Life might have turned out quite differently for Sen. Trent Lott and the insurance industry had the Mississippi Republican–who lost his house in Hurricane Katrina–gotten his coverage through an independent agent rather than a direct writer, speculates Associate Editor Mark Ruquet. NU Editor In Chief Sam Friedman weighs in and invites comments in his blog entry today at www.property-casualty.com.

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