Insurance Journal Magazine
June 7, 2004 Public Entities
In this Issue
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Cover StoryCampus Issues Swing Into Play for Public Entity Underwriters
Writing public entities coverage these days does not come without its... -
East NewsMass. Gay Marriage Has Property/Casualty Effects
Just one day after getting married under the state's new same-sex... -
Growing Your Property Casualty AgencyStoke Sales by Restructuring Your Traditional Departments
Growing your agency means thinking outside of the walls. There is no... -
FeaturesHigh-Tech Commentary: From Paper to Digits at a Small Surplus Lines Carrier
How did one little company in Hatboro, Penn., persuade 66 of the top... -
FeaturesMedical Liability Costs Damper Outlook for Healthcare Industry
Access to quality and affordable healthcare is everyone's concern.... -
RatingsAFG and P/C Subsidiaries Affirmed
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services revised its outlook on American... -
RatingsAtlantic Preferred Rated “B+”
Atlantic Preferred Insurance Company, a member of the Florida-based... -
RatingsInfrassure ‘B++’ Rating Affirmed
A.M. Best Co. affirmed the financial strength rating of "B++" (very... -
FeaturesBermuda Insurers on a Roll – As Good as It Gets’
Although "One swallow maketh not a summer," over two years of good... -
Editor's NoteBig Problems for Small Business
Health insurance, liability insurance and workers' compensation are... -
FeaturesEmployers: N.Y. Losing Jobs While Albany Stalls on Workers’ Comp
New York State employers, increasingly upset over the high cost of... -
FeaturesProfessors study link between biology, credit score and risk
Two University of Texas professors are researching links between... -
NewsbriefsCONN. A.G. WARNS ON SURCHARGE:
Connecticut doctors who plan to charge an extra $500 to deliver... -
NewsbriefsCONN. TOWN’S SLIPPERY SLOPE:
Town officials in wealthy Greenwich are considering banning sledding... -
NewsbriefsCONN. LOSS SERVICES NOTICE:
Connecticut cleaning and remediation companies called in under an... -
NewsbriefsMASS. HIGH RISK PLAN VOTED:
A plan to convert the state's high risk auto reinsurance facility in... -
NewsbriefsN.Y. SEEKS SAFER KIDS’ CAMPS:
New York State is preparing to tighten safety rules for children's... -
NewsbriefsN.H. MED-MAL EFFORT FAILS:
Though worried that medical malpractice insurance is driving doctors... -
NewsbriefsVERMONT DRUNK BOATERS:
Two Vermont state senators want to make penalties for boating while... -
NewsbriefsMAINE JOINS INTERSTATE COMPACT:
Maine Superintendent of Insurance Alessandro A. Iuppa reported that... -
NewsbriefsMORE REVIEW OF R.I. BLUES OPPOSED:
Legislation to increase state oversight of Blue Cross & Blue Shield... -
NewsbriefsBOSTON FACES LNG DANGERS:
A leak from a liquefied natural gas tanker in Boston Harbor could... -
NewsbriefsN.Y. FAIR PLAN AGAIN IN LIMBO:
Operations of the New York Property Insurance Underwriting... -
NewsbriefsJUA IN PA. FILES FOR RATE HIKE:
The Pennsylvania Professional Liability Joint Underwriting... -
Newsbriefs33,000 PA. DOCS SEEK SUBSIDY:
About 33,000 physicians who want help paying for medical malpractice... -
FeaturesFor N.Y. State Workers’ Compensation Fund, ‘No’ Is Rarely an Option
NYSIF Helps Economy, Employers and Markets Weather the Ups and Downs... -
FeaturesProgram Business Leaders Receive Targeted Advice
Target Market Mid-Year Attendees Learn About Planning, Branding and... -
Parting ShotsThe Empire Climbs Back
Carriers did a phenomenal job in paying the legitimate claims... -
FeaturesThe Broker–The Policyholder’s Advocate
Some large brokerage firms are under siege by New York Attorney... -
People & PlacesPeople and Places
Alan Crater Cynthia Young The Citizens and Hanover Insurance...
