January 26, 2009 Excess, Surplus & Specialty Markets Directory, Vol. 1

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In this Issue

• People & Places
  People
  The Insurance Marketing and Communications Association named Richard...
• Features
  Industry Launches Mine Safety Effort
  The National Mining Association is launching a new campaign it hopes...
• Features
  Insurers Seek Cut in Florida Hurricane Fund Charges
  Property/casualty insurers in Florida believe they are being...
• Features
  AIG Client Sues Over 2005 Miami Seaplane Crash
  The maker of a vintage seaplane that crashed off Miami Beach in 2005,...
• Features
  Ky. Officers Sue Over Holiday Party Injuries
  Two Lexington, Kentucky police officers who were injured breaking up...
• Business Moves
  Business Moves
  AFCO Credit, Cananwill AFCO Credit Corp. plans to buy the domestic...
• Features
  Mississippi Scruggs-Katrina Suits Quietly Settled
  Dozens of Hurricane Katrina-related lawsuits filed by Richard...
• Features
  Florida Officially Rejects State Farm Rate Hike
  Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty has affirmed the ruling...
• Features
  BrickStreet Writes Outside West Virginia; Drops Worst In-State Accounts
  BrickStreet Mutual Insurance has written its first out-of-state...
• Features
  Florida Workers’ Compensation Market in Good Shape, Says State
  Availability and affordability in Florida's voluntary workers'...
• Features
  How Lawyers Hope to Fix Catastrophe Insurance Problems
  The nation's lawyers who deal with insurance issues are developing...
• Declarations
  Declarations
  Political Citizens "We probably would have hoped they would have gone...
• Features
  Customer Retention Should Be Priority No. 1 for Agency Managers
  In this economy, there are many things that agents should be looking...
• Features
  Domestic Insurers Winning Florida Homeowners Market
  Since 2006, About 25 New Home-Based Insurers Have Been Launched as...
• Features
  Florida Panel Backs Rate Hikes, Stricter Rules for Citizens
  A special task force is recommending that Florida's state-backed...
• It Figures
  It Figures
  $7 Million The monetary award upheld by a Florida appellate court...

National Coverage

• Features
  Wholesaler Innovation Helps Close the Gaps
  E&S Exists to Provide Coverage for Unique and Emerging Risks Before...
• Idea Exchange
  Old Insurance Inspection Photos Make Meaningful Gifts
  Are you ready for a quick excursion down memory lane? It's a short...
• Features
  FBI Reports Drop in Crime Including Property Crimes and Arson
  The nation experienced a 3.5 percent decline in violent crime and a...
• Features
  Contractor Additional Insured Endorsements May Reduce Coverage Available to the Named Insured
  Editor's Note: This is part two of a two-part series on contractor...
• Features
  Madoff Scandal to Cost Insurers $1.8 Billion, Aon Benfield Estimates
  While the maximum potential exposed insurance limits resulting from...
• Features
  Duty to Defend Greater than Duty to Indemnify
  A Subcontractor's Contractual Obligation to Defend Exists Regardless...
• Features
  Insurance Claims for 2008 U.S. Catastrophes to Top $25 Billion
  U.S. property/casualty insurers are expected to pay homeowners and...
• New Markets
  New Markets
  The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of...
• Features
  Obama Presidency Could Dramatically Influence Courts, Vanderbilt Professor Says
  As President Barack Obama takes office, not only will the political...
• Features
  London’s Reach Bolsters U.S. Specialty Lines
  Insurers Catlin, Beazley, Amlin, Hiscox and Newcomer Torus Find Their...

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