Inside This Issue
PRIMARY COVERAGE
N.J. sex assault exclusion not automatic
Homeowners coverage could be triggered if attacker is a minor
Virginia bars test drive anti-DUI plan
Program brings together makers, servers, drinkers in college town
D.C.'s revised captive laws in effect
District aims to attract more captives
Conn. gets new insurance commissioner from The Hartford
Gov. Rell names Specialty Risks' Sullivan to succeed Cogswell
Insurance taxes to fund Virginia transit
$3 billion plan uses existing taxes on car insurance premiums to pay off debt
Mass. auto insurance study provides map to limited competition
But changes to assigned risk plan, subsidies ruled out for now
Bipartisan flood insurance 'modernization' bill introduced
Bill boosts borrowing, maximum limits
A.M. Best cites 15 P/C insurers as financially impaired in 2006
Impairment rate is half the historical level for the past 38 years
Study claims U.S. 'tort tax' costs $865 billion a year
That's about $9,800 per family
Insurers to Congress: private markets can handle most disasters
But mega-cats need a public-private partner ship, most agree
Judge rules Spitzer suit may continue
Liberty Mutual not giving up the fight
CONNECTICUT'S NEW CHIEF
Gov. Rell names Thomas R. Sulivan to succeed Susan Cogswell as state insurance commissioner
Conn. self-service business face new liability standard
State Supreme Court updates law to reflect new business model
Insurers fight impression big profits at claimants' expense
Tough argument as Katrina claimants still wait for settlements
Two charged in bicoastal restaurant brokerage scam
Bogus surplus lines policies sold to restaurants, bars
Mass. extends deadline for residents to buy health coverage
Rule that everyone have drug coverage delayed until January 2009
MARKET FEATURES
Spotlight: Cyber Risk
Top 10 data loss disasters in 2006
SPECIAL REPORT:
Top 100 Property Casualty Independent Agencies
Closer Look: Energy/Oil and Gas
Underwriters weigh design, construction of offshore oil platforms
Closer Look: Energy/Oil and Gas
Oil drilling risks rise with novice crews
European Insurance Forum puts Ireland in the spotlight
EU Reinsurance Directive, Solvency II, killer risks and cats up for discussion
Spotlight: Cyber Risk/Identity Theft
Understanding network risk insurance
Spotlight: Cyber Risk/Identity Theft
Contrary to the headlines, ID theft may be on decline
Spotlight: Cyber Risk/Identity Theft
Agog about blogs: the risks of the medium for professional liability
XXXX=Medical Malpractice
Majority of claims close without payment
Consumers say claims not the cause of crisis
IDEA EXCHANGE
Minding Your Business
'Free agents' and other 2007 management trends
Closing Quote: State-backed insurance schemes: the wave of the future?