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September 3, 2007
West Edition
Staying Afloat in Complex Construction Insurance Waters

Staying Afloat in Complex Construction Insurance Waters

With the tidal wave of legal cases involving construction defects bogging down county, state and federal courts, it has become imperative that insurers "cover their behinds" from every imaginable angle -- including educating insureds as to what is not covered in their policies. The term "illusory coverage" has made its way into the vernacular ...

Features

Editor's Note: Climate change

States, federal agencies try to keep up with wildfires

The blame game and the subprime mortgage lending meltdown

Marsh UK warns of possible liabilities

Will the sinking subprime market create woes for Countrywide and Balboa?

Latinos and property casualty insurance products

A closer look at tricky coverage issues

Minding Your Business: Mickey Mouse and the insurance agency

Idea Exchange: An "unholy alliance"

Idea Exchange: Broker stock prices vary big; 23 M&As posted in two-month period

Closing Quote: Waging a war for industry talent

It Figures: It Figures

Declarations: Declarations

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