January 23, 2012 Excess, Surplus & Specialty Markets Directory Vol. I

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In this Issue

• Features
  A Tale of Two P/C Insurance Segments From A.M. Best
  A.M. Best Co. issued a stable 2012 outlook for P/C personal lines...
• Features
  Agents Outline Real-Time Tech Priorities for Insurance Carriers
  Insurance carriers' use of real-time tools is becoming a...
• Features
  Allstate Revises Agent Compensation Plan
  Allstate's captive agents have been spared part of a planned cut in...
• Features
  Auto Insurance Claim Costs Rising Again
  Auto insurance claim costs countrywide have recently increased,...
• Business Moves
  Business Moves
  Arthur J. Gallagher, Capital Bauer Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired...
• Declarations
  Declarations
  A Lot to Be Proud of "We have a lot to be proud of as an industry in...
• Features
  Jay-Z Cleared of N.Y. Workers’ Comp Board Charge, Judgment Vacated
  Jay-Z may have 99 problems, but missing workers' comp insurance...
• Features
  N.J. Court Rules for Allstate in Agency Lawsuits
  Allstate said the Superior Court of New Jersey has entered judgment...
• Features
  N.Y. Examines Banks for Force-Placed Insurance
  New York financial regulators are reportedly investigating several...
• Features
  Officials Warn of Ash Dangers After Conn. Fire
  Authorities are warning homeowners about the dangers of fireplace...
• Features
  N.Y. Says Worker Injured on Break Entitled to WC Benefit
  A New York court has ruled that a worker taking a short break does...
• Editor's Note
  I.I.I.’s P/C Joint Industry Forum
  Insurance industry conferences are usually serious and dry affairs....
• Features
  I.I.I.: P/C Executives Expect Improved Profitability in 2012
  Most P/C insurance executives believe the worst of the financial...
• Features
  P/C Insurers Added No Jobs, Agencies Added 1500, Latest Data Show
  Earlier this month, the U.S. Labor Department published its November...
• People & Places
  People
  Woodbury, N.Y.-based Sterling & Sterling appointed Leslie Nylund as...
• Features
  Vermont Added 41 New Captives in 2011
  Vermont added 41 new captive insurance companies last year, bringing...
• Features
  Virginia, New Jersey Get High Marks in Building Code Report
  The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety, an industry...

National Coverage

• Features
  E&O Insights: Why Your Agency Should Recommend Employment Practices Liability Coverage
  Employment practices liability insurance (EPLI) has been around since...
• Features
  5 Strategies for P/C Insurers for 2012
  The economic uncertainty that plagues buyers of insurance does not...
• Features
  How Retail, Wholesale Distribution Chains Are Changing to Justify Value, Purpose
  Retail and wholesale brokers face the challenge — and opportunity...
• Features
  Report: Liberty Mutual Failed in Bid to Buy Harleysville
  It turns out there was another player in last year's merger deal...
• Features
  Despite Heavy Catastrophe Losses, Top 25 P/C Insurers Report Premium Growth, Net Income Through Third-Quarter 2011
  Amid the continued difficult economic conditions, a heightened...
• New Markets
  My New Markets
  Bringing Market Seekers and Market Providers Together Find markets in...
• Features
  New Global Risks Create Need for Expanded Directors & Officers Liability Program
  The risk of lawsuits against senior executives has long been a major...
• Features
  Six Things I Learned from Reading Steve Jobs Authorized Biography
  The first lesson learned from Walter Issacson's best-selling...
• Features
  Web Exchange
  IJ Video Highlights As the Market Turns, What Is Broker's Role? The...

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