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National Underwriter Property & Casualty-August-20, 2002

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  • Florida Looks To Reform WC System

    Michael H. Adams

    Florida Looks To Reform WC SystemFlorida CorrespondentTallahassee Florida is on the verge of embarking on its most ambitious workers' compensation reform effort in a decade, ...

  • Hard Market Realities

    staff Writer

    Hard Market Realities To The Editor: I read Sam Friedmans July 8 column "A View From The Press Box" ("Agents Caught In Hard Market Crossfire," ...

  • Federal Regs Threaten State WC System

    Bruce C. Wood

    Federal Regs Threaten State WC SystemThe state-based workers compensation system that over the decades has survived recurring threats of federalization now faces new perils from ...

  • WC Self-Insureds Seek State Standards

    E.E. Mazier

    WC Self-Insureds Seek State StandardsEmployers with nationwide operations who self-insure their workers compensation risks in multiple jurisdictions are not having an easy time of it, ...

  • Financial Troubles Weigh On WC Market

    Dennis Mealy

    Financial Troubles Weigh On WC MarketThe state of the workers' compensation market can be aptly described as highly difficult, with preliminary 2001 results reflecting one ...

  • Industry Conservatism Shines Through Second-Qte. Results

    Susanne Sclafane

    Industry Conservatism Shines Through Second-Qtr. ResultsBottom-line results and underwriting profit margins havent yet reached levels of improvement entirely consistent with the price hikes working their ...

  • Terrorism Leaves WC Insurers Exposed

    Robert P. Hartwig, Ph.D.

    Terrorism Leaves WC Insurers ExposedWith the first anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks just around the corner, it is safe to say that the ...

  • Broad-Brush Approach Dooms WC Strategic Plans

    Frederick Yohn

    Broad-Brush Approach Dooms WC Strategic Plans"For every human problem, there is a neat, simple solution; and it is always wrong." While H.L. Mencken formulated this ...

  • Proactive Underwriters Can Bolster WC

    Barbara Reardon

    Proactive Underwriters Can Bolster WCHow do economic changes affect underwriting decisions for workers' compensation? You want a real answer--not the pre-packaged "increase your pricing, avoid ...

  • Agency Tech Case History: Scanning To Efficiency

    Mark E. Ruquet

    Agency Tech Case History: Scanning To EfficiencyDelivering efficiency that translates into saving money is the ambition of many technology applications, and one Florida agency head ...

  • Allstate Agents Seek Vote On Union

    Mark E. Ruquet

    Allstate Agents Seek Vote On Union A captive agent group said it has collected enough petition signatures to move ahead with holding a vote on ...

  • Aon Clears Up Questions From SEC

    Susanne Sclafane

    Aon Clears Up Questions From SECAon Corp. announced last week that it has resolved all of the accounting questions raised by the U.S. Securities and ...

  • Agency In A Box: The Starters Kit

    Mark E. Ruquet

    Agency In A Box: The Starters KitThanks to advances in technology, and an innovative way of using it, starting an independent agency takes on a ...

  • Will Automation Save Us or Sink Us?

    Jo Ann Litwin

    Will Automation Save Us or Sink Us?In this hard market, agents and companies need to use automation to the fullest to survive.Repetitive, DOS-based, convoluted workflows ...

  • Agent Survey: SEMCI In Two Years?

    staff Writer

    Agent Survey: SEMCI In Two Years? In each issue of Agency Technology on the Cutting Edge, well offer agents and brokers the opportunity to express ...

  • Does Health Privacy Rule Spare WC?

    E.E. Mazier

    Does Health Privacy Rule Spare WC?The final medical privacy regulation released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is a welcome first step ...

  • Hard Market Boosts Broker Results

    Mark E. Ruquet

    Hard Market Boosts Broker ResultsSoaring premiums and rising fee-for-service opportunities make it a good time to be a major insurance brokerage, but problems unique to ...

  • Agents Future Depends On SEMCI

    Pam Parry

    Agents Future Depends On SEMCIIf youve been in the insurance industry for any length of time, youve heard about the drive toward SEMCI (single-entry, multiple ...

  • Agency Tech Tips: Celeron: Good Or Bad?

    Ara C. Trembly

    Agency Tech Tips:Celeron: Good Or Bad?When it comes to buying or leasing a computer or computers for your agency, the plain truth is that, usually, ...

  • WC Insurers Keep Eye On Privacy Rules

    staff Writer

    WC Insurers Keep Eye On Privacy Rules Workers comp insurers need to circle April 14, 2003 on their planning calendars. Thats the date that most ...

  • Oh, Its A Wonderful (Paperless) World!

    Ed J. Higgins Jr.

    Oh, Its A Wonderful (Paperless) World!The most technologically savvy agencies are moving beyond paper. Rather than preoccupying themselves with process and paper as many agencies ...

  • WC Auditing: A Reality Check For Risk Managers

    Anne L. Loverde, Harry S. Colburn

    WC Auditing: A Reality Check For Risk Managers Its time for a workers compensation reality check that could save companies hundreds of thousands of dollars. ...

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