October 25, 2004
Insurance Journal East Magazine

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Professional Liability

In this Issue

• Features
  Csiszar Puts Focus In Place, Set to Tackle the Issues
  Just weeks into his tenure as president and CEO of the Des Plaines, ...
• Features
  Farewell Tribute to PCI’s Lawson, Ramirez
  By Anthony Dickson The retirement of Rodger Lawson, executive vice ...
• Features
  Farewell Tribute to PCI’s Lawson, Ramirez
  Jack Ramirez' tenure as president of the National Association of ...
• Features
  Japan: Powerful, Beleaguered and Consolidating
  Until Commodore Peary's visit in 1848, Japan was one of the world's ...
• Features
  Surfing the Web for Internet Liability Coverage – Who Needs It and Why’
  Any company with a Web site is a candidate for professional (or third ...
• Cover Story
  The Professional Liability Maelstrom
  Service Providers at Risk As the United States, Europe, Japan and other ...
• Features
  Professional Liability in the Medical Arena
  Whether a patient, a health care provider or an insurer, everyone seems ...
• Ratings
  Converium North America Downgraded
  Following the latest announced business plan by Converium AG, A.M. Best ...
• Ratings
  Employers Re Affirmed
  Standard & Poor's Ratings Services affirmed its "A+" counterparty ...
• Ratings
  American Superior Rated “R”
  S&P assigned its "R" financial strength rating to American Superior ...
• Ratings
  Nationwide Under Review
  A.M. Best Co. placed the "A-" (excellent) financial strength rating of ...
• Features
  Agents Watching Spitzer Broker Fraud Charges Closely
  Some worry the probe could move beyond public brokers and large ...
• Editor's Note
  Lame Duck and Coverage
  Between now and the next time Insurance Journal publishes, Americans ...
• Features
  States Battle Resentment Over Red-Light Safety Cameras
  Maryland Sen. Alex Mooney (R-Frederick) fought a ticket for running a ...
• Features
  N.H. Comp Market Reflects Low Frequency, Slow Hiring, Workforce
  Workers' compensation writers in New Hampshire want an average 2.5 ...
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• Features
  How Green Is N.Y.’s Hudson Valley’ ‘Very Green,’ Say Insurers
  From West Point to Woodstock and Roosevelt to Rockefeller, New York's ...
• Features
  Viewers Have Insurers to Thank for Airing of Reality TV
  Some Predicted Reality TV Would be Tough to Cover But Insurers Have ...
• Newsbriefs
  MASS. AGENTS IN COMMISSION FIGHT:
  The Mass. Attorney General has recommended that agents' auto insurance ...
• Newsbriefs
  FIREMAN’S FUND SET TO EXIT MASS.:
  Fireman's Fund Insurance Cos. repeated its warning that it will drop ...
• Newsbriefs
  TASK FORCE TO ASSESS CONN. TAXES:
  Conn. legislative leaders have created a task force to study the ...
• Newsbriefs
  R.I. LEAD LAW CHANGES SOUGHT:
  Implementation of a landmark lead paint law has been delayed in Rhode ...
• Newsbriefs
  MAINE CLARIFIES UIM LANGUAGE:
  The Maine Supreme Judicial Court in a 5-2 vote has ruled that insurers ...
• Newsbriefs
  VT. COURT SAYS TRACTOR IS NO TOY:
  A John Deere lawn and garden tractor is made for work, not for fun. At ...
• Newsbriefs
  N.Y.’S LOVE CANAL OFF SUPERFUND LIST:
  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized its decision ...
• Newsbriefs
  PAWTUCKET MUTUAL CANCELS IN N.Y.:
  The New York Supreme Court recently affirmed the position of Rhode ...
• Newsbriefs
  N.J. APPROVES MIIX RECEIVERSHIP:
  MIIX Insurance Co., a subsidiary of The MIIX Group in Lawrenceville, ...
• Newsbriefs
  PA. REVEALS MED MAL DETAILS:
  Bucking tradition, a Lackawanna County, Pa., judge has ruled against a ...
• Newsbriefs
  LIBERTY BELL PAVILION AT PA. COLLEGE:
  The glass-and-steel pavilion that held the Liberty Bell until last year ...
• Newsbriefs
  MD. REPORT BACKS ISABEL VICTIMS:
  Problems within the federal flood insurance agency have kept victims of ...
• Parting Shots
  SMART: An Opportunity to Re-Energize States
  Through the State Modernization And Regulatory Transparency Act (SMART ...
• People & Places
  People and Places
  Terry Adams The new national officers of the National Association of ...