Insurance Journal Magazine
    
    
 
    June 23, 2003 Contractors
In this Issue
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									Editor's NoteContractors in Need of Relief
 With the iffy economy and a plague of insurance problems, building...
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									FeaturesLeaders Bullish On Tort Reform, But Not Asbestos Cap
 NEW YORK — Prominent insurance leaders were bullish on the...
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									FeaturesS&P: Commercial Lines Outlook Still Negative
 NEW YORK - Two years into the hardest market in decades, the...
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									NewsbriefsCONNING RESEARCH SAYS P/C OUTLOOK NOT AS BRIGHT AS RISING PREMIUM RATES SUGGEST:
 Despite substantial rate increases over the past three years,...
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									NewsbriefsNAMIC TELLS WASHINGTON LEGAL FOUNDATION THAT REGULATION BEST LEFT TO STATES:
 Reformed state regulation of insurance is the most desirable course...
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									NewsbriefsSTATE FARM HOMEOWNER RATES INCREASE IN NEV:
 Nevada Insurance Commissioner Alice Molasky-Arman has approved State...
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									NewsbriefsSAFECO ESTIMATES STORM LOSSES:
 Seattle-based Safeco announced that claims stemming from the recent...
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									Fraud RoundupCouple Involved in Fraud Scam Sentenced
 Basheba and Cedric Peoples, both 35, of Las Vegas were sentenced for...
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									Fraud RoundupFraud Bust Leads to Five Arrests
 An undercover operation bust led to five arrests in San Bernardino...
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									FeaturesCouple Pleads Guilty To Insurance Fraud
 Zenaida Buenaflor, 49, and Phillip White, 49, both of Stockton,...
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									Fraud RoundupInsurance Fraud Arrest
 Brian Pelech, 33, of Ontario, Calif., was arrested and charged with...
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									Fraud RoundupCDI Fraud Arrest
 Gyan Singh, 55, of Sacramento, Calif., was arrested on one count of...
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									Cover StoryInside the Contractors Market
 If you find placing contractors insurance these days almost as...
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									RatingsMajestic Insurance Co. Affirmed
 A.M. Best Co. reaffirmed the "A-" (Excellent) rating for Majestic...
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									RatingsLiberty Mutual Maintains ‘A’
 A.M. Best Co. said the current financial strength and debt ratings of...
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									RatingsBaldwin & Lyons Sub Upgraded
 Indianapolis-based Baldwin & Lyons Inc. reported that A.M. Best has...
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									RatingsEndurance Specialty Gets Upgrade
 A.M. Best Co. upgraded the financial strength rating to "A"...
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									FeaturesNICB Says Port, Border Areas Special Targets for Vehicle Theft
 The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) reported that nine of the...
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									FeaturesIBA West Gets Down to Business Amidst Sun and Sand
 Warm sun and the white sandy beaches of Kona, Hawaii, lent itself...
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									FeaturesMinority and Women Agents Look to Tap Emerging Markets
 Insurance is about numbers, and right now the numbers are depressing...
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									FeaturesNew AIG Construction Specialty to Focus on Builder & Contractors
 Responding to the lack of availability in the construction market,...
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									FeaturesAAI Urges NCOIL to Take Initiative on Market Conduct Reform
 Modernization of how states monitor insurer market conduct is a key...
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									FeaturesIICF Celebrates 10 Years of Charitable Giving
 The Insurance Industry Charitable Fund (IICF) recently marked their...
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									FeaturesBorn to be Wild or Something Like It
 Get your motor runnin' Head out on the highway Lookin' for...
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									FeaturesWeiss Ratings Drops a Bomb on the Med-Mal Debate
 Martin D. Weiss, the head of the Florida-based rating service that...
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									Parting ShotsThe American Dream in California is Just That-A Dream
 When you hear the phrase, "I want to live the American dream," and...
 
 
    



