Risk Retention Groups Owning Up to Success

Due to the restricted coverages available in the market today, risk retention groups (RRGs) have experienced a significant amount of rapid growth over the past year. At a time when the industry is facing what is perhaps the most serious availability crisis for many types of coverage, risk retention groups represent a viable option to those ...

Features

Editor's Note: How to Find New Markets

Disquieting Developments at Kemper/Lumbermens Mutual

Breaking Down the Surplus Numbers

U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Review Campbell Decision

Year to date Sept. 30, 2002 Surplus Lines Combined Ratios Show Improvement

New AIR Estimation Model Helps Insurers Price Terrorism Risk

Parting Shots: Workers' Comp: System Having Negative Impact on Calif.

Departments

Fraud Roundup

• Tarzana, Calif. Broker Pleads No Contest
• Truck Drivers Arrested for WC Fraud
• CDI Revokes Licenses of Father & Son Ins. Brokers
• Sacramento Woman Arrested for Insurance Fraud

Newsbriefs

• J.P. MORGAN SETTLES SURETY CASES WITH ALL 11 COMPANIES
• NEW BILLS GO LIVE IN CALIF
• IIABA's 27th ANNUAL NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE CONF. SET FOR WASHINGTON, D.C.
• AIA WELCOMES NEW COLO. INS. COMMISSIONER
• A.M. BEST ADDS UTAH TO STATE RATE FILINGS
• $1.2 MILLION FOR DAMAGED REMBRANDT
• RMS EXPANDS WEATHER DATABASE IN U.S., EUROPE