Insurance Journal Magazine
    
    
 
    June 6, 2005 Marine & Tech Directory
In this Issue
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									Business MovesBusiness Moves
 National Advantage Ins. Services Now Writing In Arizona Tustin,...
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									Editor's NoteEditor’s Note: News & Networking
 Summer is upon us, and in the insurance world, that means it's prime...
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									WildfiresFire Season 2005: Protect Your Clients from Wildfire Dangers
 California and its Western counterparts are just beginning to enter...
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									FeaturesIdentity Crisis: Coping With Today’s ID Thievery
 One in 23 adults can expect to be victimized this year by identity...
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									FeaturesExcess Capital: Too Much of a Good Thing?
 As capital accumulates on insurers' balance sheets, carriers are...
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									FeaturesCompromise Plan on Oregon Malpractice Damages Drawing Concerns
 After months of talks by doctors, attorneys and legislators, a...
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									FeaturesAvoiding A Victim Mentality: How to Protect Your Agency from Spam and Viruses
 Small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) are bigger targets for spam and...
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									FeaturesArizona Homeowners Sue Insurers Over Wildfire
 Homeowners from a vacation mountaintop community northeast of Tucson...
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									FeaturesYoung Agents: Changing the Face of the Industry
 The number of young agents that are active in their state...
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									FeaturesArizona Homeowners Sue Insurers Over Wildfire
 Homeowners from a vacation mountaintop community northeast of Tucson...
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									FeaturesYoung Agents: Changing the Face of the Industry
 The number of young agents that are active in their state...
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									FeaturesLos Angeles Area Quake Could Result in 7,600 Dead, Major Property Damage
 Potential earthquakes on the Puente Hills fault beneath the Los...
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									FeaturesRenew TRIA Now
 Mr. President, in 2002 I co-sponsored, and Congress passed, the...
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									Editor's NoteEditor’s Note: News & Networking
 Summer is upon us, and in the insurance world, that means it's prime...
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									FeaturesBradley Poe
 The Harry W. Gorst Co. has hired Bradley T. Poe to manage its new...
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									Fraud RoundupFormer California Broker Goes to Jail
 Former Vallejo insurance broker Jimmie Earl Jackson, who pled guilty...
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									News BriefsNews Briefs
 AIA OPPOSES CALIF. BILL TO LIMIT HOME INVENTORIES: A bill approved by...
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									FeaturesBradley Poe
 The Harry W. Gorst Co. has hired Bradley T. Poe to manage its new...
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									FeaturesNew PD Regs to Reduce Work Comp Rates
 New permanent disability regulations will reduce the cost of workers'...
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									FeaturesRenew TRIA Now
 Mr. President, in 2002 I co-sponsored, and Congress passed, the...
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									FeaturesAvoiding A Victim Mentality: How to Protect Your Agency from Spam and Viruses
 Small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) are bigger targets for spam and...
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									FeaturesIdentity Crisis: Coping With Today’s ID Thievery
 One in 23 adults can expect to be victimized this year by identity...
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									News BriefsNews Briefs
 AIA OPPOSES CALIF. BILL TO LIMIT HOME INVENTORIES: A bill approved by...
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									FeaturesExcess Capital: Too Much of a Good Thing?
 As capital accumulates on insurers' balance sheets, carriers are...
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									New MarketsNew Markets
 Management Consultants and Staffing Firms Nuts & Bolts: Victor O....
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									FeaturesCompromise Plan on Oregon Malpractice Damages Drawing Concerns
 After months of talks by doctors, attorneys and legislators, a...
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									FeaturesLos Angeles Area Quake Could Result in 7,600 Dead, Major Property Damage
 Potential earthquakes on the Puente Hills fault beneath the Los...
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									FeaturesNew PD Regs to Reduce Work Comp Rates
 New permanent disability regulations will reduce the cost of workers'...
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									Business MovesBusiness Moves
 National Advantage Ins. Services Now Writing In Arizona Tustin,...
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									WildfiresFire Season 2005: Protect Your Clients from Wildfire Dangers
 California and its Western counterparts are just beginning to enter...
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									Fraud RoundupFormer California Broker Goes to Jail
 Former Vallejo insurance broker Jimmie Earl Jackson, who pled guilty...
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									New MarketsNew Markets
 Management Consultants and Staffing Firms Nuts & Bolts: Victor O....
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									FeaturesAvoiding A Victim Mentality: How to Protect Yourself from Spam and Viruses
 Small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) are bigger targets for spam and...
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									FeaturesIdentity Crisis: Coping With Today’s ID Thievery
 Insurance, Recovery Services and Preventive Measures One in 23 adults...
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									FeaturesExcess Capital: Too Much of a Good Thing?
 As capital accumulates on insurers' balance sheets, carriers are...
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									FeaturesLos Angeles Area Quake Could Result in 7,600 Dead; Major Property Damage
 Potential earthquakes on the Puente Hills fault beneath the Los...
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									FeaturesArizona Homeowners Sue Insurers Over Wildfire
 Homeowners from a vacation mountaintop community northeast of Tucson...
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									Parting ShotsRenew TRIA Now
 Mr. President, in 2002 I co-sponsored, and Congress passed, the...
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									FeaturesCompromise Plan on Oregon MalpracticeDamages Drawing Concerns
 After months of talks by doctors, attorneys and legislators, a...
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									FeaturesNew PD Regs to Reduce Work Comp Rates
 New permanent disability regulations will reduce the cost of workers'...
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									Cover StoryANCHORS AWAY: The Coast (Except Southeast) Is Clear For Marine Insurance
 For Boat Owners and the Agents Who Write Them, Location and...
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									FeaturesProtecting Agency Security Takes Center Stage
 As System Breaches and Hacking Reports Proliferate, Agencies Take...
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									FeaturesThe British Are Coming! No – They’re Already Here
 For Mid-Sized and Smaller Risks, Lloyd's is Just Across the Street,...
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									NewsbriefsAIA OPPOSES CALIF. BILL TO LIMIT HOME INVENTORIES:
 A bill approved by the California Senate May 25 that prevents...
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									FeaturesMore Agencies Join Insurance Journal Top Listing
 Curley, Bolton, USI, Protector Group Among Agencies Added Some missed...
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									NewsbriefsPRO-BUSINESS INSURANCE BILL TOPS ARIZ. LEGISLATIVE SESSION:
 Legislation that will allow business owners to lower their insurance...
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									FeaturesState Lawmakers to Revisit Aftermarket Parts in July Meeting
 In a discussion expected to ignite strong opinions regarding which...
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									NewsbriefsINSURERS LOSE IN STRINGFELLOW ACID PITS JURY TRIAL:
 Insurance companies must pay to clean up a hazardous waste dump, the...
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									FeaturesAgency Financial Management 101: Following Basics Pays Off
 One of the weaknesses in small businesses is that the entrepreneur...
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									NewsbriefsHAWAII LEGISLATURE TO STUDY NCOIL P/C MODERNIZATION ACT:
 "Hawaii's legislative decision to conduct a study of the NCOIL...
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									FeaturesViruses, Worms and Hackers, Oh My!
 For Agents Facing Evil Internet Wizards, Security is a Matter of...
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									NewsbriefsACIC OPPOSES EXTENDING LOW COST AUTO PROGRAM:
 Without first conducting a thorough evaluation, it is premature to...
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									Fraud RoundupFormer California Broker Goes to Jail
 Former Vallejo insurance broker Jimmie Earl Jackson, who pled guilty...
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									Fraud RoundupContractor Sentenced in Comp Fraud Case
 The owner of a Corona, California-based construction firm has begun...
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									Editor's NoteNews & Networking
 Summer is upon us, and in the insurance world, that means it's prime...
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									FeaturesManagement Consultants and Staffing Firms
 Nuts & Bolts: Victor O. Schinnerer and Company launched SpecialtyOne,...
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									FeaturesHigh Performance Boats Program
 Nuts & Bolts: Markel American Ins. Co. teamed up with Elton Porter...
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									People & PlacesPeople & Places
 Bradley Poe The Harry W. Gorst Co.has hired Bradley T. Poe to manage...
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									FeaturesFire Season 2005: Protect Your Clients from Wildfire Dangers
 California and its Western counterparts are just beginning to enter...
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									FeaturesUpcoming Young Agents Conferences
 IBA West Young Brokers & Agents Conference June 9-11, 2005 in Rancho...
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									FeaturesYoung Agents: Changing the Face of the Industry
 The number of young agents that are active in their state...
National Coverage
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							FeaturesFor Boat Owners and the Agents Who Write Them, Location and Experience Matter
 There were more than 17.6 million recreational boats in use in the...
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							FeaturesMore Agencies Join Insurance Journal Top Listing
 Some missed the print deadline by mere minutes, others by not much...
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							FeaturesProtecting Agency Security Takes Center Stage
 High profile cases of identity theft have been all over the general...
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							FeaturesEnhanced Online Policy Access
 The Drive Group of Progressive Insurance Companies expanded its...
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							FeaturesFor Agents Facing Evil Internet Wizards, Security is a Matter of Liability as Well as Downtime
 Viruses, Worms and Hackers, Oh My! In 2001, Boston-area independent...
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							FeaturesState Lawmakers to Revisit Aftermarket Parts in July Meeting
 In a discussion expected to ignite strong opinions regarding which...
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							FeaturesPeriodic Financial Review Checklist for Agency Accounting Managers
 Every agency should develop a checklist for the accounting...
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							FeaturesThe British Are Coming! No – They’re Already Here
 Over 200 years ago Paul Revere rallied the Minutemen with the cry:...
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							FeaturesAgency Financial Management 101: Following Basics Pays Off
 One of the weaknesses in small businesses is that the entrepreneur...
 
 
    



