Artisan Contractors; Agency Management/Agents' Errors & Omissions; Collectibles/Antiques

In this Issue

Features

People Lockton Companies LLC appointed Frank Scardino as president of ...
Declarations
Declarations
Two Years and Still Waiting "This storm happened more than two years ...
Features
La. AG Alleges Price-Fixing, Conspiracy
Outgoing Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr. has filed suit ...
It Figures
It Figures
2% Texas has used only 2 percent of more than $500 million in federal ...
Features
Catastrophic Events Raise BI Coverage Questions
Several recent and relatively recent events — the wildfires in ...
Editor's Note
Disaster Recovery
Disaster recovery still is very much on the minds of property owners ...
New Markets
My New Markets
The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of ...
Features
Former Okla. Claims Manager Pleads Guilty
The former claims manager for an Oklahoma insurance company has pleaded ...
Features
State Farm Wins One, Loses One in Wind vs. Water Cases
A federal jury in New Orleans in early November sided with a south ...
Features
Good Agency-Carrier Relationships Travel a Two-Way Street
Agents might think they have their hands full trying to attract and ...

National Coverage

Features
Protecting Antiques is More Than Just a Sentimental Journey
With the surge of reality-based programs such as Antiques Road Show and ...
News Currents
Boomers to Affect Workers’ Comp in Long-Term Care Industry
The long-term care industry will be impacted substantially by the aging ...
News Currents
Congress Considers Disaster Legislation to Alleviate Coastal Insurance Crisis
House passes measure opposed by Bush and insurance industry remains at ...
Features
New Players Enter the E&O Market … But Some Agents May Not See Rates Decline
Despite a rosier outlook in the agents’ errors and omissions (E&O) ...
Features
Locked Into the Customer
The force behind Lockton's phenomenal organic growth Insurance Journal ...
Features
Looking for Profits at Marsh
MMC’s CEO Cherkasky searches for more insurance commissions The Marsh ...
Features
Recognizing, Encouraging and Nurturing Outstanding Customer Service Reps
Today’s top CSRs possess indispensable attributes, including good ...
Features
Residential Woes Continue Over EIFS
‘Synthetic stucco’ still difficult insurance market for contractors ...
Growing Your Property Casualty Agency
Feature Non-Owner Producers in Agency Promotions
Whom does your marketing promote: the agency or the agent? ...
Features
Construction Litigation Puts Agents at Risk
When contractors get sued, sometimes agents get caught in the middle ...
Features
Aon Cutting 2,700 Jobs in Overhaul Aimed at Saving $240 Million Annually
Insurance brokerage Aon Corp., faced by fierce competition and falling ...