Inside This Issue
PRIMARY COVERAGE
California Assembly considering agent-broker bill
Producer groups urge industry to show bill support
California not filing mid-year workers' comp rate change
Rating Bureau said loss experience suggests modest increase
Court: Policyholders can question Farmers' fees
Insurer breached fiduciary duty
Washington proposes hot weather worker rule
Aims to protect workers from heat-related illness
Insurers oppose California vehicle repair bill
Associations say policyholders would be denied information
Research: Hands-free law might not make roads safer
Being distracted not necessarily about having both hands on wheel
Scientists work to keep public safe from volcano fumes
Hawaii volcano has first explosive eruption in decades
Off-duty officer injury qualifies for workers' comp
Arizona appeals court rules injury arose out of employment
During a recession, agents tend to fare better than their customers
Agents writing residential contractors feel recession first
Industry lines up 'pro and con' on Bush plan for federal regulator
Plan overhauls the way government regulates financial services industries
Strategies for agents in a recession
Agents say it's still a good time to be an agent
Take a P/C soft market, throw in a recession, and stir
The P/C industry's chief economist on how agents are affected
Agents and the Recession: West agents, brokers forced to refocus
Can't ignore signs of economic slowdown
MARKET FEATURES
SPECIAL REPORT: Directors and Officers
Execs ponder Stoneridge, plaintiffs bar shakeups and market volatility
SPECIAL REPORT: Top 100 Agency Profile: Beecher Carlson
Atlanta-based broker just keeps going and going
SPECIAL REPORT: Directors and Officers
How courts and claims are altering the D&O landscape
Spotlight: 2008 Employee Benefits Directory
Closer Look: Sports/Special Events
Game plan for college and university safety on the road
Closer Look: Entertainment
Insuring movies can be risky business
Agency Profile: Keenan & Associates
California agency thrives on knowing health care, public entities
Agribusiness insurance market growing
Demand for fuel, food creates coverage needs
IDEA EXCHANGE
Minding Your Business
Ten rules for family run businesses
Supreme Court upholds individuals' right to file ERISA claims
Would individual 401(k) claims affect the fiduciary liability policy?
Closing Quote: Subprime crisis reveals larger problem in government regulation
Seventy-year-old regulatory structure should be updated
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