Inside This Issue

NATIONAL COVERAGE

International Report

Reinsurers' Rendezvous Reveals Reflection; Sea Level Rise Imperil Coasts; Pirates Ahoy!

Forced Fun

When Fun 'n Games at Work Take a Bad Turn

Workers' Comp: How Bad Will It Get?

A.M. Best Report Outlines Turmoil in Workers' Comp Line

Workers' Compensation System Failing Lower Wage Workers

Study Finds Few Workers File for Benefits Even When Seriously Injured

House Passes Surplus Lines Reform Legislation

Bill Now Moves to the Senate

P/C Insurers Report Surge in Suspicious Claims

Possible Fraud Jumped 13% in First Half of 2009

Feds, Regulators, Congress Eye the Future of Credit Rating Agencies

Watchers Considering Their Role and Standards for the Future

2009 Professional Liability Directory

WEST COVERAGE

Colorado's Pinnacol Defends Action

CEO Tells Lawmakers He's Proud of State Fund Operation

Hawaii Workers' Comp Costs Drop Again

Insurers' Filing Marks Fifth Straight Year of Decline

States Give a 'Thumbs Up' to Fingerprinting Producers

Say It Helps Keep Criminals from Becoming Licensed

Environmentalist Hit National Flood Insurance Program

Policies Encourage Development That Threatens Desert Riverbeds, Species

Wyoming Looks to Improve Workplace Safety Record

Taking Lessons from Alaska- Another 'Ornery' Culture

California Lawmaker Wants More Green Coverages

Bill Would Require Green Initiatives Even As Industry Is Becoming Greener

California Petition Would Make Driver 'Persistency' Discount Portable

Consumer Watchdog Blasts Mercury Insurance Backed Ballot Measure

California Agents High on Medical Marijuana Industry

Legal Dispensaries Take In $20 Million a Year

California Sets the Rules for Pay-As-You-Drive Coverage

Policies Could Be on the Market As Early as Next Month

California Insurers Win Double Taxation Case

Court Rules Surplus Lines Carriers Pay One, Not Two, Taxes

San Diego Utility's Wildfire Prevention Plan Rejected

Firm Had Proposed Cutting Power to 60,000 Customers

34 Making California Drivers' 'Persistency' Discount Portable

Consumer Watchdog Blasts Mercury Insurance Measure

IDEA EXCHANGE

Timely Claims Reporting: A Serious Obligation for Agencies

Why Agency Handling of Claims Reporting Is Critical

How to Create a Client Retention Culture

A Focus on New Business Only Isn't Enough to Grow an Agency

Growing Your Property Casualty Agency

10 Tips for Contemporary Insurance Business Cards

Web 2.0 for the Insurance Industry

How to Use Social Web Tools to Expand Contacts, Opportunities

Closing Quote: Electronic Placing

A Small Step or Giant Leap in the London Market

Parents: Mind the Gaps When Kids Go Off to College

MyNewMarket's Boggs: If Classes Are Dropped, Coverage May Drop, Too

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