Features for June 2008
- Push on for National Safety Standards for Cranes
- Former Mississippi Risk Consultant to Repay $380K
- Insurer Must Pay New Orleans Grocer $21M for Katrina Damage
- Foreign Insurers Look at Potential Acquisitions in a Weakened U.S. and E.U.
- Insurance Agency Joins Missouri Auto Dealer
- North Carolina Wildfire Could Burn for Months
- State Regulators Call for More Study of Credit Scoring Use in Insurance
- Building Commercial Construction Business in a Soft Market
- State Regulators Consider Centralizing Market Conduct Reporting
- It’s Official: Conference Nixed at West Virginia’s Greenbrier
- Oregon Amends Licensing Examination Fee Rules
- Why the Nice Man Fired His Insurance Agent
- Chicago Cops Charged in Insurance Scam
- Alabama Insurance Agent in Runoff for Congressional Seat
- California Report Details How to Reduce Fraudulent Claims
- Brokerage Stocks Down; M&A Activity Continues at Strong Pace but Slower Than 2007
- Death Toll Stands at 10 in Aftermath of Midwest Tornadoes, Flooding
- Federal Judge: Mississippi AG Hood Conspired with Scruggs
- California Appeals Court Upholds Cap on Workers’ Comp Treatments
- S&P: U.S. Insurers Sitting with Excess Capital Face Rocky Road
- Tipped Battery Cart Led to Death of Minnesota Hospital Worker
- State Regulators: Credit Scoring Use Needs More Study
- Train Derailment Highlights Need for Safety Measures
- Exclusive Survey, Part 1: Strengths and Weaknesses – What Agents Think of Regional and National P/C Insurers
- Insurers Blast Regulators as Closed to Open Dialogue
- Auto Insurers Seek to Attract Latinos
- States Allow Firms Purchased by Aon to Phase-Out Contingent Commissions
- Corporate Profiles
- Wisconsin Court: Passenger Not Liable for Damages in Crash
- Texas Begins Test of Driver Verification Program
- Arizona Law Expands Fine for Worker Deaths
- Good Time to Lock in Property Insurance Pricing, Advise Brokers
- Pennsylvania Debates Contractor Misclassifications
- State Regulators: Credit Scoring Use Needs More Study
- Special Protection
- Contractors Should Consider How They Build Their Workforce
- Cost of Claims From Hailstorms in Oklahoma Could Top $20M
- Wyoming Court: Use Only Worker’s Income in Figuring Comp Benefits
- ‘Self-Certified’ New York City Building Plans Rife With Violations
- Florida’s McCarty Brings Anti-Credit Scoring Case to Congress
- Drive for Diversity
- California Regulator Says Insurance Needs Local Regulation, More Modernization
- Hurricane Forecasts Have Limited Value
- Court Denies Retroactvity for Florida Asbestos
- Texas Appeals Panel Affirms Wind Pool’s Right to Day in Court
- Workers’ Comp Insurance Deserves Extra Caution in Construction Market
- Conn. Supreme Court Rules ‘High-Low’ Pacts Must Be Revealed
- Unmanned Planes Could Change Forecasting
- Insurance Companies Face Global Warming Claims
- California Launches Workers’ Comp Enforcement Program
- States Allow Aon Brokers to Phase-Out Contingents
- New Score Rates Insurers’ Hurricane Risk Assessment
- Super Regional P/C Insurers™
- New Jersey Mayor Pleads Guilty in Insurance Bribe Scheme
- Florida Extends State Insurer’s Rate Freeze for Another Year
- Hurricane Forecasts Have Limited Value
- Overlooked Heavy Construction Segment Includes Significant Small Firm Opportunity
- Vermont Governor Signs Captive Insurance Law Changes
- Hurricane Forecasts Have Limited Value for Planners, Insurers
- Weather Is a Big Deal in South Central States
- Anti-Bias Laws Cover Retaliation Claims, U.S. Supreme Court Rules
- Officials Vow Crackdown on Reckless Driving by Marines from Camp Lejeune in N.C.
- More Catastrophe Fund Surcharges Likely for Florida Policyholders
- La. Supreme Court upholds appeals court decision in wind versus water case
- Study: Moderate Income Households an Untapped Insurance Market
- Tenn. Reforms Moderate Workers’ Comp Costs
- Dispute Between State Farm and Texas Goes On
- Appeals Court Overturns $7.75 Million Vioxx Verdict
- Florida Lifts Allstate Suspension
- Texas Review Board Says Insurance Department Works Well but Offers Changes
- FBI Says Fighting Financial Crimes a Priority; Insurance Cases Top 200
- Tenn. Restricts Medical Malpractice Suits
- Claims of Agent’s Professional Negligence Can Be Assigned To Third Party
- ‘Garbage In, Gospel Out’
- Coastal Growth from Texas to N.C. Lends Urgency to Hurricane Forecasts
- Insurance Companies Face Global Warming Claims
- The Reluctant Bride: Insurance Australia Group Rejects QBE’s Latest Offer
- West Virginia’s Loss at Greenbrier is Virginia’s Gain at The Homestead
- Auto Insurers Seek to Attract Latinos
- Program Market to Remain Vibrant in 2008
- Not-So-Happy Mother’s Day in Georgia
- Drive for Diversity
- Lawsuits Against Lenders Accelerate Amid U.S. Housing Crisis
- Authorities Find Insurance Investigator’s Body; Agent Charged
- Louisiana House OKs Car Insurance Hike
- Arizona Passes Captive Insurance Legislation
- A Soft Market Solution: MGAs and Risk Sharing
- Insurance Industry Celebrates Women’s Achievements
- Outgoing President Believes Service to IIAT Has Benefitted Him ‘Tremendously’
- Colorado Residents Cleaning Up After Tornadoes, Hail
- Mississippi Wind Pool Rates Down
- Michigan Family Gets $21M Settlement in Door County Explosion
- Q&A with Swingle Collins & Associates’ Frank Swingle
- Scientists Predict $200B in Damage From Southern California Earthquake
- Ohio Woman Gets $20M Over Baby Stuck in Birth Canal
- Inexpensive roof vent could prevent wind damage
- California House Passes Agent-Broker Bill
- Mold Costs One Builder $3 Million
- Allstate: Nearly 40% of Houstonians Won’t Evacuate
- Oregon Collision Shops Give State Farm High Customer Service Marks
- Louisiana Train Derailment Highlights Need for Railroad Safety Measures
- Louisiana Train Derailment Highlights Need for Railroad Safety Measures
- FDA Unveils Plan to Track Safety of Drugs, Medical Devices Already Sold
- Barriers to Prosecution of Fraud Cases Include Finding an Effective Prosecutor
- Insurance Industry Celebrates Women’s Achievements
- The Hartford, Progressive, ABA Team up for Community Bank Program
- Labor Rift at Greenbrier Resort Forcing Insurance Brokers to Move Meetings
- Credit Woes May Cause Turbulence in Catastrophe Markets
- Soft Market Tests Program Administrators’ Survival Skills
- Agent Charged with Murder in Death of N.C. Auditor
- $50M in Insured Losses Expected From May Storm in Austin
- What to Watch for When Navigating EPLI Landmines
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