Currents for September 2006

• It Figures
• Florida race for CFO has meaning for insurance interests
• Specialty program market continues to grow, but new business still a challenge
• Texas agents urge legislators to address windstorm problems
• Colorado State University predicts fewer hurricanes in 2006
• Reinsurers adopt ‘wait and see’ posture at Rendezvous
• Mass. AG Reilly opposes FAIR Plan rate hike
• Declarations
• It Figures
• Agency growth and performance study reveals higher productivity
• N.Y. mobile command
• Driver service aims to keep drunks off roadways
• Judge: Landowners cannot sue Forest Service over lost homes
• Virginia broker goes green: first ‘carbon neutral footprint’
• Bowman says guidance needed on health plans
• Declarations
• Declarations
• Insurer to drop Texas medical liability rates again
• Hawaii, Washington, Wyoming bringing down workers’ comp rates
• It Figures
• La. Republicans spar in race for insurance commissioner post
• California State Compensation Insurance Fund appoints Tudor president
• Conn. caught up in coastal insurance shutter controversy
• Scruggs weighs moving Miss. Katrina cases to state court
• Oregon voters to decide on credit scoring for insurance
• 7 of 10 WTC rescuers suffer lung problems
• West Virginia county courthouse fire reveals gaps in insurance coverage
• Buyer found for Hawaiian Insurance & Guaranty Ltd.
• Spitzer, Republican opponent, attorneys spar over dropped Greenberg charges
• It Figures
• California associations, businesses oppose punitive damages bill
• Va. bird flu impact
• S.C. not immune to deadly earthquakes
• Farmers vows to appeal California court ruling
• It Figures
• Suit filed against Comair for Kentucky crash
• Owners often overlook need for business interruption coverage
• Marsh & McLennan cutting 750 jobs
• Declarations
• Sorry, Catbert! Study shows cutting employee incentives hurts
• Aon freed to accept contingent pay when serving as managing general agents
• Georgia threatens Safeway
• Survey: young agents value rates, technology, products from insurers
• Declarations
• Agents signing up for Florida’s new small business JUA
• Cutting the fat in state regulation
• Slavery Reparations Federal Cases to be Heard in Chicago Courtroom
• Fla. sinkhole law could mean premium savings for some
• Most Americans favor mitigation policies while opposing subsidies for high risks
• Establishing ethics for insurance professionals
• It Figures
• Michigan Supreme Court shows judicial restraint with asbestos decision
• Deal makers and deal breakers
• Size up subsidence and earth movement exclusions
• Six in 10 businesses now buying terror coverage, Marsh reports
• It Figures
• New study finds coastal population drain following hurricanes
• Taking aim at your target market
• Custer bought life insurance policy before Battle
• Premium hearings
• California senator introduces permanent disability
• One year later, insurers report 95 percent of Katrina claims in La. and Miss. settled
• Universal overcharges
• Chubb, State Farm reducing auto rates in California
• Make insurance, risk management appeal to college grads: ‘Smash the Myths’
• Ford license fight
• Mass. weighs health insurance minimum payments
• It Figures
• Texas A&M finds disaster preparedness lacking
• S.C. jury awards $30 million to doctor’s family
• N.J. nonprofits’ shield ruling
• Worst red tide in years hits Puget Sound
• Both employers and employees benefit from investment in learning
• One year later: Gulf Coast agents & Katrina recovery
• R.I. requires E&O
• Bill introduced to allow DOI to oversee California State Fund
• An assault on compensation agreements
• To make insurance appealing to college grads, smash the myths
• It Figures
• Associations oppose eliminating contingent commissions
• A year later: La. updates Hurricane Katrina claims figures
• Michigan shows judicial restraint with asbestos decision
• Court: Pennsylvania agents have no duty to inspect flood risks
• Child safety seat bill passes legislature
• It Figures
• Study hits states without helmet laws
• Mass. agents cautious on assigned risk plan
• Pharmacy issues critical in controlling workers’ comp costs
• Number of Okla. teen smokers drops
• U.S. traffic deaths on the rise
• N.Y. speeds up benefits to 9/11 rescue workers
• Washington appoints assistant attorney general
• Transportation activities accounted for most on-job fatalities in 2005
• Guy Carpenter report examines impact and risks of nanotechnology
• Northeast leads in businesses buying property terrorism coverage
• Allstate drops Alaska earthquake coverage
• ARK. UPDATES MILEAGE AND COMPENSATION RATES
• Premiums remain flat in second quarter except in hurricane-exposed regions, risk managers report
• Marsh to accept contingent pay as MGA
• Businesses file first in series of lawsuits against competitors
• No ‘pixie dust’ for reform, Texas work comp chief says
• First post-Katrina court decision a victory for insurers
• Michigan shows judicial restraint with asbestos decision
• Insurance costs stop volunteer doctors in Idaho
• Both employers and employees benefit from investment in learning
• Cultivating a management mentality
• Navigating Washington’s business and occupation tax tangle
• Washington governor declares wildfire emergency
• Texas A&M finds disaster preparedness lacking
• Study urges better efforts to prevent teen worker injuries

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