January 25, 2010 Excess, Surplus & Specialty Markets Directory, Vol. 1

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In this Issue

• Business Moves
  Business Moves
  Towers Perrin, Watson Wyatt Towers Watson & Co. completed the merger...
• Features
  Los Angeles Workers Face Higher Labor Violations
  Low-wage workers in Los Angeles experience more wage and labor...
• Features
  Insurance Surcharge Proposed to Fund Calif. Fire Suppression Efforts
  California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has submitted to the...
• Features
  Counties with Levees Are Some of the Nation’s Most Economically Sound, Report Says
  Hundreds of levees around the United States protect vulnerable areas...
• People & Places
  People
  Grange Insurance, based in Columbus, Ohio, named Robert V. James...
• Features
  Washington to Tackle Credit Scoring, Streamline Agent/Broker Licensing
  Bills to ban the use of credit scoring, streamline the licensing of...
• Features
  Labor & Industries: Washington’s Workers’ Comp System Is Sound
  Characterizations by a recent Washington State Auditor's report on...
• Features
  Securities Lawsuit Filings Decline in 2009
  What a difference a year makes. Just 12 months ago, the subprime and...
• Declarations
  Declarations
  No Role in Non-Disclosure "We had no effective legal means to step in...
• Features
  Will Gay Marriage Bring Marketing Opportunities for Agents?
  The Market Is Huge, but Some Independents Say It's Difficult In...
• It Figures
  It Figures
  20% Percentage of Oregonians who have earthquake insurance, according...
• Editor's Note
  Becoming Chris Boggs
  In October 2008, my colleague and friend, Christopher J. Boggs,...

National Coverage

• Fraud Roundup
  Insurance Fraud Rises as State Bureaus’ Budgets Fall
  State insurance fraud fighting bureaus are seeing a significant spike...
• Features
  A.M. Best Reports Reinsurers See Orderly, But Soft, January Renewals
  January renewals showed signs of softening as reinsurers benefited...
• Declarations
  Declarations
  Little Property Coverage "Haiti is the poorest country in the Western...
• Features
  New York Sees Promise in Own London-Like Market
  But Skeptics Question Timing for Revival of U.S. Insurance Exchange A...
• Features
  Insurers to Curb Agency Compensation in 2010, Ward Group Study Finds
  Total property/casualty insurance agency compensation is expected to...
• Features
  Why Carriers Invest in Education
  Carriers Say Benefits in Producer Sales Education Well Worth the...
• Features
  Economic Downturn Puts Pressure on Return-to-Work Programs
  The recent recession and record unemployment rates have increased...
• Features
  How Rising Capital Gain Tax Rates Might Impact Tomorrow’s M&A Market
  Agencies Contemplating Selling Soon Should Understand Their...
• New Markets
  New Markets
  The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of...
• Features
  Insurance Journal Founder, Publisher Enter Insurance Hall of Fame
  The Insurance Media Association named Insurance Journal's Founder...
• Features
  How Small Group Partnerships Help Agencies to Grow Employee Benefits Revenue
  Gibson Insurance Group, Bolton & Co. Tell Their Tales of Growth...
• Features
  Tragedy in Haiti; XL Moves to Ireland; NYC Exchange Doesn’t Worry London; WEF Prepares for Davos
  The tragedy in Haiti is a reminder of how fragile life can be in...
• Features
  Geithner Denies Role in Hiding AIG Payments to Banks
  U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said this month the bailout...
• Closing Quote
  5 Issues Agents Should Watch in 2010
  With insurance agents across the nation breathing a sigh of relief...
• Features
  You Have Nothing to Sell But Fear Itself
  Promoting Fear and Insurance in Troubled Times What do P/C producers...
• Features
  SEC Order Keeps Some AIG Bailout Terms Sealed Until 2018
  It could take until November 2018 to get the full story behind the...

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