Company admits no wrongdoing but agrees to pay $2.1 million
8 La.’s governor, commissioner unveil legislative plan
Package of bills aimed at increasing competition in insurance market
10 Ark. commissioner tells U.S. Senate regulators have dual role
Bowman also explains varied nature of insurance markets
14 Lawyers: E-mails show insurer pressured engineers in Katrina case
Homeowners’ lawyers say company wanted reasons to limit coverage
N1 Congressional hearings examine need for national disaster solution
Some say private market is best, but other say federal help needed
N1 Bush administration rejects pleas for federal disaster plan
Leaders say such a program would ultimately cost taxpayers more
N2 Banks’ total insurance revenue dipped
Brokerage income rose in 2006
N2 SEC agrees to ease Sarbanes-Oxley rules for small firms
Change allows more flexibility in the rules, more efficiency
N2 USI Holdings granted limit on copyright damages
Limits any damages to three years prior rather than 13 years
N4 Lloyd’s posts more than $7 billion in pre-tax profit
Record profit comes after 2005’s $202 million loss
MARKET FEATURES
N6 Globalization of directors and officers coverage
International business expansions deliver new exposures, new concerns
N10 Closer Look: Habitational Properties
Habitation class evolves with changing property landscape
N14 SPECIAL REPORT: Salute to Independent Agencies
Double Duty: Agent-Soldiers serve their country and their customers
N18 Closer Look: Habitational Properties
Safety group dividend program gives profits back to habitational insureds
N22 Spotlight: Market Survey
Top 25 property/casualty premium gainers
52 Most med-mal claims close without payment report shows
Consumer groups say market forces are behind recent crisis
54 Coastal population rising despite property risks
Growth contributes to high cost of property coverage
IDEA EXCHANGE
N23 Exclusive: Agency Salary Survey
Compensation beyond base pay may be more difficult in the future
N26 Brokerage Watch
Brokers experience no shortage in M&A activity in first quarter
N28 Growing Your Property Casualty Agency
10 free and easy ways to drive traffic to your agency’s Web site
58 Closing Quote: McCarran-Ferguson changes a threat to agents
Big ‘I’ CEO outlines group’s message to Capitol Hill
DEPARTMENTS
8 It Figures
10 Declarations
12 People
46 New Markets
48 Business Moves
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