Heads Up! Employees at Large

Wal-Mart, Morgan Stanley, Boeing, Texaco, State Farm and Farmers have all been the targets of recent employment practices lawsuits. Wal-Mart was hit with sexual harassment charges. Farmers was sued for wrongful termination. Morgan Stanley and State Farm allegedly engaged in gender discrimination, while Boeing and Texaco have been accused of ...

Features

Editor's Note: Battling the Trial Lawyers

Preparing Your Personal Lines CSRs to Sell

Kyoto, Scripps Study, Put Greenhouse Gases in Global Warming Spotlight

Killer Tsunamis and the Marine Insurance Market

Insurers Must Underwrite Smarter, Not Succumb to D&O Market Pressures

The Cluster Option: A Short Survival Guide

Shield for Doctors' Apologies Clears Arizona Senate

Nevada Medical Malpractice Rates Said to Be Stabilizing

'Cheeseburger' Bills Fill State Lawmakers' Plates

Study Shows Tort-Based Auto System Provides Savings for Colo. Drivers

Graduated Licensing Laws for Teen Drivers Reduced Fatalities, Study Finds

Contingency Commissions and the Future of California Agents & Brokers

Ripped from the Headlines: Law & Order in Today's D&O

PLUS Tackles Ethics

Healthcare Revolution Delivers Opportunities for Surplus Lines Industry

ChoicePoint: 'Insurance Industry Databases Were Not Compromised'

Oregon Governor Suggests Insurance Fee to Pay for State Police

Parting Shots: Ethics in the Age of Spitzer

Departments

Fraud Roundup

• Man Arrested for Auto Insurance Fraud
• Calif. Man Collects Benefits on False Claim
• CSR Reported Fraudulent Auto Theft
• Father, Son Arrested on Auto Fraud Charges
• UPSWorker Arrested for Comp Fraud

New Markets

• Excess Trucking, Transportation
• Universal Excess
• Trail, Carriage and Pony Rides
• Contractors Liability

Newsbriefs

• TUDOR APPOINTED ACTING PRESIDENT OF CALIFORNIA STATE FUND:
• EX-SAIF PRESIDENT ACCUSED OF VIOLATING LAW ON LOBBYISTS:
• WELLPOINT AND CALIF. COMMISSIONER LAUNCH COMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAM:
• INSURERS CLAIM MITIGATION EFFORTS DO NOT REPLACE THE NEED FOR TRIA:
• CAAA SAYS WORKERS' COMP PROFITS UP 25%-36%:
• NEW RRG TO OFFER GL TO CALIF. CONTRACTORS AND ARTISANS:
• S&P REPORT SAYS HURRICANE LOSSES PUT PRESSURE ON INSURERS' EQUITY:
• CA DWC UPDATES PROGRAM FOR INJURED WORKERS:
• PINAULT, ARTEMIS NOW SOLE DEFENDANTS IN EXEC. LIFE TRIAL:

People & Places

• People & Places