Insurance Journal Magazine

January 11, 2010 Contractors/Subcontractors Employment Practices Liability 2010 Insurance Agents and Brokers Meetings and Conventions Directory
In this Issue
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Business MovesBusiness Moves
Aon Risk, Allied North America Aon Risk Services, the risk management... -
FeaturesWest Virginia Court Sides with Insurer on Antitrust Claim by Cancelled Agent
An insurance company has won a victory over one of its former West... -
FeaturesFlorida Touts Competitive Workers’ Comp Market Helped by 2003 Tort Reforms
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation says that the state's... -
FeaturesMississippi to Thwart Coast-Only Filings
Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney said he's taking steps... -
FeaturesAudits Hit Insurance Providers for Kentucky Cities, Counties
A state audit of a Kentucky municipal association - the second in as... -
Features10 Ideas for Making Insurance Agencies More Successful … Now
If you're waiting for a hard market, you'll be out of business. The... -
Editor's NoteBecoming Chris Boggs
In October, 2008, my colleague and friend, Christopher J. Boggs,... -
FeaturesStore Shooting Case Tests Mississippi Cap on Civil Damages
Before Mississippi lawmakers passed tort reform that limited damages... -
FeaturesIt Figures
$19 Million The amount being funneled to the Mississippi wind pool... -
FeaturesDeclarations
Company Ransom "We have been duped into thinking that these AIG... -
People & PlacesPeople
The board of directors of the American Academy of Actuaries has...
National Coverage
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FeaturesSmall Businesses at Risk: A Growing Market for Employment Practices Liability Coverage
Small business owners are at risk from employment-related charges and... -
Closing QuoteThe Insurance Industry Wants You!
American-born poet, T.S. Eliot, did little to further the cause of... -
New MarketsNew Markets
The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of... -
Minding Your BusinessTrends for 2010
Soft Market, Economy, Taxes and the Producer Dilemma on the... -
FeaturesMost Property Reinsurance Rates Down at January Renewal As Capital Rebounds
Reinsurance rates across most lines of property catastrophe business... -
FeaturesConstruction Specialists See Slow Recovery in 2010
Bright Spots for Commercial Contractors; Tough Times for Residential... -
FeaturesNegotiations Falter at UN’s Copenhagen Conference on Climate Change
The United Nations' Copenhagen Conference on Climate Change strained... -
FeaturesUneven Expectations
Economy to Recover in Some States Before Others The most recent...