Features for November 2007
- Trial Lawyers Say Research Shows Conn. Medical Liability Insurer Overcharges Physicians
- Calif. Workers’ Comp Premium Rates Declining
- Good Things Going on in West Virginia
- Firefighters Warn of Continued Wildfire Threat in California
- Republican Chaney Elected Miss. Commissioner
- Insurers Facing More Frequent, More Expensive Lawsuits
- U.S. Court Upholds State Farm’s Anti-Concurrent Causation Clause
- Frank-ly Speaking
- Miss. AG Hood Denies he Threatened to Indict State Farm CEO
- TRIA Extension Must Pass Without NBCR Provision
- Fla.’s Citizens Begins Offering Commercial Multi-peril
- Seller Beware: Relationship Marketing Builds Illusionary Buyer Loyalty
- Catastrophic Events Raise Business Interruption Questions
- Defeat for Insurance Industry; Wash. Voters Approve Referendum 67
- Good Agency-Carrier Relationships Travel a Two-Way Street
- Protecting Antiques is More Than Just a Sentimental Journey
- Feds Propose Concrete Pipe System for Escaping Mines
- New Players Enter the E&O Market … But Some Agents May Not See Rates Decline
- La. AG Alleges Price-Fixing, Conspiracy
- Locked Into the Customer
- Catastrophic Events Raise BI Coverage Questions
- Looking for Profits at Marsh
- N.Y. Weighs NYPIUA Offering Surety Bonds
- Former Okla. Claims Manager Pleads Guilty
- Recognizing, Encouraging and Nurturing Outstanding Customer Service Reps
- Spain’s Mapfre Sees Commerce as Portal to Expansion in U.S.
- State Farm Wins One, Loses One in Wind vs. Water Cases
- Residential Woes Continue Over EIFS
- Regulating in Good Faith
- Construction Litigation Puts Agents at Risk
- N.H. Court: Homeowners Exclusion Applies in Babysitter Molestation
- Class Action Lawsuits Abound in California
- Aon Cutting 2,700 Jobs in Overhaul Aimed at Saving $240 Million Annually
- N.Y Vows Principles-Based Regulation
- Calif. Wants to Crack Down on Uninsured Motorists
- N.J. court: UM covers drive-by shooting victim
- Sunshine State: where it’s hot all year long for insurance
- Insurance Agent and Broker Associations Reach Out to Members
- Major California Wildfires
- Insurance charitable giving leaders to gather in N.Y. on Dec. 5
- Private insurers in Fla. take on Citizens’ policies
- Oregon Motorcycle Fatalities Rise With Aging Riders
- Striking a balance on the debate over the use of credit-based insurance scores
- Transitions … from judge to regulator, from regulated to competition
- Options Backdating: One year later
- Customers Concerned About Wash. Referendum
- Homeowners insurers not earning cost of capital despite modest rate increases
- Rep. Frank: 120-Day extension for TRIA possible
- Medical liability loss ratios on the decline in South Central states
- Wyoming Occupational Injury Rates Decline
- D&O underwriters assess the subprime meltdown
- British D&O insurer asks N.Y. court to confirm that former Tyco chief owes $2 million
- But innovative ideas could bring long-term solutions
- Washington Medical Malpractice Claims Decreasing
- Mapping out lawyers liability
- N.Y. weighs damages for fake ID sellers
- Survey: Market for coastal property easing a little
- Barney & Barney Seeks Gloves, Masks for Fire Victims
- Political risk: Converting mystery into opportunity
- ACE pays $4.5 million to states
- Whistleblower lawsuit against insurers dismissed
- Calif. Aims for 5.2% Workers’ Comp Rate Increase
- Value analysis in the current D&O market
- N.Y. court set to rule in key underinsured motorist benefits case
- ACE pays $4.5 million to states
- Survey: Calif.’s Hayward Fault “Ready to Pop”
- Benefits and advantages of premium financing in a competitive market
- Moving away from the masses
- Ark. town to pit bull owners: You need coverage
- Calif. Approves AAA’s 6.5% Auto Rate Reduction
- Top 20 California Homeowners Insurance Groups in 2006
- Options Backdating: One year later
- State settlement amounts
- Calif. Low Cost Auto Program Implemented
- States under cover
- Walgreen ordered to pay $6 million to family
- How to Beat the Soft Market Blues
- Political risk: Converting mystery into opportunity
- Parrot’s fire alarm sounds save family
- Options Backdating: One year later
- Ind. woman accused of stealing son’s insurance gets probation
- ACE pays $4.5 million to states
- Nevada Seeks Federal Disaster Declaration
- Options Backdating: One year later
- National Insurance Crime Bureau: Vehicle Theft Drops Again in 2006
- Moving away from the masses
- People
- Hawaii Approves 19.3% Workers’ Comp Decrease
- Walking into a discrimination minefield
- West Virginia imposes burn ban
- Insurers Used Variety of Resources to Reach Out to Fire Victims
- Satisfied buyers of homeowners coverage obtain additional products