Inside This Issue
NATIONAL COVERAGE
P/C Insurers' Profit Dipped in Q1
Lloyd's Underwriters Find Success with U.S. Subsidiaries: SNL
Deal Analysis: Why Validus Is Buying Western World
Spotlight: Surplus Lines Tax Sharing Solution Still Up for Debate
Independent Agents Drawn to Tablet Applications
Q1 P/C Direct Premium Written Up 3.5%
SOUTHEAST COVERAGE
Painkiller Prescribing Highest in South; Florida Reverses Trend
South Carolina Windpool Shrinks as More Insurers Go Near Water
Litigation Finance Firm Blames Tennessee Law for Exit
Focus on Florida: See The Florida Scoop supplement on legislation affecting agencies, surplus lines and Citizens; news on Latin American markets; the state's surplus lines leaders, Florida businesses on the move and more.
IDEA EXCHANGE
Minding Your Business: Catherine Oak & Bill Schoeffler
Growing Your Property Casualty Agency: Alan Shulman
E&O Insights: Why It's Important to Review E&S Proposals
Tech Talk: Agents Keep Up with Mobile Technology
2014 National Directory of Excess, Surplus & Specialty Markets, Volume II
Closing Quote: Insurance Trade Agreements Are Good for Consumers and Markets
DEPARTMENTS
Opening Note
People
Declarations
Figures
Business Moves
MyNewMarkets