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February 21, 2005
West Edition
Wholesale Industry M&A Trends

Kings & Pawns: Excess Brokers' Moves and Mergers

The emergence of large national and regional firms and the creation of networks of brokers as industry kings are transforming the nation's wholesale insurance marketplace but experts maintain that independent privately-held firms will still remain the backbone of the excess and surplus wholesaler segment. According to Dick Bouhan, who heads ...

Features

Editor's Note: Targeting Young Customers

Outsiders See Need for Practical Solution to Compensation Disclosure

Retailers Reel in the Perfect Catch

Marsh & McLennan Faces Off with Insurance Journal Readers

Broker Fee Regulations to Dominate 2005 Legislative Session in California

Surplus Lines Experiencing Softening Market with Rest of Industry

Eliot who' TRIA when' Republicans Outline Insurance Priorities

N.Y. Weighed Contingent Fee Issue Years Before Spitzer Investigation

Wyoming Lawmakers Trying to Stem Doctor Liability Costs

Washington All Industry Day: Associations Discuss Broker Disclosure

Targeting Generations X and Y: How to Attract and Retain Young Customers

Specialists Rank Talent Management Among Top Five Priorities in 2005

California Voters Act to Stop Shakedown Lawsuits

Nations Hazard Insurer Leaves Nationwide Trail

I.I.I. Says Automobile Insurance Rates to Climb Slightly in 2005

Some California Doctors Leaving Workers' Comp System

Parting Shots: The Facts About Credit Information and Insurance

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