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Insurance Journal Midwest

Salute to Surplus Lines Brokers/NAPSLO; Personal Lines Markets; Product Liability

Salute to Surplus Lines Brokers/NAPSLO; Personal Lines Markets; Product Liability

Insurance Journal Midwest
September 24, 2007
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Inside This Issue

PRIMARY COVERAGE

Officials in Midwest seek federal aid after August storms

Tornadoes, flooding devastate multiple states

Judge throws out all federal antitrust charges against insurers, brokers

No evidence to support charges of a global conspiracy among brokers found

Industry skeptical, while treasury opposes, natural disaster pool

Agents say federal legislation deserves serious consideration

Health premiums rise 6.1%; average family coverage costs $12,000

Increase in health premiums slowest rate of growth since 1999

Progressive combines agency, direct personal lines management

Sauerland to lead new personal lines unit

U.S. reinsurers report premiums dropped in 2nd quarter

Reinsurers report writing $12.2 billion in first half of 2007

Insurers have manageable exposure to subprime turmoil

I.I.I. report says insurers' investments have no direct ties to lenders

U.S. fire report says more fires, but fewer deaths and injuries

Direct property losses from fires rose 6% in 2006

Guy Carpenter reports on Lloyd's market

Findings boast stellar results for London market

MARKET FEATURES

Closer Look: Personal Lines Markets

Predictive analytics maximize the science and art of business analysis

Making the case for Internet liability

Any client using the Internet could benefit from coverage

Spotlight: Product Liability

Chinese imports and product liability coverage

Cutting hours may not reduce medical errors

Studies show lowering doctors' hours not effective

SPECIAL REPORT: Salute to Surplus Lines Brokers

The changing face of surplus lines brokers

2007 E&S Mergers and Acquisitions Report

Surplus lines industry sees a flurry of M&As this year

E&S market attracts international attention

Global surplus lines partners vamp up activities in the U.S.

IDEA EXCHANGE

The subprime mortgage mess and the professional liability insurance industry

Insurance expert speculates about the real impact on industry

Need for lawyers PL coverage increasing

Traditional role of in-house counsel changing

Closing Quote A—Catastrophes: There is no free lunch

Closing Quote B—Catastrophes: The time to act is now

Mistakes employers make when workers' comp rates go down

Eight mistakes that could change employers' view of coverage

International Insider

Chubb's Ellis on exporters’ insurance

Prospects and pitfalls in a changing global insurance world

New opportunities for growth, but not without risk

Growing Your Property Casualty Agency

Establish an authentic small business department

DEPARTMENTS

  • Editor's Note
  • It Figures
  • Declarations
  • People
  • My New Markets