Insurance Claims for 2008 U.S. Catastrophes to Top $25 Billion

37 Cats Generate the Fourth Highest Cost, Highest Frequency in Decade

Madoff Scandal to Cost Insurers $1.8 Billion, Aon Benfield Estimates

Losses Could Prompt a Harder Market for Professional Liability

Washington Report

Obama Presidency Could Dramatically Influence Courts

Washington Report

FBI Reports Drop in Crime Including Arson

London's Reach Bolsters U.S. Specialty Lines

Catlin, Beazley, Amlin, Hiscox and Newcomer Torus Focus on U.S. Market

Duty to Defend Greater Than Duty to Indemnify

A Subcontractor's Contractual Obligation Exists Regardless of Negligence

Special Report: Contractors and Subcontractors

Additional Insured Endorsements May Reduce Coverage Available to Named Insured

2009 National Directory of Excess, Surplus and Specialty Markets, Volume I.

Missouri Homeowners Need Insurance to Go Green

Insurance Coverage for Electricity 'Net Metering" Apparently Isn't Available

Michigan Advances Ergonomics Rule Over Business Opposition

Michigan Would Join California as States with Own Ergonomics Rules

North Dakota Could Back Tougher Teen Driving Laws

State Now Allows 14-Year-Olds to Drive With an Adult

Iowa to Address Flood Recovery Despite Economic Concerns

Flood Recovery Is One of Most Expensive Problems in State History

Labor, Trial Lawyers Criticize Kansas Workers' Compensation System

Benefits Were Capped in 1987 and Haven't Been Raised Since

Growing Your Property Casualty Agency

Old Insurance Inspection Photos Make Meaningful Gifts

Wholesaler Innovation Helps Close the Gaps

E&S Exists to Provide Coverage for Unique and Emerging Risks

Managing an Agency in a Troubled Economy

Customer Retention Should Be Priority No. 1 for Agency Managers

Closing Quote: Brian Duperreault

The Invisible Hard Market

Business Moves

Closing Quote

New Markets

Opening Note

People