Features for January 2008
- 5 Carriers Receive $29 Million in La. Incentive Grants
- The Subprime Mess Spills Into ERISA Lawsuits
- FEMA Redraws D.C. Flood Maps
- Senate Committee Moves Quickly on Disaster Relief Bill
- Employers Should Evaluate Testing Procedures to Eliminate Bias
- The Pressure’s On
- Real ID Federal Drivers License Still Real Problem for Some States
- Miss. Commissioner Hopes to Lower Wind Pool Rates
- Okla. Lawmakers Return Donations Linked to Convicted Former Commissioner
- Survey: Men Believe They’re Better Prepared for Disaster Than Women
- N.J. Eases Investment Rules for Carriers
- Tenn. Restaurants Facing $4.8M Workers’ Comp Tab
- Judge Sanctions Texas Mutual, Company to Appeal Decision
- Utah WC Fund Laptop Stolen; Personal Data at Risk
- AIG to Pay $42.5M to Cleanup Pollution Left by Bankrupt Insured
- Timeline in the Florida Feud: Allstate v. Florida
- FBI Study: Violent, Property Crime Rates Decline
- Physicians Insurance to Reduce Rates for Medical Malpractice in Washington
- States Look to Curb Text Messaging Drivers; Could GPS Users Be Next?
- How to Fulfill Agent Continuing Education Requirements
- California AG Approves Uninsured Motorist Ballot Initiative
- Executives See Only Moderate Growth for P/C Industry in 2008
- N.Y. to Issue New Rules for Brokers’ Commission Disclosure
- Court Backs State Raid on Miss. Surplus Lines Fund
- AIG to Pay $42.5 Million to Cleanup After Failed Company
- Supreme Court Limits Investors’ Securities Lawsuits in Stoneridge Ruling
- N.Y. Insurance Fraud Arrests Are Up
- States Still Not Sold on Real ID Federal Driver’s License
- An Insurer’s Success Relies on the Expertise of Its Underwriters
- To Thrive and Survive
- R.I. Beacon Mutual Whistleblower Moves On
- AIG to Pay $42.5M to Clean up Pollution Left by Bankrupt Insured
- Industry Executives Predict Tort Trends Likely to Remain Stable in 2008
- Regulators Address the Politics of Underwriting
- More Atlantic Hurricane Activity Doesn’t Mean More Landfall Risk
- Tenn. Uncertain How to Fix State’s Uninsured Driver Problem
- Calif. Agents Brace for Rising Workers’ Comp Rates
- European Risk Managers, Industry Face New and Not so New Challenges
- Iowans and South Dakotans Charged in Arson Schemes
- Officials Question Rates for N.C. High Risk Pool ‘Clean Risks’
- Oregon Requires CGL to Include Completed Operations Coverage
- ISO: Insurers to Pay $6.5 Billion in 2007 Catastrophe Claims
- Minneapolis Bridge Collapse Has Parallels in Ohio
- La. Insurance Department Chief of Staff Resigns
- Southern California Wildfire Losses Could Top $2 Billion
- Agents Mind Your Es & Os
- State Officials Not Sold on New License Rules Under Real ID Act of 2005
- Continuing Education Serves a Positive Purpose
- Agents Have Options to Profit as Cycles Turn
- Setting and Tracking Goals for Agency Producers
- Court Decision Puts Allstate Back in Florida Writing Business
- State Farm Wants Proof of Residency or Rebuilding in La.
- Ariz. Court Goes Against State Farm in Uninsured Motorist Case
- Despite Woes, Biggest Insurance Brokers Still Make the Grade
- The Subprime-related ERISA Lawsuits
- Okla. Bill Would Put DUI, DWI on Licenses
- Engineers Warn Flooding is ‘Next Big Disaster’ for California
- Consumer Group Claims Insurers Overcharge, Underpay Policyholders
- Maintaining Profitability in a Changing Market
- La.’s Valued Policy Law: New Teeth for Hurricane Claims?
- State Officials Not Sold on New License Rules Under Real ID Act of 2005
- Lloyd’s Defends Insurers Against ‘Spoilsport’ Image
- Unsure-ty: N.Y. Abruptly Pulls Bond Proposal for Small Contractors
- Kentucky County Loses Second Courthouse to Arson
- Employers Should Evaluate Testing Procedures to Eliminate Bias
- Household Employee Exposure an Opportunity to Go Beyond Typical Sale
- Mass. Mandates Payment Notification
- Low Salaries Leave Miss. Towns Short of Firefighting Personnel
- Industry, Residents Assessing West’s Winter Storm Damage
- Pennsylvania: Murder and the Homeowners Policy
- New Tools Available For Pricing Winter Storm and Fire Risk
- Continuing Education Methods Serve a Positive Purpose
- Mo. Earthquake Insurance Task Force to Review Market Changes
- Stronger Earthquake Code Rules For Ark. On Hold
- Montana Directs Auto Insurers to Avoid Steering
- Travelers Settles With States Over Brokers’ Contingent Commissions
- Declarations
- FBI Study: Violent, Property Crime Rates Decline
- Allstate Survey: Teens Want Friends to be Safer on Roads
- Travelers Settles With States Over brokers’ Contingent Commissions
- Travelers Settles With States Over Brokers’ Contingent Commissions
- Illinois’ Madison County Dropped from ‘Judicial Hellhole’ List
- Deregulation Pushing Banks Into Insurance Industry
- Idaho Insurance Department Upset at Toyota, Claims Ads Promote Fraud
- Minn. Judge: Insurer Not Required to Cover Shooter
- Texas Establishes Performance Incentives for Workers’ Comp Carriers, Providers
- Aiming to Improve Alaska
- Wisconsin Commissioner Faces Credit Scoring, Senior Health Issues
- Maintaining Profitability in a Changing Market
- The World According to TRIPRA
- Midwest States Fall Below National Average for Homeowners Premiums
- Subprime Contagion: Where Will the Litigation Wave Spread Next?
- P/C Insurers’ Net Income, Surplus Rose But Profitability Dropped in 3rd Quarter
- Travelers Settles With States Over Brokers’ Contingent Commissions
- Texas Coast and Rio Grande Valley Still ‘Judicial Hellholes,’ Group Says
- Contractors’ Insurance: The Hard Sell for the Soft Market
- New Year Brings Familiar News of Bid-Rigging, Commission Complaints
- 32 Coal Miners Killed in U.S. in 2007
- Zero Consumer Complaints From Hurricane Humberto Claims
- Assessing Catastrophe Risk While Underwriting Doesn’t Require Big Changes
- N.Y. Ranks Least Complained About Auto Insurers
- Straight Talk From South Carolina
- New Tools Can Help Underwrite, Price Winter Storm and Fire Risk
- Dramatic Changes in State Building Trends Could Prompt Rise in Losses
- Neighborly Advice: 10 Transition Tips for Massachusetts Agents
- W. Va. Lawmakers Ignore Warnings in Seeking Workers’ Comp Oversight
- Oregon Towers Must Provide Proof of Insurance
- Future of Bond Insurance at Risk
- The Outsiders’ Insider on Insurance Politics and Perceptions
- Southern Miss. Program Tackles Security at Sports Stadiums
- Montana High Court Rules in Favor of Employees in Workers’ Comp Cases
- Momentum Strong for Broker M&As in October, November
- Court Reduces Award for ID Theft Damages
- Fla. Gov. Crist Weighs Suing Property Insurers Over Rates
- Oregon Liability Cap for Public Employees Ruled Unconstitutional
- Wells Publishing, Insurance Journal, Named a Top Company to Work For
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