Insurance Journal Magazine
May 7, 2007 Salute to Managing General Agents/AAMGA Issue Medical/Health Care Professional Liability Group Products for P&C Agents/Benefits Brokerage Directory
In this Issue
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Business MovesBusiness Moves
Engle Martin, LMS Engle Martin & Associates, Inc., an Atlanta-based... -
FeaturesU.S. probes 2005 W. Va. mine death
The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration has decided to... -
FeaturesAgents welcome Citizens expansion of small commercial coverage statewide
Citizens Property Insurance Corp. is expanding its insurance coverage... -
News CurrentsNews Currents
Nationwide to readjust 500 Miss. Katrina claims Nationwide Mutual... -
DeclarationsDeclarations
Declarations Elephant in room "State Farm's intentional mishandling... -
Closing QuoteCongress should consider ‘guiding principles’ for TRIEA
The Coalition to Insure Against Terrorism (CIAT) and the American... -
FeaturesFla. Commissioner McCarty in political hot water
Fla. Gov. Charlie Crist has come to the defense of the state's... -
FeaturesPet food case raises product recall, ‘special’ property, new coverage issues
While the manufacturer of the contaminated multi-brand pet foods that... -
News CurrentsFortified building standards: Gulf Coast market salvation?
Concrete houses sprouting up in southern Alabama, Mississippi and... -
Features
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New MarketsMy New Markets
Outdoor Recreation and Hospitality Nuts & Bolts: The Great Outdoors... -
FeaturesAllstate wins 29% statewide rate hike in Miss.; resumes coastal writings excluding wind coverage
Mississippi insurance regulators have approved a statewide rate... -
News CurrentsNews Currents
Freeing streams of debris could stem flooding in W. Va., other states... -
It FiguresFigures
$100 million The dollar figure placed on an alleged nationwide... -
FeaturesPeople
Insurance broker Marsh Inc. has appointed Rob McGinnis as the leader... -
Closing QuoteCongress should consider “guiding principles” for TRIEA
The Coalition to Insure Against Terrorism (CIAT) and the American... -
Editor's NoteEditor’s Note: It’s time, really
It will take the collective clout and leadership of agents everywhere... -
Cover StoryClimate Change: The potential insurance costs and what’s being done
Estimating the potential costs of future weather related events,... -
CurrentsGAO report welcomed
The GAO's report, commissioned by the Senate Committee for Homeland... -
FeaturesCatching up on climate change
What insurers in U.S. and worldwide are doing to address the effects... -
CurrentsCommercial property/casualty premiums drop, underwriting relaxes, 1st quarter survey finds
Commercial property/casualty premiums for all sizes of accounts... -
CurrentsKey subcommittee chairman favors six to eight-year terrorism insurance extension
Insurance industry pushes for longer period with some in favor of 20... -
FeaturesAssisted living and miscellaneous medical facilities spur new growth
Rise in numbers of surgicenters, medispas and clinics brings new... -
FeaturesMedical professional liability underwriters face new environment
Expect new exposures as practitioners replace physicians as... -
Idea ExchangeCommercial insurers’ stock trades down in first quarter; M&As slow as well
Stock Prices: Commercial line insurers' stocks traded down 2 percent... -
CurrentsAnother report details property/casualty insurers’ 2006 profitability, escape from storms
Warns falling prices mean profits are at, or are steadily,... -
Idea ExchangeAgents tell it best — Do what you love and the rest will follow
Tales of lessons learned about marketing and customer relationships... -
Minding Your BusinessExecutive risk exposures producers should know
Every day, corporate executives are expected to make the perfect... -
CurrentsStudy: Obese workers drive up workers’ compensation costs
Gaining too much weight can be as bad for an employer's bottom line... -
FeaturesThinking outside of the box
MGAs deliver more than just specialty packages as they prepare for... -
Editor's NoteIt’s time, really
Agents have the future of the agency system at their fingertips,... -
It FiguresIt Figures
$100 million The dollar figure placed on an alleged nationwide... -
CurrentsNationwide to readjust 500 Miss. Katrina claims
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. will readjust claims for about 500... -
CurrentsAllstate wins 29% statewide rate hike in Miss.; resumes coastal writings excluding wind coverage
Mississippi insurance regulators have approved a statewide rate... -
DeclarationsDeclarations
Elephant in room "State Farm's intentional mishandling of the slab... -
People & PlacesPeople and Places
Insurance broker Marsh Inc. has appointed Rob McGinnis as the leader... -
CurrentsFreeing streams of debris could stem flooding in W. Va., other states
When streams and rivers throughout West Virginia surged over their... -
NewsbriefsU.S. PROBES 2005 W. VA. MINE DEATH
The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration has decided to... -
Idea ExchangePet food case raises product recall, ‘special’ property, new coverage issues
While the manufacturer of the contaminated multi-brand pet foods that... -
New MarketsMy New Markets
Outdoor Recreation and Hospitality Nuts & Bolts: The Great Outdoors... -
Closing QuoteCongress should consider “guiding principles” for TRIEA
The Coalition to Insure Against Terrorism (CIAT) and the American... -
CurrentsAgents welcome Citizens expansion of small commercial coverage statewide
Citizens Property Insurance Corp. is expanding its insurance coverage... -
CurrentsFla. Commissioner McCarty in political hot water
Fla. Gov. Charlie Crist has come to the defense of the state's... -
CurrentsFortified building standards: Gulf Coast market salvation?
An agent, an engineer and a non-profit push fortified structures as...
National Coverage
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FeaturesCommercial property/casualty premiums drop, underwriting relaxes, 1st quarter survey finds
Commercial property/casualty premiums for all sizes of accounts... -
News CurrentsNews Currents
Key subcommittee chairman favors six to eight-year terrorism... -
FeaturesAssisted living and miscellaneous medical facilities spur new growth
An aging population and a demand for new and unique medical services... -
FeaturesWeather Report
Estimating the potential costs of future weather related events,... -
Features
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FeaturesThinking outside of the box
No one knows just how many managing general agencies (MGAs) operate... -
FeaturesCatching up on climate change
Recent mega-catastrophes such as Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf Coast... -
News CurrentsNews Currents
Another report details property/casualty insurers' 2006... -
FeaturesMedical professional liability underwriters face new environment
An ever-expanding health care and quasi-health care services... -
FeaturesCommercial insurers’ stock trades down in first quarter; M&As slow as well
Stock Prices: Commercial line insurers' stocks traded down 2 percent... -
FeaturesAgents tell it best – Do what you love and the rest will follow
As a national specialty provider of collector vehicle and... -
News CurrentsNews Currents
Study: Obese workers drive up workers' compensation costs Gaining too... -
Minding Your BusinessMinding Your Business
Executive risk exposures producers should know Every day, corporate... -
Minding Your BusinessExecutive risk exposures producers should know
The true insurance professional will understand that there exists a...
