January 14, 2008 Contractors/Subcontractors Employment Practices Liability 2008 Insurance Industry Meetings and Conventions Directory

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Features
Travelers Settles With States Over Brokers’ Contingent Commissions
The Travelers Cos. Inc. will pay $6 million to settle investigations...
Business Moves
Business Moves
Commerce Bancorp Cherry Hill, N.J.-based Commerce Bancorp Inc....
It Figures
It Figures
$72 Million The value of assets seized from Martin Frankel, a former...
Features
32 Coal Miners Killed in U.S. in 2007
Despite a decline in fatal accidents, federal statistics show 2007...
Features
Straight Talk From South Carolina
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford named state Sen. Scott Richardson as...
New Markets
New Markets
The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of...
Editor's Note
Office Civility
Employers and employees alike should mind their ps and qs this year....
Features
W. Va. Lawmakers Ignore Warnings in Seeking Workers’ Comp Oversight
West Virginia's insurance commissioner still objects, but lawmakers...
Features
Southern Miss. Program Tackles Security at Sports Stadiums
Experts are particularly concerned that not all colleges are...
Features
Fla. Gov. Crist Weighs Suing Property Insurers Over Rates
Gov. Charlie Crist has asked three trial lawyers to review documents...
Features
Kentucky County Loses Second Courthouse to Arson
A fire that nearly destroyed a western Kentucky courthouse was an...
People & Places
People
Giant insurance broker Marsh announced changes to its global...
Declarations
Declarations
Frankel-y Speaking "I consider the role the Mississippi Insurance...
Features
Low Salaries Leave Miss. Towns Short of Firefighting Personnel
Some fire departments in south Mississippi are struggling to fill...
Closing Quote
What the Reauthorization of TRIA Means to the P/C Industry
On Dec. 26, President George W. Bush signed the Terrorism Risk...