Insurance Journal Magazine
January 12, 2004 The Industry's Most Influential
In this Issue
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Minding Your BusinessTrends 2004: Are You Prepared’
One of the basic fundamentals we stress to our clients is to be... -
FeaturesStandards Boost Efficiency of Licensing, Appointments and Contracts
Technology developments in the past few years have delivered cost and... -
FeaturesNAIC President Csiszar Tells All
Insurance Journal sat down with incoming President Ernst Csiszar,... -
FeaturesNAIC Meeting Targets Reform in 2004
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) conducted... -
FeaturesBig I’s Virtual University Tops Insurance Journal Poll
You know you're onto a story when anyone or anything outscores... -
FeaturesWho Made the Most Influential Agent List in 2003′
The Insurance Journal conducted a month-long readers' poll to... -
Growing Your Property Casualty AgencyHow to Get More than Referrals from Your Leading Accounts
In this inaugural column, we'll explore methods of putting your book... -
FeaturesInsurance Journal, InsuranceTimes Team Up for Northeast Publication
San Diego-based Wells Publishing Inc., publisher of the Insurance... -
RatingsUnitrin Revised
A.M. Best Co. affirmed the financial strength rating of "A"... -
RatingsOhio Casualty Group Affirmed
A.M. Best Co. affirmed the financial strength rating of "A-"... -
RatingsIowa Mutual, Iowa American Upgraded
A.M. Best Co. upgraded the financial strength ratings to "A"... -
RatingsWhite Mountains Ins. Group Affirmed
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services affirmed its "BBB-" counterparty... -
FeaturesPeak Performance Offers Insight to Agency Management
Whether you are an avid skier, or just a beginner, you might be... -
FeaturesRecord Number of Risk Retention Groups Formed in 2003
Never before in the history of the Liability Risk Retention Act... -
Editor's NoteWelcome to the Insurance Journal
In one sense we're the new kid on the block, but in other ways we... -
FeaturesR.I. Officials Still Hoping to Avoid Pawtucket Mutual Liquidation
Rhode Island officials have not given up hope of attracting a buyer... -
FeaturesHas the N.J. Auto Market Seen the Last of 30 Years of Mismanagement’
Last month the National Association of Independent Insurers issued a... -
NewsbriefsMASS. AUTO RATES NEED REFORM:
Auto rates in Massachusetts are expected to average $1047 in 2004, up... -
NewsbriefsCONN. WEIGHS ALTERNATIVE TO LAWSUIT CAP:
A legislative report recommends that the state create an emergency... -
NewsbriefsMASS. INSURER NEWBURY MERGES INTO DORCHESTER MUTUAL:
Massachusetts officials have approved the merger of West Newbury... -
NewsbriefsNINE NEW FRAUDSTERS JOIN “HALL OF SHAME”:
Nine of the nation's top convicted insurance swindlers of 2003 have... -
NewsbriefsNEW JERSEY AGENTS TO RECOVER ‘OUT OF POCKET’ COSTS:
New Jersey's Department of Banking and Insurance has accepted a... -
NewsbriefsVIRGINIA BIRTH FUND ON WATCH:
An actuarial review of the Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury... -
NewsbriefsPENN. AUTO TORT DIFFERENTIAL SET:
Pennsylvania drivers who choose the limited tort system are entitled... -
NewsbriefsISABEL COST VIRGINIA INSURERS $925 MILLION:
Hurricane Isabel's cost to insurers in Virginia has more than doubled... -
NewsbriefsMUNICH RE U.N. REPORT ESTIMATES WEATHER COST $60 BILLION IN 2003:
Delegates attending a recent meeting of the United Nations... -
Cover StoryThe Right Man for the Right Job
An Exclusive Interview with Gregory Serio Gregory V. Serio, the... -
FeaturesNo More Tea Parties in the Bay State
The U.S. Census Bureau's Census 2000 estimated the population of the... -
Fraud RoundupInsurers Seek $100 Million in Biggest N.Y. Fraud Suit
The Allstate Insurance Company, Encompass Insurance and Nationwide... -
Fraud RoundupPa. Man Charged in Arson-for-Hire Fraud Scam
Authorities in New Jersey have charged Robert Halpin, 23, of Horsham,... -
Fraud RoundupN.Y. Arrests Psychotherapists for Fraud
A 263-count indictment, filed in Kings County Supreme Court, charges... -
Fraud RoundupInsurers Seek $17 Million from NJ Chiropractors
Allstate New Jersey Insurance Company and Encompass Insurance have... -
Parting ShotsIt’s a New Ballgame
You observe a lot by watching - Yogi Berra Back in 1983, the year the...
