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September 25, 2006
West Edition
¡Cuidado!: Construction Industry and the Latino Workforce
Construction Industry and the Latino Workforce
In the next 10 years, the construction business will need to fill more than 180,000 jobs. As the rush to fill these positions advances, workers' compensation professionals will be challenged along with the construction firms to assure that workplace safety and training are not lost amid the diversity of languages and cultures of immigrants, ...Features
Editor's Note: What would Popeye do?
The Commissioners
Agriculture industry starved for ways to reduce terrorism targets
Both employers and employees benefit from investment in learning
Understanding D&O risks, exposures and insurance options
Private equity risk: Protecting human capital
A year past Katrina: What has been learned?
Farmers ask U.S. Senate panel for disaster relief program in next farm bill
Risk retention group 2005 premium grows 11.5% to $2.4 billion
P/C insurers' performance exceeding Fitch estimates for 2006
Cultural differences impact safety's bottom line
Specialized care network found to reduce workers' comp costs
The negligent premises liability inspection: Potential liability for the insurer?
Farms need specialty breakdown coverage for critical equipment
Growing Your Property Casualty Agency: Gain new commercial appointments with intriguing giveaways
Departments
Currents
- Colorado State University predicts fewer hurricanes in 2006
- It Figures
- Judge: Landowners cannot sue Forest Service over lost homes
- Declarations
- Hawaii, Washington, Wyoming bringing down workers' comp rates
- California State Compensation Insurance Fund appoints Tudor president
- Oregon voters to decide on credit scoring for insurance
- Buyer found for Hawaiian Insurance & Guaranty Ltd.
- California associations, businesses oppose punitive damages bill
- Farmers vows to appeal California court ruling
- Owners often overlook need for business interruption coverage
- Sorry, Catbert! Study shows cutting employee incentives hurts
- Survey: young agents value rates, technology, products from insurers
- Cutting the fat in state regulation
- Most Americans favor mitigation policies while opposing subsidies for high risks
- Specialty program market continues to grow, but new business still a challenge
- Reinsurers adopt 'wait and see' posture at Rendezvous
- Agency growth and performance study reveals higher productivity
Fraud Roundup
Mergers
New Markets
Newsbriefs
- STATE PATROL VETERAN HIRED FOR ANTI-FRAUD HIT
- STATES TRY TO STRENGTHEN FLOOD INSURANCE TRAINING FOR AGENTS