January 26, 2015 Excess, Surplus & Specialty Markets Directory, Volume I

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In this Issue

• People & Places
  People – South Central
  David Mattax has been appointed by Gov. Rick Perry to serve as Texas...
• Features
  TWIA Legislative Recommendations Address Funding, Depopulation
  The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, the state-created insurer...
• Features
  Report Card Rates States on Insurance Regulation
  Vermont gets a grade of "A+" and California and North Carolina get...
• Features
  Texas Bill Would Protect P/C Agent Ownership of Expiration Rights
  A bill filed in the Texas Legislature for the 2015 session would...
• Features
  Texas Bills Target ‘Named Driver’ Automobile Policies, Exclusions
  A pair of bills filed in the Texas Legislature would prohibit...
• Features
  Ballinger on Growth, Professionalism in Texas Surplus Lines Market
  Phil Ballinger retired at the end of December 2014 as executive...
• Features
  Mexican Motor Carriers Can Apply to Cross Border for Long-Haul Trucking
  The U.S. Department of Transportation announced that Mexican motor...

National Coverage

• New Markets
  My New Markets
  My New Markets is brought to you by Insurance Journal's sister...
• Features
  2014 Deal Activity Close to Record
  Deal count for the fourth quarter of 2014 was the second most active...
• Features
  Google Poised to Enter U.S. Auto Insurance Market
  Giant search engine Google, which already offers auto insurance...
• Editor's Note
  Is 2015 the Year for Cyber?
  For several years the insurance industry has talked about a pending...
• Closing Quote
  Sharing and Cyber for Small Biz Risks
  If you write policies for small businesses, there are two big stories...
• Declarations
  Declarations
  TRIA Renewal "This reauthorization was essential and restores...
• Business Moves
  Business Moves
  Global Indemnity, American Reliable Dublin-based Global Indemnity...
• Features
  What Else Is on the Cyber Horizon?
  The massive Sony Corp. breach that occurred at the end of 2014 has...
• Features
  Independent Agents See Carriers’ Online Sales As Major Threat: Accenture Survey
  Independent insurance agents' strengths in customer service and risk...
• Features
  Top Markets to Watch in 2015
  Insurers were busy trying to stay ahead of the curve when it comes to...
• Features
  10 Things to Know About Small Businesses
  The most common insurance policy for small businesses is the Business...
• Minding Your Business
  Industry Trends to Exploit for 2015
  It's time to get out the crystal ball to think about what trends...
• Features
  How One Broker, CGSC, Is Navigating Stages of Entrepreneurial Business
  Entrepreneurial organizations go through stages of growth, says the...
• Features
  Top 5 Professional Liability Issues for Accountants to Watch in 2015
  As insurers look to 2015, they need to be aware of the evolving...
• Features
  6 Juicy Excuses for Why Your Agency Didn’t Grow Last Year
  It's a brand new year. Hopefully last year's numbers were where you...
• Features
  E&O Insights: Key E&S Issues Agencies Need to Know
  Regardless of whether the market is hard or soft, for agencies to be...

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