November 16, 2009 Contractors & Builders Long-Term Healthcare Liability Top Personal Lines Retail Agencies Bonus: 2010 Regional Wall Calendar for Agents

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Features
New York Signs Regulatory Agreement with El Salvador
The New York Insurance Department has signed a cooperation agreement...
Business Moves
Business Moves
Aon, Carpenter Moore Global insurance broker Aon Corp. has agreed to...
People & Places
People
Maryland-based insurance and risk management firm HMS Insurance...
Editor's Note
Safety First
Amid all the federal wrangling over national health insurance reform,...
It Figures
It Figures
90 Number of workplace deaths recorded in New York City last year,...
Features
Family Sues over Connecticut Woman’s Bathrobe Fire Death
The family of an elderly Connecticut woman who died after her...
Declarations
Declarations
Chimp Victim Sues Connecticut "We believe the evidence will show that...
Features
Judge: Insurance Company Not Liable in Connecticut Murder
A Connecticut judge has ruled that the insurance company for a former...
Features
Maine Workers’ Comp Rates Drop
Maine's Insurance Bureau says workers' compensation rates will...
Features
Rhode Island Investigating Another Botched Surgery at Hospital
Health officials are investigating how a surgeon at Rhode Island...
Features
Insuring Fantasies
New York Brokerage Building Suite of Fantasy Sports Insurance...
Features
Clear Insurance Policy: A Closer Look At Document Language
Insurance companies are taking another rhetorical beating — this...
Features
Pa. Court: Earlier Asbestos Settlement Has No Impact on New Suit
The estates of two men who died of asbestos-related lung cancer years...
Features
Rhode Island, New York Latest States to See Texting-While-Driving Bans
New Yorkers: Put the BlackBerry away if you're behind the wheel. New...
Features
New York Insurers Say No-Fault Claims Are Driving Up Costs
No-fault payments for medical claims by auto accident victims in New...

National Coverage

Features
10 Things to Know About the Construction Industry Supply Chain
Construction activities affect nearly every aspect of the U.S....
Features
House Healthcare Bill Contains Insurance Changes, Mandates, Public Option
The House of Representatives on Nov. 7, by a 220-215 vote, passed a...
Features
Climate Change Treaty and Doha Round Top International Agenda
Climate change and Doha Round agreements remain doubtful, as last...
Features
Insurance Journal Launches iPhone App
Insurance Journal has launched an iPhone application that allows...
Features
Three Ex-Marsh Exec Acquitted in Spitzer Bid-Rigging Case
Three former Marsh Inc. executives have been acquitted of criminal...
Features
National Flood Program Extended Until Dec. 18
Congress has again temporarily extended the federal flood insurance...
Features
It Figures
488% The jump in profits for the third quarter reported by...
Features
Hospital Liability Claims Increasing After Years of Decline
After a decade marked by decreases in Hospital Professional Liability...
Features
More Heavy Metal Hits
Heavy Equipment Theft Now Estimated To Be A Sophisticated $600...
Features
Pollution Insurance: Peace of Mind or Smart Soft Market Marketing?
In today's competitive insurance industry and struggling economy,...
New Markets
New Markets
The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of...
Closing Quote
The Risk of ‘Intexticated’ Workers
Cell phones, Blackberrys and iPods now infiltrate work life as well...
Features
2009 Top Personal Lines Agencies
The following list is taken from the Insurance Journal Top 100 P/C/...
Features
Subcontractors Can’t Hide from Workers’ Comp
Sound risk management necessitates that owners or general contractors...
Features
Declarations
Healthy Action "The Affordable Health Care for America Act is a piece...
Features
The Face of Freakin’ Agency Marketing
Kool Prophet Promises Astonishing Results We come on down on a...
Features
Trucker Safety Rule on Hours to Be Reconsidered
The Obama administration, bowing to safety advocates, has agreed to...
Features
Insurance Agents Unhappy with House Healthcare Bill
The leaders of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of...