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September 5, 2005
South Central Edition
Surplus Odyssey

2010: A SURPLUS ODYSSEY:

Carriers, Cycles and Performance Five Years Down the Road Looking ahead to 2010, the easiest prediction is that the fortunes of the surplus lines industry will, as usual, be linked to the behavior of standard lines carriers. The second easiest is that the hard and soft market cycle will still be a defining force, although each leg may not be ...

Features

Editor's Note: In Katrina's Wake

Lloyd's of London Finds its 21st Century Form

How to Get the Competition Fired, Without Saying Anything Bad About Them

Small Business Units Deliver Bread n' Butter for Peak Performing Agencies

NAPSLO Prepares for Record Attendance at Annual Conference

Where to Find Inexperienced Agency Producers

Finding Solutions to the Industry's Compliance Requirements

Number of Federal Tort Trials Plummeted 80%, Justice Department Reports

Strategies to Tap into Profitable, New Business Accounts

After the Internet, Comes The Invasion of the Insurance Exchanges

International Newsbriefs

Big 'I' Fields Busy Agenda at Annual Meeting in Big Apple

Insurers Address Brokerage Income Directly to Consumer

SPECIAL REPORT: Back to Earth with Surplus Lines

August Plane Crashes Take Deadly Toll

Clarendon Clarifies Hannover Re Decision on Programs

But Lawmakers, Interest Groups Still Debate Over Use of Aftermarket Parts

Forged State Check Scam Centers on Ark.

Pass it On: Transferring Your Agency to the Next Generation

Born to File Claims: Driving Behavior is Written in the Stars

Surety Survey Shows Dramatic Changes in Marketplace Over Past 10 Years

Celebrating 75 Years, Quirk & Company Looks to 100 and Beyond

SLSOT 2005 Seminars Planned for October

Big Changes in Texas Workers' Comp System

IIHS Study Says Low-Cost Alterations Can Reduce Urban Road Crashes

Insurers Post Special Toll-Free Numbers to Help Katrina Victims

Parting Shots: How Retail Agents Can Develop/Improve Relationships with Wholesalers

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