January 9, 2012 Contractors / Subcontractors Employment Practices Liability Insurance 2012 Insurance Agents & Brokers Meetings / Conventions Directory

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2012 Brings Operational Changes for TWIA
The New Year is ushering in changes to the operation of the insurer...
Business Moves
Business Moves
Frost Insurance, Stone Partners Texas-based Frost Insurance acquired...
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Elly May Clampett Barbie Doll Suit Settled
The actress who played Elly May Clampett on the "The Beverly...
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Higher Homeowners Insurance Rates on the Horizon in Texas
Two insurers that together hold the lion's share of the homeowners...
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Louisiana Citizens Owes More than $100M to Policyholders, High Court Says
Louisiana's highest court has reinstated a nearly $100 million...
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Oklahoma’s Commissioner Doak Had a Full Plate in 2011
In his first year as insurance commissioner of Oklahoma, John Doak...
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Oklahoma Court Strikes Down Part of Workers’ Comp Law
The Oklahoma Supreme Court struck down on Dec. 20, 2011, part of a...
People & Places
People
Southwestern Insurance Information Service elected Lyndell Haigood,...
Editor's Note
Goodbye 2011
Are we nearing the end of our national malaise? I hope so and...

Closing Quote
The Sound of Feds Listening
For months now, Director Michael McRaith and his staff at the Federal...
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The Construction Market Evolution
Henry Ford once said that his customers could order his Model T cars...
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Despite Losses, Insurers Not Hiking Prices Broadly
Despite more than $100 billion in disaster losses around the world...
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A Disciplined Approach to Underwriting
Now that 2011 is in the record books, various insurance company...
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How to Protect Businesses from the Rising Trend of Employment Practices Lawsuits
Business owners today face tough economic challenges. One of those...
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If an Agency Were a Person
Most agencies are managed from the perspective of the shareholders...
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My New Markets
Bringing Market Seekers and Market Providers Together Find markets in...
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A Sales Instructor Who Doesn’t Close? It’s True.
Academy of Insurance Instructor, Whitley, Reveals What He Learned...
Minding Your Business
Trends for 2012
Soft Market Here to Stay, Merger Activity, Financial Pressures and...
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Under Construction
Apartment Builders see Uptick in Market Changing demographics and new...
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Wow! How the Academy Has Changed!
What do Barbara Dooley, Academy of Insurance memberships and...