From Andrea to Wendy – the names of this year’s storms

June 18, 2007

8 Storms of 2007

State has until October to decide on

no-fault’s fate

8 Fla. extends police, firefighter workers’ comp benefits

Eases eligibility for first responders

10 S.C. reforms workers’ comp anti-fraud, injury reporting law

Gets tough with cheaters and closes Second Injury Fund

10 Fla. court could set wind-water

precedent

Case from Hurricane Ivan on policy limits being watched closely

10 Richardson: S.C. took ‘right’ direction on coastal issues

State’s commissioner thinks insurers and

consumers were well-served

11 Hospitals not liable when docs go bare, Fla. court rules

Docs themselves are responsible for meeting financial requirements

11 Rasberry drops out of Miss. insurance commissioner race

Twenty-four year-old exits before Democratic primary

N1 Risk managers take strong stand against contingent commissions

RIMS issues new policy statement

denouncing such incentive pay

N2 Fast-growing, state-run property

insurers pose risk for taxpayers

Explosive growth attributable to rise in coastal development

N4 Supreme Court sides with insurers on credit reporting case

Ruling reverses decision on credit notification violations

60 Florida and Louisiana travel different paths to solve insurance woes

Industry prefers Democrat Blanco’s approach to Republican Crist’s

60 Alabama drives up minimum auto

insurance limits

But lawmakers stall statewide building code

61 Inland businesses can be hurt when coastal storms strike

They can lose millions in business, as Tennessee firms learned

MARKET FEATURES

N6 How to sell workers’ compensation like it’s not a commodity

Exec claims the time’s right for new selling strategies

N8 Closer Look: Agency Options

Strength in Numbers

How networks and clusters brighten agents’ access to markets

N12 Terrorism Risk Insurance Act Déjà Vu

Renewal of TRIA likely to go down to the wire, again

N15 SPECIAL REPORT:

Workers’ Compensation

Top 25 workers’ comp carriers

N16 SPECIAL REPORT:

Workers’ Compensation

Workers’ comp writers report best

underwriting results in decades

N19 Exclusive 2007 Workers’ Comp Directory

IDEA EXCHANGE

N18 Summit to focus on Florida property insurance market

Demotech and Insurance Journal to sponsor event on Aug. 22-23

N30 Brokerage Watch

Brokers’ stock prices up 8%; 23 M&As in April and May

N31 Growing Your Property Casualty Agency

How to avoid common producer sales

management mistakes

DEPARTMENTS

12 Business Moves

59 New Markets

58 People

62 Closing Quote

Topics Workers' Compensation Windstorm

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