September 22, 2008 Agency Technology High Risk Property/Catastrophe Risks Digital Product Guide

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Features
Alabama Names Ridling as Insurance Commissioner
Alabama Gov. Bob Riley filled a recently vacated opening on his...
Declarations
Declarations
Alabama Beach Progress "Unlike a hurricane which can strike swiftly...
Features
How Agents Prepared and Fared as Gustav Hit Gulf States
On the morning of Sept. 1, Gustav's eye made landfall on the...
People & Places
People
Jacksonville, Florida-based Harden & Associates, an insurance...
Features
North Carolina Beach Plan Reserves Under Scrutiny
The North Carolina Legislature has formed a committee to study the...
Closing Quote
Hope is Not an Agency Plan
Despite current market conditions, as I travel from state to state, I...
Features
Court Clashes over Katrina Wind Damage Winding Down in Mississippi
It took three years for Mississippi resident, Scott Gordon, to...
Workers Comp
105 Workers Comp Carriers Enter West Virginia
Since West Virginia opened its workers' compensation insurance market...
It Figures
It Figures
40,000 The number of tourists officials estimated on Alabama beaches...
Features
Why Agents Need to Know If Their Clients Blog
Getting 'SLAPP'ed: Individuals Blog at Their Own Risk; Exposure of...
Business Moves
Business Moves
CRC Insurance, Southern Risk CRC Insurance Services Inc., the...

National Coverage

Features
The Road to a Paper-Free Environment Goes Beyond Technology
Paperless Agencies Create Better Workflows, Enhance Service, Security...
Features
Fitch: P/C Profits Decline Sharply in First-Half 2008
The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry reported mixed results...
Features
Lack of Technology Can Raise Agency E&O Concerns
The use of technology is interwoven into agency procedures and...
Features
Insurance Execs See Significant Sub-Prime Impact on 2009 Results
Insurance executives expect sub-prime and other credit issues to...
Features
Conning: D&O Market Finds Way to Grow Even In Overall Soft Market
Over the past decade, the directors and officers liability market has...
Features
U.S. Subprime Lawsuits Outpace S&L Cases, Study Finds
The U.S. subprime-mortgage crisis has now spurred more federal...
Features
Trouble on the High Seas?
Understanding and Planning for Exporters' Risks While Cargo Is In...
Features
Study Finds Economic Costs of Federal Cat Legislation Significant
Taxpayers In At Least 20 States Could Face Multi-Billion Dollar Tax...
Features
Hurricane and Political Seasons Stir Up National Cat Plan Proposals
As Losses Mount for Insurers, More Proposals for a National Solution...
Features
5 Steps to Using Social Media to Boost Sales
Whether you've been in the insurance agency business a long time or...
Features
U.S. Reinsurers Report Deteriorating Combined Ratio; Decline in Surplus
U.S. reinsurers reported a deteriorating combined ratio for the...
New Markets
New Markets
The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of...
Features
Independent Agent 2.0
Branding through Blogging and Beyond Real time technology is giving...
Features
9 Things to Think About For Your Next Agency Brochure
Make Your Next Agency Brochure a Portal to Your Web Site Since the...
Features
Phoning Is So Last Generation
Phone interaction is not the way millennials (the 80 million...