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December 5, 2005
Midwest Edition
2005 Program Directory, Vol. II

Building Program Muscle

Smaller, Regional and Start-Up Programs Sweat It Out Just like Arnold Schwarzenegger, today's strongest and most successful insurance programs started out as scrawny and klutzy kids. Hard work along with nurturing from wise and patient carriers helped them build muscle and get where they are now. Despite that track record, carrier support for ...

Features

Editor's Note: Be Careful What You Wish For...

States Claim National Catastrophe Plan Would Save Taxpayers

Congress Hears of Jockeys' Workers Compensation Woes

Experts Predict More Advances Soon in Ability to Predict Hurricanes

Agent-Carrier Partnerships Need Goal Clarity and Exit Strategy, Not Love

How Program Managers Can Avoid the Courthouse Blues

Illinois Supreme Court's State Farm Ruling Spotlights Venue Shopping

Illinois Duo Seeks to Radio Midwesterners of Region's Earthquake Threat

Indiana: No Recovery of Punitive Damages from Decedent's Estate

Minnesota Workplace Injuries Continue to Drop

Smaller and Regional Programs: Proven Exercises

Ease of Doing Business Survey Sets Benchmark for Carriers to Follow

National Newsbriefs

Players Must Understand Buyer Demand, Agency Supply to Get in the Game

Swiss Re to Acquire GE Insurance Solutions for $6.8 Billion

When to Create an Agency Marketing Department

Industry Group Sees Sarbanes-Oxley as an Example of Hyper-Vigilance

Parting Shots: More Teeth for the D&O Fraud Exclusion

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