10 Garamendi proposed auto rate regs to cause rate hikes

January 22, 2006

12 Mercury Insurance CEO proposes voter initiative

12 Allstate units to coverage checks after Ariz. wildfire

14 Wash. anti-fraud auto insurance bill wins approval

14 Insurance helps Santa Fe museums acquire art

14 Insurers happy helmet law not weakened

16 Cooper & McCloskey buys Moore Special Risk

16 Lawsuit revived against Staples

16 Denying funds to drivers who leave keys in car

17 Hawaii first state to be tsunami and storm ready

18 Colo. legislators tackle auto insurance

18 PCI opens Denver office

22 Low-cost auto expands to six Calif. counties

N1 Regulatory modernization tops legislative agenda

N2 Personal lines looking fine, thanks to fewer accidents

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N4 Main Street E&S

N6 New entrants join race for surplus lines business

N8 A big Kat blows through the reinsurance industry

124 Special Report: New Year’s Flood

130 Spotlight: Counseling buyers

136 Calif. more drive law

138 Closer Look: Producer liability

140 From Pinstripes to prison stripes

144 Industry picks safest cars

N11 Growing your property casualty agency

N12 Carrier Watch

N13 Enhanced IJ broadcasting enlivens insurance news

146 Earlybird Forecast: 2006 already looking good

154 Closing Quote: Portable persistency discounts are good

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8 Editor’s Note

20 New Markets

24 People

28 Business Moves

30 Fraud Roundup

151 Case Law Watch

124 First Flood

Californians mopping up after New Year’s Eve

10 Auto Rate Regs

Proposal could increase rates for 61% of drivers

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