Insurance Journal Magazine
February 19, 2001 Crop Insurance: A State of the Industry Report
In this Issue
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FeaturesCarriers Battle Alleged Taxicab Market Fraud
In what looks uncomfortably like a return to the offshore scams of... -
FeaturesInsurance Committee Tackles Tough Issues at Initial Hearing
The Texas House of Represen-tatives' Committee on Insurance kicked... -
FeaturesCommercial Auto-The LONG Road Back to Profitability
The signs were there in 2000—and now it can safely be said that... -
FeaturesMore Cautious Approach Propels Reinsurance Rate Rise
The long awaited hardening of reinsurance rates may finally be... -
FeaturesContractors’ Equipment Losses: Knowledge of Hazards Can Reduce Risk
Contractors and operation managers run a risky business. One area... -
Legal BeatAgent-Broker Malpractice
In specifying, arranging for and renewing insurance policies, it is... -
Parting ShotsWatch Your Time Management
You may have heard the expression "Time is Money." This adage is very... -
Editor's NoteLow Cost Solutions
The seminar I was attending was "Low Cost Automation Solutions for... -
NewsbriefsARGONAUT MOVES TO SAN ANTONIO
Argonaut Group Inc. is relocating its corporate headquarters to San... -
NewsbriefsG&M MARINE ENTERS TEXAS
G&M Marine Inc., a 36-year-old marine insurance managing general... -
NewsbriefsWILLIAM GAMMON ADDS PEO DIVISION
Austin-based William Gammon Insurance has unveiled its new... -
NewsbriefsLA. COMMISSIONER TRIES TO AVOID JAIL
In an effort to stay out of prison, suspended Louisiana Insurance... -
NewsbriefsTEXAS AGENT INDICTED
A Travis County grand jury has indicted Larry Wallace of Wallace... -
Newsbriefs“PIRATE” ATTACKS UP
According to the International Maritime Bureau, modern day piracy is... -
NewsbriefsAMWEST CUTS BACK
Calabasas, Calif.-based Amwest Insurance Group Inc. announced it will... -
NewsbriefsALLSTATE AGENT TALKS BREAK DOWN
Talks between Allstate Corp. and more than 300 of its captive agents... -
NewsbriefsRACKLEY UNVEILS WINDOWS-BASED PRODUCT
Rackley Systems released a new version of its comparative commercial... -
NewsbriefsPROGRESSIVE EXEC LEAVES CO.
Progressive Corp. announced that Charles B. Chokel, executive vice... -
NewsbriefsW.R. BERKLEY BEGINS PUBLIC OFFERING
Greenwich, Conn.-based W. R. Berkley Corp. announced the commencement... -
FeaturesTexas Case Watched Closely By Surplus Lines Industry
The Comptroller of Public Accounts in Texas is planning an appeal of... -
Cover StoryNAFTA Panel: U.S. in Violation of Treaty
On Feb. 6, a North American Free Trade Agreement arbitration panel...
