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Insurance Journal West

2006 Program Directory, Vol. II

Insurance Journal West
December 11, 2006
Our Price: $7.95

Inside This Issue

PRIMARY COVERAGE

Safeco lists on New York Stock Exchange

Company hopes to grow by improving agent incentives

Western businesses buying more terrorism coverage

Take-up rates up to 53 percent in West

St. George, Utah, ranked most secure place to live

Farmers ranks large metropolitan areas, mid-size cities and small towns

Employee's estate not entitled to workers' comp benefits

Appeals court rules section of California Labor Code unconstitutional

Fireman's Fund Names New CEO

Beneducci takes the helm in January

Motor vehicle theft in California declines

Yet all violent crime categories increased

Study ranks states on workers' comp premiums

Alaska has highest rates, California second highest

Liquor distributors not liable for drunken driving crash

Appeals Court rules distributors don't have control over consumption

Furor arises over proposed Idaho flood map expansion

National Flood Insurance Program says current map needs updating

Calif. State Fund files rate decrease

SCIF calls for 9 percent average decrease in collectible comp premium

Colo. imposes new surplus lines procedures

Brokers to file online instead of with Surplus Lines Association

National company dumps jockey insurance in Montana

Race tracks scrambling to find coverage for 2007

Zurich agrees to terms to close multi-state bid-rigging probe

N.Y., Conn., Ill. tells four insurers no more contingent commissions

Insurers ask Supreme Court to overturn credit scoring ruling

Group says ruling opens door to increased litigation

4.4 million toys recalled after kids swallow magnets

Government seeks new voluntary safety standards

It's the 'haves' vs. the 'have nots' in race for survival

Insurance technology competition drives out the weak

SPECIAL REPORT

Specialty Programs

As programs prove profitable, more players climb into the ring

MARKET FEATURES

Five keys to captive success

Creating a successful captive and managing over time

SPECIAL REPORT

15h Annual Program Directory, Vol. II

Can the stand-alone market withstand TRIA ending?

Report suggests TRIA should not be extended

Agency Best Practices: Bolton & Co.

President Steve Brockmeyer says relationships, not Internet, a resource

IDEA EXCHANGE

International Insider

Chubbs' Ellis on global business property solutions

Personality plus or minus in sales

How to use a producer's unique personality traits in sales

Minding your business

Developing a sales and marketing plan, part two

Professional Liability

Dissecting a claims made policy

Closing Quote: A state-based insurance safety net

The best choice is the guaranty fund system administered by the states