October 3, 2011
Insurance Journal West Magazine

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Surplus Lines: State of the Market / NAPSLO Issue, Lloyd's Syndicate Spotlight, Agency Financial Products Directory (Banks, Funding, Capital for Acqui

In this Issue

• Features
  Writing Small Accounts Profitably
  Someone once said: "Every agency should write small accounts because ...
• Features
  Driverless Car Navigates Berlin Streets
  It can talk, see, drive and no longer needs a human being to control it ...
• Features
  Google Secretive About ‘Super Safe’ Robot Car Crash
  In July, an astute observer was driving in Mountain View, Calif., when ...
• Business Moves
  Business Moves
  McLarens, Washington Oregon Claim Service McLarens Young International ...
• Features
  California City Taking Steps to Keep Its Insurance
  La Puente, Calif. may be on the road to keeping its insurance, ...
• Features
  California’s ‘New’ MGA Yates: Having Fun, Going National
  Hiring, Acquisitions, Scottish Flair On Tap for Yates, Says New CEO ...
• Features
  California Homeowners’ Suit Against Builders Revived
  A federal appeals court revived a lawsuit by homeowners who accused ...
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• Features
  Fire Fatalities in Residential Buildings
  Between 2007 and 2009, civilian fire casualties in residential ...
• Features
  Montana Court Approves $43 Million Asbestos Deal
  A Montana judge has approved a $43 million settlement for people ...
• Features
  New Tools for Fire Investigators
  An arson investigation that led to a possible wrongful conviction and ...
• Editor's Note
  Entrepreneur-Think
  An entrepreneurial mindset gives individuals a different perception of ...
• Features
  Push for Ban on Trucker Cellphones
  The U.S. government should ban truckers from using cellphones while ...
• People & Places
  People
  Swett & Crawford has opened a satellite office in Redondo Beach, Calif. ...
• Features
  Insurers Draw Distinctions Between Air Races and Airshows
  With an 11th fatality declared as a result of the crash at the National ...
• Features
  Settlement Reached in 2007 Bay Bridge Oil Spill
  A civil settlement in the 2007 oil spill in San Francisco Bay with the ...

National Coverage

• Features
  Wells Publishing to Launch New Claims Journal Magazine
  Wells Publishing Inc. has plans to launch Claims Journal magazine, a ...
• Features
  9 Years Later: Lloyd’s Chairman Peter Levene
  Lord Peter Levene, chairman of Lloyd's, is leaving the company after ...
• Features
  After 30 Years, Bouhan Leaves NAPSLO
  The National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices Ltd. ...
• Features
  Are You Among the Dying Breed?
  Let's take a test. No, this is not a coverage analysis test or even a ...
• Closing Quote
  Reflections on Recent Events and Implications for Catastrophe Risk Modeling
  At the recent Rendez Vous de Monte Carlo there was a lot of discussion ...
• Features
  Brokers See Changing Relationships, Expanding Technology
  At the same time they are trying to figure out what their customers, ...
• Minding Your Business
  The Financial Side of Acquisitions
  The merger and acquisition trend of agencies continues, despite the ...
• Features
  Insurance Journal’s Newest Book
  "Insurance is Not Risk Management! The Insurance Professional's Guide ...
• Features
  Insurance Risks of Business Travelers
  Business travelers say there's no substitute for being there. Even ...
• Features
  Warning: Insecticides Can Be More Dangerous Than Bedbugs
  Bedbugs don't make people sick. But the poisons used to kill them can. ...
• Features
  Wanted: Industry Seeks Out Specialty Marine Brokers
  Two developments in the marine market have combined to create a ...
• Features
  Surplus Lines Industry Losing Its Edge?
  The surplus lines industry continues to outperform the overall ...
• Features
  Supreme Court to Hear Federal Healthcare Mandate
  The Obama administration cleared the way for the Supreme Court to ...
• Features
  Sportscover: Providing Coverage for Sports and Leisure around the World
  Sports and leisure activities are one of the most ubiquitous pass times ...
• New Markets
  New Markets
  Bringing Market Seekers and Market Providers Together Find markets in ...

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