October 20, 2008 Surplus Lines: State of the Market Agribusiness/Farm and Ranch Top Performing P/C Insurers: 3Q

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Closing Quote
The Era of Re-Regulation is Upon Us
Although the nation's attention is focused on the financial crisis it...
Features
$90 Million Lawsuit Filed in Tennessee Fire that Killed 7
Survivors of the seven people killed in an August fire in Memphis,...
Features
Group Nurtures Latin Agents’ Relationships, Better Business Practices
LAAIA President Rivero Urges Agents to Strike Balance Between...
Features
Carriers’ Marketing to Latinos is Good but Could be Better, Say Agents
A majority of independent agents and brokers in a good position to...
Features
Florida’s Citizens Cancels New Office
In the wake of criticism by key Florida lawmakers, the state-backed...
Features
Florida Warns Rising Energy Costs Could Increase Home Fires
Florida Chief Financial Officer and State Fire Marshal Alex Sink is...
Features
Wanted: Florida Agencies Focusing on Hispanic Market
Sunshine State High on List of States for Agency Acquisitions by...
Features
Ike Cleanup in Kentucky will Last into Next Year
The Paducah, Kentucky City Commission agreed in principle to rent...
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Shrinking Citizens Signals Progress in Florida Property Market
Florida remains focused on recovery of its property insurance market....
It Figures
It Figures
90 The percentage of Georgia nursing homes that violated federal...
People & Places
People
Angelo Ganguzza, vice president of Boca Raton, Fla.-based LIG...
Editor's Note
Face-to-Face
Insurance carriers have not perfected the art of marketing to Latin...
Features
Don’t Just Translate It into Spanish
Why Advertising for Hispanic Consumers Should be Written in Spanish...
Declarations
Declarations
Consumer Beware "So often these entities will pop back up with a new...

National Coverage

Features
AIG Commercial Insurance Battles Back
Execs Say Balance Sheet, Underwriting Appetite Remain Strong as Ever...
Features
Armed & Ready to Outsell the Competition
West Coast's Interwest Insurance Services Remains Militant on Sales...
Features
Marketing Your Agency is More Than Buying a Few Ads
It's a Master Strategy Implemented by Daily Tactics There are a lot...
Features
Premium Growth: Top 25 P/C Premium Gainers Through Q2 2007
Vita Sackville (1892-1962) was a British novelist and poet. In 1928,...
Features
Surplus Lines: A Market in Transition
The Soft Market and Financial Crisis Could Lead Firms into 'Uncharted...
New Markets
New Markets
The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of...
Features
Industry Innovators Give Agents Alternative Solutions
How to Use Surplus Lines Brokers and Managing General Agents Recent...
Features
From Seed to Supermarket
Agricultural Risks Require the Knowledge and Skill of Specialty...
Features
Financial Crisis Dominates European Risk Manager Debates, Conference
One of Pat Oliphant's more recent editorial cartoons shows...
Features
Pressure Rising for Tighter Regulation of Insurance, Financial Services
With the passage of the $700 billion rescue package, the financial...
Features
CNA’s CEO Stephen Lilienthal Honored by City of Hope, Nov. 20
CNA Financial Corp. Chairman and CEO Stephen W. Lilienthal will be...