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

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

Insurance Journal West
September 24, 2007
Our Price: $7.95

Inside This Issue

PRIMARY COVERAGE

Oregon passes motor vehicle bills

Other legislation affects P/C insurance

Discovery doesn't apply to reinsurance

Court says can't look into documents

Former N.M. regulator pleads not guilty

Faces federal corruption charges

CEA funding structure to be revamped

Legislation sent to be signed by governor

Calif. bans cell phone use while driving

Law applies only to teen drivers

Calif. urged to sign workers' comp bill

Industry hopes will lead to market expansion

Countrywide announces job cuts ahead

Expects workforce reduction of 20 percent

Farmers fined $2 million

Company refunds $1.4 million

Mont. wildfire funding convoluted

Analysts say more money needed to fight fires

Chubb lowers Calif. homeowners rates

Rates decreasing 18.4 percent

Wash. seeks comp rate increase

Boost would keep pace with inflation

Allstate opening N.M. service center

Will need 259 employees in Las Cruces

Santa Rosa diocese to pay $5 million

Insurance to help settle sex abuse claims

Colo. hail damage at $60 million

Costliest hail storm in three years

Ore. law affects contractor liability

Coverage should become more available

Judge throws out antitrust charges

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

Natural disaster pool

Agents say federal legislation deserves serious consideration

Health premiums rise 6.1%

Slowest rate of growth since 1999

Progressive combines agency, direct personal lines management

Sauerland to lead new personal lines unit

U.S. reinsurer premiums drop in Q2

Reinsurers wrote $12.2 billion in first half of '07

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

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 flurry of M&As

E&S market attracts international attention

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

Thriving in a challenging environment

Tips on agency survival

Industry bullish on consolidation

Mergers and acquisitions expected

Report: insurers overpaid by NFIP

GAO study says flood practices outdated

Lloyd's Baker on climate change

Time for action is now

IDEA EXCHANGE

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 P/C Agency

Establish an authentic small business department

The subprime mortgage mess

Effects on D&O will be uneven

Don't dismiss lawyers’ PL

New need for professional liability coverage

Closing Quote: A private plan

Catastrophes: There is no free lunch

Closing Quote: Public-private partnership

Catastrophes: The time to act is now

DEPARTMENTS

  • Opening Note
  • People
  • New Markets
  • Business Moves
  • Fraud Roundup