Insurance Journal Magazine
April 17, 2006 Top 100 Property / Casualty Independent Agencies
In this Issue
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FeaturesBanks, shippers, oil companies – not just insurers – face Katrina-related suits
One couple has sued Regions Bank for allegedly failing to pay their... -
Legal BeatThe language gives rise to a chicken or egg conundrum: Must the ensuing loss follow the mold, or is mold covered if it e
The debate over 'ensuing loss' continues Mold 'crisis' put spotlight... -
Business MovesBusiness Moves
Republic, American Vehicle Dallas-based Republic Companies Group Inc.... -
FeaturesCritics allege wind modelers influenced by insurers
News Currents Risk Management Solutions has defended its hurricane... -
FeaturesCloser Look: Premium Funds Financial Management
Insurance agencies have millions of dollars in transit through their... -
FeaturesManaging Disasters
Totally ready or just terrorism ready? Is the nation's... -
FeaturesDebra Bowers
People Conroe, Texas-based managing general agency and wholesale... -
FeaturesCloser Look: Louisiana Homeowners
However, insurer trade group says it can be found by those who shop... -
FeaturesLA. HOMEOWNERS MARKET
TSLA'S PATTERSON 25 years but who's counting? CHALLENGING WIND DATA... -
FeaturesTSLA’s Patterson: After 25 years, retirement is not an option
During April 2006, Jean Patterson, executive director of the Texas... -
FeaturesATV helmet measure moves to Okla. house floor
Wearing helmets while riding ATVs can reduce deaths by 42 percent and... -
Editor's NoteEditor’s Note: Wind vs. water saga continues
It would seem prudent for homeowners along the nation's... -
News CurrentsNews Currents
Tort reform remains an issue in South Central states Despite having... -
FeaturesInsurers unlikely to alter credit scoring as agencies pursue uniformity
The decision by the three major consumer credit reporting agencies to... -
Editor's NoteWind vs. water saga continues
A federal judge in Gulfport, Miss., recently refused to throw out a... -
CurrentsInsurers unlikely to alter credit scoring as agencies pursue uniformity
The decision by the three major consumer credit reporting agencies to... -
FeaturesBrokerage Watch
Stock Prices: Although P/C broker stocks were up 7 percent during the... -
CurrentsTort reform remains an issue in South Central states
Despite having passed tort reforms in 2003, Texas has one of the... -
FeaturesRaising the profile of managing general agents in the U.S. and abroad
Outgoing American Association of Managing General Agents President... -
Legal BeatThe debate over ‘ensuing loss’ continues
Despite all the recent changes in policy forms, a number of claims... -
FeaturesUse agency generated coupons to cash-in on new sales
Everyone loves saving money and getting something for nothing. It is... -
FeaturesTSLA’s Patterson: After 25 years, retirement is not an option
During April 2006, Jean Patterson, executive director of the Texas... -
FeaturesWriting public entities: how they compare to profit businesses
Does your agency currently write or pursue public entity business or... -
FeaturesHow should agencies manage premium dollars?
Unlike other sales and service companies, independent insurance... -
FeaturesWoodruff-Sawyer discusses the secret to success
Knowing how to make a business better and more successful is... -
People & PlacesPeople and Places
Conroe, Texas-based managing general agency and wholesale insurance... -
FeaturesThe London market looks beyond Lloyd’s
Lloyd's insurers have broadened their horizons considerably over the... -
CurrentsATV helmet measure moves to Okla. house floor
The number of all terrain vehicles (ATVs) in the U.S. increased from... -
CurrentsSenators introduce Optional Federal Charter legislation
Citing bipartisan support to revamp the insurance industry regulatory... -
CurrentsCritics allege wind modelers influenced by insurers
Risk Management Solutions has defended its hurricane risk models in... -
FeaturesGetting to the bottom of underinsured homes
Underinsurance not only leaves policyholders vulnerable, it impacts... -
FeaturesTotally ready or just terrorism ready?
Is the nation's terrorism-centric focus hurting its efforts to plan... -
CurrentsYounger adults and those earning above $75K most likely to suffer ID theft
Households headed by young people (18-24 years old), those in urban... -
CurrentsBanks, shippers, oil companies — not just insurers — face Katrina-related suits
Hurricane Katrina lawsuits are multiplying and it's not just... -
CurrentsU.S. tort costs reach a record $260 billion, Tillinghast study reports
U.S. tort costs reached a record $260 billion in 2004, or... -
FeaturesFinding coverage getting tough for homeowners in southern Louisiana
After the wreckage caused by last year's Hurricanes Katrina and Rita,... -
CurrentsPrivate companies at increased risk of liability lawsuits, Chubb & Son survey reports
Today, many private companies are planning activities that may... -
FeaturesNot all agents oppose an optional federal charter
The Commissioners are now fully prepared to go before their various... -
FeaturesTaking a piece of the pie
Independent agents and brokers grew their share of the... -
NewsbriefsLLOYD’S HOLDS 2005 LOSS TO $180.6 MILLION
Despite last year's disastrous hurricane season, Lloyd's posted a... -
NewsbriefsS&P UPS REINSURERS’ OUTLOOK TO STABLE
In two recently issued reports Standard & Poor's Ratings Services... -
NewsbriefsPUERTO RICO’S COUNTER-SIGNATURE LAW UPHELD
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has refused to...
