Tort system helping to reduce costs
8 Gov.-elects appoint insurance department heads
Colorado picks Mayor Morrison, Idaho picks Rep. Deal
8 Calif. workers’ comp reforms working
Yet outgoing commissioner says still room for improvement
9 Reinsurance rates falling or flat, Willis reports
Gulf and East Coasts the exception, with rates still rising
10 Late storm binge has West singing winter blues
Pacific Northwest losses could reach $500 million
14 Oregon promotes best practices
State to use Insurance Marketplace Standards Association guidelines
14 Oregon Archdiocese plan calls for $75 million settlement
Insurers agreed to pay nearly $52 million as part of plan
N1 N.Y., Conn., Ill. AGs bring another suit
This time Acordia is in the hot seat
N2 Congress keeps extending flood insurance
Despite Katrina lessons and $20 million debt
N3 Absence of hurricanes beneficial to insurers
P/C industry posts $24.4 billion net gain through nine months
MARKET FEATURES
N6 Insurance Journal Exclusive Spotlight:
2007 Insurance Industry Annual Meetings Directory
N14 Closer Look: Employment Practices Liability
Making the case for small/mid-size business EPLI
N16 Closer Look: Employment Practices Liability
Attributes of an excellent and lasting EPLI program
N20 Special Report: Contractors and Subcontractors
Subcontractor default insurance or performance bonds?
N20 Special Report: Contractors and Subcontractors
Contractors not buying into professional liability market
Survey reports as many as 50% do not buy coverage
48 New fire science could overturn arson convictions
As many as 15,000 mistaken investigations each year
IDEA EXCHANGE
N24 Minding Your Business
When all else fails, do something different
N26 BOPing in on employment practices liability insurance
Hanover’s Coon details endorsement option for BOPs
56 Enron’s legacies and D&O risk
D&O insurers and policyholders face a changed claims environment
62 Closing Quote: What construction clients are getting
New statutes of repose note the time a contractor can be held liable
DEPARTMENTS
12 People
16 Business Moves
55 New Markets
59 Fraud Roundup
Topics Auto Contractors Colorado
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