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September 5, 2005
West Edition
Surplus Odyssey

2010: A SURPLUS ODYSSEY:

Carriers, Cycles and Performance Five Years Down the Road Looking ahead to 2010, the easiest prediction is that the fortunes of the surplus lines industry will, as usual, be linked to the behavior of standard lines carriers. The second easiest is that the hard and soft market cycle will still be a defining force, although each leg may not be ...

Features

Editor's Note: Open Minds, Better Business

Lloyd's of London Finds its 21st Century Form

How to Get the Competition Fired, Without Saying Anything Bad About Them

Small Business Units Deliver Bread n' Butter for Peak Performing Agencies

NAPSLO Prepares for Record Attendance at Annual Conference

Where to Find Inexperienced Agency Producers

Finding Solutions to the Industry's Compliance Requirements

Number of Federal Tort Trials Plummeted 80%, Justice Department Reports

Strategies to Tap into Profitable, New Business Accounts

After the Internet, Comes The Invasion of the Insurance Exchanges

International Newsbriefs

Big 'I' Fields Busy Agenda at Annual Meeting in Big Apple

Insurers Address Brokerage Income Directly to Consumer

SPECIAL REPORT: Back to Earth with Surplus Lines

August Plane Crashes Take Deadly Toll

Clarendon Clarifies Hannover Re Decision on Programs

But Lawmakers, Interest Groups Still Debate Over Use of Aftermarket Parts

Missouri Jury Tells State Farm to Pay Up

Distracted Driving: Is Your Organization Steering Clear of Liability Risks?

Valuations: Educating Your Client on True Replacement Cost

IICF Volunteer Week Kicks Off in October

Shortcomings of Current Premium Invoice Accounting

IIHS Study Says Low-Cost Road Alterations Can Reduce Urban Road Crashes

The Industry Goes to School: More Universities that Offer Insurance Degrees

Utah Supreme Court Rules State has No Holding in Workers Comp Fund

Disasters: Have They Become a Year-Round Phenomenon in California?

Got Dispensable Income? The GLBTs Do!

IJ Exclusive: Shand Morahan's 'How to Write' Professional Liability

Pass it On: Planning Agency Perpetuation

Departments

Fraud Roundup

New Markets

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