January 29, 2007
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2007 Excess, Surplus and Specialty Markets Directory, Vol. I

In this Issue

• Features
  Coping with catastrophe
  When it comes to property catastrophe insurance coverage, many ...
• Features
  Calif. hospitals may not meet earthquake safety standards
  Nearly half of California hospital buildings in danger of collapsing ...
• Features
  Report: Nevada workers’ comp system needs to examine serious claims
  The Nevada workers' compensation system "has undergone dramatic change ...
• New Markets
  New Markets
  Apartment Property Program Nuts & Bolts: Houston-based London American ...
• Features
  Case Law Watch
  Additional Insureds Alpha Holdings Ltd. v. Travelers Indemnity ...
• Features
  News Currents
  Calif. Insurance Commissioner Poizner sworn in Steve Poizner took his ...
• Features
  Keys to surviving it and thriving from it
  To some outsiders, insurance agents are threatened with obsolescence. ...
• Features
  Report: 148 places around Hawaii lack emergency sirens, state lacks funding
  More than 100 spots around Hawaii, from Oahu's Sunset Beach to Kihei ...
• News Currents
  News Currents
  Biggest U.S. property cat losses in 2006 were away from coasts Property ...
• News Currents
  News Currents
  Calif. reaches resolution with insurers over legal fees The California ...
• People & Places
  People
  Lloyd's of London announced that Julian James, director-worldwide ...
• Declarations
  Declarations
  Insurance emergency "During this state of emergency, I want to ensure ...
• News Currents
  News Currents
  From Nov. 2005 to Nov. 2006, the number of federal flood policies ...
• Features
  Private equity market bullish on E&S brokers
  By mid-November more than $500 billion in private equity transactions ...
• Fraud Roundup
  Fraud Roundup
  101 indicted in Calif. insurance fraud sting A two-year undercover ...
• Editor's Note
  Editor’s Note: Keeping score
  Although 2006 is safely behind us, some sticky issues are on the ...
• Business Moves
  Business Moves
  Goldman Sachs, USI Holdings Insurance broker USI Holdings Corp. agreed ...
• Features
  In Memoriam: Paul H. Jones
  Paul H. Jones, recognized as "Mr. Insurance of Arizona," died on Dec. ...
• News Currents
  Calif. declares insurance claims emergency in wake of cold freeze
  A recent proclamation by California Insurance Commissioner Steve ...
• News Currents
  News Currents
  Report: Customer satisfaction doesn't guarantee loyalty The insurance ...
• TOC
  8 Customer satisfaction doesn’t guarantee agent, insurer loyalty
  U.S. has second-highest level of satisfaction 9 Calif. Commissioner ...
• Features
  Excess, Surplus & Specialty Markets
  N18 2007 Excess, Surplus & Specialty Market Directory, Vol. ...
• News Currents
  News Currents
  Oregon task force aims to improve construction Oregon's Construction ...
• It Figures
  Figures
  5 Number of days California experienced freezing temperatures in ...
• Closing Quote
  Agents, brokers ready to pursue ambitious legislative agenda in 2007
  There is a new political dynamic in Congress that presents both ...
• News Currents
  News Currents
  Report: Drivers' age, gender factors in severity of accident ...
• Features
  Silicon Valley oenophiles on alert after brazen wine heist
  Silicon Valley, Calif., oenophiles are on alert after a brazen robbery ...
• News Currents
  News Currents
  Hundreds of Seattle residents want city to pay for flood ...
• Editor's Note
  Keeping score
  Although 2006 is safely behind us, some sticky issues are on the ...
• Currents
  Calif. declares insurance claims emergency in wake of cold freeze
  A recent proclamation by California Insurance Commissioner Steve ...
• Currents
  Biggest U.S. property cat losses in 2006 were away from coasts
  Property casualty insurers increasingly steered clear of the water out ...
• Features
  Coping with catastrophe
  Ten things agents and brokers can do to help clients obtain adequate ...
• Newsbriefs
  BRACING FOR THE “BIG ONE:” EARTHQUAKES JUST AS RISKY”
  Although hurricanes have received wide attention in the media, ...
• Features
  Private equity market bullish on E&S brokers
  By mid-November more than $500 billion in private equity transactions ...
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• Features
  Report: Nevada workers’ comp system needs to examine serious claims
  The Nevada workers' compensation system "has undergone dramatic change ...
• Currents
  Calif. reaches resolution with insurers over legal fees
  The California Department of Insurance has reached a resolution of its ...
• Newsbriefs
  IN MEMORIAM: PAUL H. JONES
  Paul H. Jones, recognized as "Mr. Insurance of Arizona," died on Dec. ...
• Currents
  Silicon Valley oenophiles on alert after brazen wine heist
  Silicon Valley, Calif., oenophiles are on alert after a brazen robbery ...
• Currents
  Keys to surviving it and thriving from it
  To some outsiders, insurance agents are threatened with obsolescence. ...
• Fraud Roundup
  Fraud Roundup
  101 indicted in Calif. insurance fraud sting A two-year undercover ...
• Newsbriefs
  N.M. AUDITOR PROPOSES TO CONDUCT MORE FRAUD INVESTIGATIONS
  New Mexico Auditor Hector Balderas wants to send a message to the ...
• Case Watch
  Case Law Watch
  Additional Insureds Alpha Holdings Ltd. v. Travelers Indemnity ...
• Closing Quote
  Agents, brokers ready to pursue ambitious legislative agenda in 2007
  There is a new political dynamic in Congress that presents both ...
• Currents
  Report: Drivers’ age, gender factors in severity of accident injuries
  Understanding the differences among drivers in different gender and age ...
• People & Places
  People and Places
  Lloyd's of London announced that Julian James, director-worldwide ...
• Currents
  Hundreds of Seattle residents want city to pay for flood damage
  Hundreds of Seattle residents want the city to pay them for flood ...
• Currents
  Report: 148 places around Hawaii lack emergency sirens, state lacks funding
  More than 100 spots around Hawaii, from Oahu's Sunset Beach to Kihei ...
• Newsbriefs
  CALIF. HOSPITALS MAY NOT MEET EARTHQUAKE SAFETY STANDARDS
  Nearly half of California hospital buildings in danger of collapsing ...
• Currents
  Oregon task force aims to improve construction
  Oregon's Construction Claims Task Force has released a report noting 11 ...
• New Markets
  New Markets
  Apartment Property Program Nuts & Bolts: Houston-based London American ...
• Currents
  Remapping California flood zones might spur wave of policy sales
  Homeowners who witnessed the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina ...
• It Figures
  It Figures
  5 Number of days California experienced freezing temperatures in ...
• Currents
  Report: Customer satisfaction doesn’t guarantee loyalty
  The insurance industry needs to improve its customer retention ...
• Currents
  Man’s cell phone ignites in pocket
  A cell phone apparently ignited in a Vallejo, Calif., man's pocket and ...
• Declarations
  Declarations
  Insurance emergency "During this state of emergency, I want to ensure ...
• Currents
  Calif. Insurance Commissioner Poizner sworn in
  Steve Poizner took his oath of office on Jan. 8, becoming California's ...
• Features
  Agents can score with varied sports and entertainment industry
  From amateur sports to water parks, ski resorts to tractor pulls, fun ...
• Features
  Don’t be guilty of ignoring the lawyers’ E&O marketplace
  Plentiful programs target law firms based on size, areas of practice, ...
• Features
  Cyber liability market is older, wiser, smarter and still growing
  Introduced 10 years ago, cyber liability insurance has become a ...
• Currents
  Commercial insurers’ stocks reflect 4th quarter profits, calm storm season
  Stock Prices: Commercial insurers breathed a sigh of relief in the ...
• Growing Your Property Casualty Agency
  Try selling insurance like it’s overpriced spaghetti
  Developing an insurance proposal for a prospective insured is a costly ...
• Currents
  Pricing discipline key to P/C insurers’ repeat performance in 2007
  >Insurers delivered strong results for 2006; now the question becomes ...
• Currents
  Billions at stake as Supreme Court weighs credit notice standards
  Two large insurers defended their decision not to tell customers about ...
• Currents
  Homeowners win key water v. wind Katrina claims case against State Farm
  Insurer then settles next case without going to trial; U.S. Rep. Taylor ...
• Currents
  Demotech named official Insurance Journal Research Partner
  Financial analysis and actuarial services firm Demotech, Inc. has been ...
• Currents
  Study: 20% of customers consider switching insurers after collision
  Nearly one out of every five customers considers switching insurance ...
• Features
  Proactive agents help contractors and subcontractors reduce comp costs
  Transitional duty assignments, return-to-work goals, regular ...
• Features
  Sea of opportunity in the ocean marine market
  Agents should know that coverage is often overlooked because most ...
• Features
  Allied medical professional liability: healthy growth to continue
  As America ages and the health sector expands to accommodate it, demand ...

National Coverage

• News Currents
  News Currents
  Study: 20% of customers consider switching insurers after ...
• Features
  Pricing discipline key to P/C insurers’ repeat performance in 2007
  News Currents Property casualty insurance industry earnings may have ...
• Features
  Billions at stake as Supreme Court weighs credit notice standards
  News Currents Two large insurers defended their decision not to tell ...
• Features
  Sea of opportunity in the ocean marine market
  How big is the United States ocean marine marketplace? The U.S. ocean ...
• Features
  Allied medical professional liability: healthy growth to continue
  Allied Medical Professional Liability insurance provides coverage for ...
• Closing Quote
  Don’t be guilty of ignoring the lawyers’ E&O marketplace
  Every day hundreds of thousands of lawyers throughout the U.S. provide ...
• Features
  Contractors’ Workers’ Compensation
  When helping contractors and subcontractors reduce their workers' ...
• Features
  Agents can score with varied sports and entertainment industry
  The leisure industry is big business, and insuring the wide variety of ...
• Features
  Demotech named official Insurance Journal Research Partner
  Financial analysis and actuarial services firm Demotech, Inc. has been ...
• Features
  Cyber liability market is older, wiser, smarter and still growing
  The need for cyber coverage is growing. More companies are growing ...
• Features
  Homeowners win key water v. wind Katrina claims case against State Farm
  In a Hurricane Katrina claims decision watched closely by the insurance ...
• Carrier Watch
  Commercial insurers’ stocks reflect 4th quarter profits, calm storm season
  Stock Prices: Commercial insurers breathed a sigh of relief in the ...
• Growing Your Property Casualty Agency
  Try selling insurance like it’s overpriced spaghetti
  Developing an insurance proposal for a prospective insured is a costly ...

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