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Table of Contents
January 23, 2006
West Edition
Excess, Surplus, and Specialty Markets Vol. 1
Features
Editor's Note: Flu hope, not hype
A seriously shaken reinsurance industry rebuilds
Enhanced IJ Broadcasting enlivens insurance news
Personal lines looking fine, thanks to fewer accidents and price changes
Commercial lines carriers continue to impress; M&A activity up slightly
Seven ways to benefit by trading with other agents
New entrants join race for surplus lines share
Why independent agents like backyard brokers
Regulatory modernization tops industry's legislative agenda for 2006
Garamendi's proposed auto rate regs will likely cause rate hikes
Wash. anti-fraud auto insurance bill wins committee approval
Hawaii recognized as first state to be tsunami and storm ready
PCI opens Denver office to serve five western states
Cooper & McCloskey buys Moore Special Risk
Colo. legislators to tackle auto insurance in 2006 session
Mercury Insurance Group CEO proposes voter initiative
Insurance Helps Santa Fe Museums with Art Acquisitions
Allstate units agree to coverage checks sought after Ariz. wildfire
Spotlight: From Pinstripes to Prison Stripes
SPECIAL REPORT: Tips on minimizing flood damage
Portable persistency discounts are good for consumers
Low-Cost auto Insurance expands to six Calif. counties
Insurance industry picks cars that protect on all sides
2006 already looking good for the property/casualty industry
Benefits of multiline integration with one carrier
Multiline Productivity Poll: Agents play key role in understanding risk
Calif. puts more drive into new laws for residents hitting the road
Assessments Underway in Idaho
Calif. Hands Down Convictions for Violating Contractor Licensing Laws
Significant rains has Californians sopping wet
Keeping up with increasing liability as clients expand
IRC: Insurance Fraud, Buildup Add Some $400M to Calif. Auto Injury
Benefits of multiline integration with one carrier
Departments
Fraud Roundup
New Markets
Newsbriefs
- GEMSTAR SUES INSURER
- WASH. COMMISSIONER KREIDLER WANTS FRAUD UNIT TO INVESTIGATE STAGED ACCIDENTS
- INSURERS HAPPY CALIF. MOTORCYLE HELMET LAW NOT WEAKENED
- LAWSUIT REVIVED AGAINST STAPLES CHAIN OVER INSURANCE CHARGES
- ARIZ. SENATOR WANTS TO DENY FUNDS TO DRIVERS WHO LEAVE KEYS IN CAR
- GEICO REDUCING COLO. AUTO RATES
- ARIZONA DEPT. OF INSURANCE CHANGES PHONE NUMBERS

