8 Calif. to examine broker disclosure, workers’ comp reform

Commissioner wants to fine-tune system to protect consumers

8 Agents, brokers set sight on political involvement

Meeting with legislators helps them relate to insurance issues

9 West has highest number of “unacceptable” levees

Corps of Engineers wants levee owners to rehabilitate systems

N1 Forecast predicts slower premium growth in 2007 and 2008

Underwriting profits expected but at a much smaller rate

N2 Active hurricane season predicted in 2007

U.S. hurricane landfall expected to be up 60 percent

N2 Massive losses from extreme earthquake may be overdue

Study says industry could suffer $100 billion loss from great quake

N2 Top 10 most tornado- and hail-prone cities revealed

Is yours on the list?

N3 Lloyd’s climbs on the climate change bandwagon

Chairman Levene says industry can no longer be in denial

N10 Exclusive: The Commissioners, Part 1

Interviews with 15 insurance regulators

MARKET FEATURES

N6 Spotlight: Yachts and boats

Underwriters tighten ropes on yacht accounts

N16 Closer Look: High risk property and catastrophe coverages

Mitigating the everyday catastrophe

N19 SPECIAL REPORT: Salute to “super regionals”

“2007 Super Regional Property/Casualty Insurers”

Multi-state, mult-line players of steel revealed

N26 MyNewMarkets Web site offers 20,000 markets

Insurance Journal’s free, interactive Web site launched Feb. 12

48 Commissioner Series: Colorado’s David Rivera

Outgoing regulator comments on consumer choices, ethics

44 Lessons learned from 2005’s catastrophes and beyond

Modelers didn’t make mistakes

IDEA EXCHANGE

N28 Minding Your Business: Four goals for owners

Business tips to grow your business

84 Closing Quote: Why regional carriers might be

an agent’s best friend

Regionals understand the issues associated with a local business

DEPARTMENTS

6 Editor’s Note

10 Business Moves

12 People

51 New Markets

Topics Catastrophe California Agencies Workers' Compensation