Out of Control

An editor has some control over the selection of the top stories of the year, but it’s limited. That is, the choices are limited by the real news.

Well, looking ahead to 2008 the headlines are limited only by the imagination. Thus next year, keep your eyes out for these breaking stories:

U.S. Product Safety Agency Bans All Toys
New Broker Hires Entire Marsh Management Team
Brown & Brown Acquires Last Remaining Insurance Agency
Allstate Re-enters Homeowners Business on East Coast
Democrats Urge Free Flood Insurance
Aon Sells “A” in Corporate Name
State Farm Hires Former Sen. Trent Lott as Counsel
Risk Managers Applaud as Commercial Insurance Prices Rise
Insurance CEOs Say the Heck with Discipline; Vow to Cut Rates to Gain Market Share
AIG Buys China
Marsh Pressures Insurers t Remit 120% of Premium to Cover Lost Compensation
Republicans Push Law to Outlaw Global Warming
Community’s Disaster Planning a Disaster
Insurer Pays First Identity Theft Claim
“Real Time” Publicity Budget Exceeds Insurers’ Technology Spending
AIG’s Sullivan, C.V. Starr’s Greenberg to Box for Charity
State Insurance Commissioners Modernize Office Furnishings
Hurricane Forecasters Go Out of Business
Insurance Journal Editor Fired