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October 25, 2004
West Edition
Professional Liability

The Professional Liability Maelstrom

Service Providers at Risk As the United States, Europe, Japan and other developed countries turn from industrial-based to service-based economies, more and more people are engaged in providing services, and the more they provide, the more mistakes they make. Historically only those engaged in the "learned professions"—doctors, lawyers, ...

Small Businesses Struggle to Stay Afloat in Hawaii's Tumultuous Workers' Comp Market

The issues surrounding Hawaii's workers' compensation system have been a topic of debate for agents, brokers, politicians and small businesses over the past several months as reform attempts to fix the troubled system failed in the 2004 legislature. Hawaii's workers' comp premium rates are the third highest in the nation, a recent study found. ...

Features

Editor's Note: Make Your Vote Count!

Csiszar Puts Focus In Place, Set to Tackle the Issues

Farewell Tribute to PCI's Lawson, Ramirez

Farewell Tribute to PCI's Lawson, Ramirez

Japan: Powerful, Beleaguered and Consolidating

Surfing the Web for Internet Liability Coverage - Who Needs It and Why'

Professional Liability in the Medical Arena

N.Y. Attorney General Spitzer Sues Marsh Over Contingent Commissions

Professional Liability: Will the Cycle Remain Unbroken'

KPMG Survey: Insurance Executives Less Optimistic About Growth

Canter Predicts State, Federal Regulation to Detrimentally Affect Industry

Is Big Brother Good for the Industry'

Take Two: Looking at the Med-Mal Crisis from Both Sides

Parting Shots: The Case for Appraisal in Settling Claim Disputes

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