represented on national commission
MARKET FEATURES
IDEA EXCHANGE
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- People
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- Business Moves
- Fraud Roundup