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November 22, 2004
West Edition
Agency Management
Fruitful Season: Buyers Keep Picking Off Agencies
Insurance agencies continued to be picked off at a healthy clip throughout 2004 but experts believe buyers will still be hungry in the new year. Several reports indicate that 2004 announced deals should exceed the number of transactions in 2003. Total deals through three quarters of 2004 were already in the 180-185 range, which is about where ...Features
Editor's Note: A Matter of Interpretation
Industry Under Fire: Will Insurance Broker M&As Still Keep Pace'
Insurers Pleased with Results of 2004 Federal and State Elections
Loss Ratios Improve in 45 States Nationwide
Obituaries
Citizens Vote Yes on Med-mal Caps in Nevada; No in Oregon and Wyoming
Mercury Insurance Loses Appeal in Broker Fees Case
Competitive Storm Brewing -- What Spitzer's Lawsuit May Mean to Us All
Focus on the Future: Come 2014, Industry Should Look Very Familiar
PIA Western Alliance Unites Agents Across Nine States
Viewers Have Insurers to Thank for Reality TV
Parting Shots: Action Needed to Address State-Based Insurance Regulation
Departments
Fraud Roundup
- Former Broker Convicted of Grand Theft
- Former Bay Area Agent to Serve Jail Time
- Adjuster Arrested on Fraud, Theft Charges
New Markets
- Trucking Program
- Pool Contractors
- Aviation Products Liability
- Roofer Associations
- High Value Homeowners
- Workers' Comp
- Auto Physical Damage
Newsbriefs
- ANTHEM, WELLPOINT GET MERGER APPROVAL FROM CDI:
- MMC TO LAY OFF 3,000:
- VOTERS KEEP OREGON'S SAIF SAFE:
- CALIF.'S DWC REGS GET BACKING FROM OAL:
- CONSTRUCTION DEFECT LEGISLATION DEFEATED IN COLO.:
- 2004 HURRICANE SEASON NOT SO UNUSUAL AFTER ALL:
