February 7, 2011 Main Street America - Insuring America's Small Businesses & Their Owners, Errors & Omissions, Nonprofits, Social Services & Public Entities

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Features
South Carolina House Passes Limit on Punitive Damages
South Carolina House Passes Limit on Punitive Damages The South...
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Tennessee Construction Owners Must Register
A new Tennessee law is requiring all construction firm owners to...
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South Carolina Court: Insurer Not Liable for Poor Construction
The South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled that insurers are not...
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Regulatory Uncertainty Impeding Economic Recovery
The goal of today's hearing is to take a step back and look at the...
People & Places
People
The Main Street America Group has appointed Bruce Fox to serve as the...
Editor's Note
CEOs on Main Street
Elsewhere in this issue, we relate the view on Main Street from the...
Features
Never Have More Business Partners Than You Can Fit In An Elevator
Never have more partners than you can fit in an elevator. It's a...
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Mississippi’s Chaney to Seek Re-election
Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney has officially...
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Liberty Life’s Black Named South Carolina Commissioner
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley wants David Black, a former executive...
Declarations
Declarations
Flood Warning "We can't stop the rain, but we can and must do a...
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Court Sides with Florida Regulator Over Texas Insurer
A Texas-based workers' compensation insurer has lost its appeal of...
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Allstate to Exit Banking Business
The Allstate Corp., the nation's largest publicly held personal lines...
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Climate Change Link to Insurance Losses Decades Away
Tropical cyclones are expected to cause more damage in the United...
Business Moves
Business Moves
Neace Lukens, Lent Agency Neace Lukens, a Louisville, Kentucky based...
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Businesses, Charities Call for End to Florida’s ‘Hurricane Tax’
A coalition of Florida charitable and business groups is pressing the...
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Alabama Court: University Hospital Shares State Immunity
The Alabama Supreme Court recently ruled for the first time that a...

National Coverage

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The Mood On Main Street
Has the recession changed how small business feels about insurance?...
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Lemons Into Lemonade:
Making the Best of the Medical Loss Ratio Squeeze January 1, 2011...
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Issues to Consider When Placing Professional Liability
When placing coverage for your clients, with a fair degree of...
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How to Become Chief Risk Officer for Small Business Clients
Some small business owners are expressing their intentions to invest...
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5 Steps to Protect Organizations From Cyber Liability
Because cyber crime has developed into a problem with potentially...
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Ace, WAHVE, FirstBest Win Insurance Entrepreneur Awards
When it comes to innovation in insurance, Ace Private Risk Services,...
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Web Exchange
IJ TV & Radio Things Ex-Risk Managers Wish They Had Known...
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Soft Market Not Over Yet
Average renewal premiums for commercial lines property/ casualty...
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Reasons to Look Beyond Price in 2011
Just weeks into the New Year, the experts' predictions appear to be...
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Public Entities Forced to Adjust Sails in Fiscal Storm
State and municipal governments are facing tight budgets and many are...
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P/C Insurers Like Some of Obama’s Plans
Property/casualty insurers found things to like in President Obama's...
New Markets
My New Market
Chubb Masterpiece Market Detail: Agents Access offers personal lines...
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Main Street’s Hardest Hit Businesses
Agents across the country — except in Texas and neighboring states...