Texas AG, Allied World settle antitrust suit

Company admits no wrongdoing but agrees to pay $2.1 million

La.'s governor, commissioner unveil legislative plan

Package of bills aimed at increasing competition in insurance market

Ark. commissioner tells U.S. Senate regulators have dual role

Bowman also explains varied nature of insurance markets

Lawyers: E-mails show insurer pressured engineers in Katrina case

Homeowners' lawyers say company wanted reasons to limit coverage

Congressional hearings examine need for al disaster solution

Some say private market is best, but other say federal help needed

Bush administration rejects pleas for federal disaster plan

Leaders say such a program would ultimately cost taxpayers more

Banks' total insurance revenue dipped

Brokerage income rose in 2006

SEC agrees to ease Sarbanes-Oxley rules for small firms

Change allows more flexibility in the rules, more efficiency

USI Holdings granted limit on copyright damages

Limits any damages to three years prior rather than 13 years

Lloyd's posts more than $7 billion in pre-tax profit

Record profit comes after 2005's $202 million loss

Globalization of directors and officers coverage

International business expansions deliver new exposures, new concerns

Closer Look: Habitational Properties

Habitation class evolves with changing property landscape

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Closer Look: Habitational Properties

Safety group dividend program gives profits back to habitational insureds

Spotlight: Market Survey

Top 25 property/casualty premium gainers

Most med-mal claims close without payment report shows

Consumer groups say market forces are behind recent crisis

Coastal population rising despite property risks

Growth contributes to high cost of property coverage

Exclusive: Agency Salary Survey

Compensation beyond base pay may be more difficult in the future

Brokerage Watch

Brokers experience no shortage in M&A activity in first quarter

Growing Your Property Casualty Agcy threat to agents free and easy ways to drive traffic to your agency's Web site

Closing Quote: McCarran-Ferguson changes a

Big 'I' CEO outlines group's message to Capitol Hill

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