Regulators Look for a Clue

Was it Colonel ChoicePoint in the Conservatory With a Knife? When ChoicePoint Asset Co. finally disclosed Feb. 15 that criminals had gained access to the personal information of as many as 145,000 people in all 50 states, it came as a wakeup call to many that the information lenders, creditors and, yes, insurers use in their financial ...

Features

Editor's Note: Protecting Your Home from Disasters

How to Float to the Top and Other Words of Wisdom

Valuation Drivers

Driving Up Agency Valuation

Commentary: The Inevitable Hour

Create a Community with an Agency Newsletter and Web Site

What Should be Industry Response to Ethical Lapses?

IBA West President Discusses Broker Disclosure, Work Comp Issues

Court Upholds Industry Lawsuit: CDI's Homeowners Regulations Illegal

Homeowners Moving to the West Coast

Record Rainfall Will Lead to a Flood of Litigation

More than 600 Catholic Clerics Accused of Sex Abuse of Minors

Help Your Clients by Becoming a Small Business Advocate

Insurance Group Staying out of California Workers' Comp Confirmation Fight

Some 200 Insurance-Related Bills Introduced in California Legislature

Parting Shots: Adjusters can Detect the Problem of Underinsurance Before Disaster Strikes

Departments

Fraud Roundup

• Calif. Sweep Nets Four Fraud Suspects
• Wash. DOL Fines Contractor over Workers' Comp Violations
• Brothers Arrested in Auto Premium Scam

New Markets

• Workers' Comp
• Public Auto
• Shelters
• Residential and General Contractors

Newsbriefs

• GREENBERG TO RETIRE AS AIG CHARIMAN:
• CIGA EXEC. DIRECTOR TORETIRE:
• WYO. GOVERNOR SIGNS MEDICAL PANEL BILL:
• IDAHO PASSES CONTRACTOR BILL:
• WASH. COMMISSIONER ENDS MED MAL PROGRAM:
• FIGHT OVER CREDIT BAN MOVES TO COLO. SENATE:
• NAMIC OPTIMISTIC ABOUT UTAH'S LEGISLATIVE SESSION:

People & Places

• People & Places

Ratings

• AIG Under Review
• CNA Affirmed
• Service Insurance Assigned "A-"