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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

People & Places