Southeast News • May 28, 2004 Kudos to Ernie and South Carolina for their progressive thinking. Louisiana passed a 10 percent Flexband for ALL lines last year. Hopefully it will bring carriers back to our State. Congrats to Commisioner Robert …
East News • May 16, 2004 Just goes to show you that the elected folks in Albany, N.Y., don’t know what they’re doing by allowing NYPIUA to suspend operations. Now you know NYPIUA will get back operating—they’ve done this five …
International News •June 1, 2004 De Gaulle Airport Collapse—Vive la Stupidité. The punishment fits the crime. The collapse (punishment) is a direct result of the egomania (crime) of its Architect-Designer Paul Andreu. Egomania is not uncommon among architects. Roger Thibert, …
Texas/South Central News • May 28, 2004 No, we lawyers just know that the only way to make you “compassionate conservative” business owners and managers treat your employees like human beings is to make it cost you dollars when you …
East News •June 10, 2004 It would appear that filing suit has become our pastime of choice. No one wants to take responsibility for their own actions or choices—they’d rather play the “blame-game.” (Suing McDonald’s though still takes the cake.) …
International News • June 1, 2004 Vive la Stupidité. The punishment fits the crime. The collapse (punishment) is a direct result of the egomania (crime) of its architect-designer Paul Andreu. Egomania is not uncommon among architects. Roger Thibert, the French …
East News • June 1, 2004 Is this not another example of the “Walmart-ing of America”? Do you remember major companies like INA, AETNA, Commercial Union, the Home and Wassau? How about Rhode Island companies like American Universal, Narraganset Bay, …
East News •June 10, 2004 It would appear that filing suit has become our pastime of choice. No one wants to take responsibility for their own actions or choices—they’d rather play the “blame game.” (Suing McDonald’s, though, still takes the …
West News • June 17, 2004 It has worked great in New Jersey. This finally has opened the door to New Jersey private passenger auto companies wanting to write business. Politicians need to get out of underwriting. — Bruce Monteith, …
National News • June 18, 2004 There is plenty of evidence that rates in the reinsurance sector (U.S. and overseas) are now flat for many lines of business and that “hard market” terms and conditions are being broadened as a …
