Insurance Journal Magazine

February 9, 2004 Commercial / Personal Auto 2004 Convention Report
In this Issue
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Minding Your BusinessSecrets to Improving Employee Productivity
Among all the things that an insurance agency owner or manager needs... -
FeaturesMark Your Calendars: 2004 National Conventions
Staying up-to-date on the latest national insurance news, trends and... -
FeaturesNo Brake Yet for Personal & Commercial Auto
The auto insurance market has come a long way since Travelers wrote... -
RatingsFitch Assigns RLI Corp.
Fitch Ratings assigned a "BBB" long-term rating to RLI Corp. (RLI)... -
RatingsAllmerica Financial P/C Upgraded
A.M. Best Co. announced that it upgraded the financial strength... -
FeaturesFor Workers’ Comp Writers, 2004 May Be as Good as It’s Going to Get
After years of depressed pricing and a soft workers' compensation... -
Growing Your Property Casualty AgencyEleven Untapped Sources of New Business Leads
An east coast agent surprised me, in the recent past, by revealing... -
FeaturesSubrogation Outsourcing Offers Value, Greater Claims Recovery
How an insurance company handles the subrogation function impacts its... -
FeaturesThree Years Later, Industry Puts Toxic Mold into Perspective
Whatever became of mold? Only three years ago, newspaper headlines,... -
Cover StoryU.S. Senate Majority Leader Optimistic as 2004 Unfolds
He came to Washington, D.C., with a background steeped in medicine.... -
Editor's NoteCampaigning Never Ends
Family, friends and teachers over the years always told me that... -
FeaturesNew Florida Law Limiting Insurers’ Use of Credit Reports Takes Effect
Florida's Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher said that a new state... -
NewsbriefsOXENDINE: THOUSANDS OF GEORGIA CONSUMERS HELPED IN 203: $20.5 MILLION IN INSURANCE CLAIMS RECOVERED:
Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine's Consumer Services Division in... -
NewsbriefsFLORIDA WORKERS’ COMP MARKET IN NEED OF TIME TO RECUPERATE:
Although the Florida workers' compensation market is still under... -
NewsbriefsIIABA NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE RUNS APRIL 21-23:
The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America has scheduled... -
Features
A recent national survey by Mayfield Village, Ohio-based vehicle... -
FeaturesCountry Music, Graceland, the Smoky Mountains and Soybeans’!
The U.S. Census Bureau's 2000 census estimated the population of the... -
FeaturesMeeting the Challenge of Department of Motor Vehicles Reporting
Today, more than 20 states—and the number keeps rising—require... -
FeaturesTime to Hit the Road in 2004 for Regional Conferences
They are an opportunity to network, learn the latest in company... -
Parting ShotsWorkers’ Comp Second Injury Funds: Going, Going, Gone’
SIFs are designed to reduce the financial impact of a workers'...