III Survey: Slower Growth In 03
Michael Ha
III Survey: Slower Growth In 03 The majority of stock analysts and industry professionals in a survey panel believes property-casualty insurers will see continued improvement ...
Michael Ha
III Survey: Slower Growth In 03 The majority of stock analysts and industry professionals in a survey panel believes property-casualty insurers will see continued improvement ...
Steven Brostoff
Congressional Spotlight To Hit Insurers Washington The insurance industry should prepare itself for some pretty intense Congressional scrutiny of industry practices during the next two ...
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Agents Are Making Agency Management Systems Work For ThemBy Mark E. RuquetWhile some insurers look to expensive software products for their customer relationship management systems, ...
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CIAB Fights Protectionism By Ken A. CrerarOpponents of any federal insurance regulatory intervention speak much about how well the state system responds to market challenges. ...
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Growing Through Acquisitions: Two Wholesale Brokers StoriesBy Mark E. RuquetFinding good partners is essential to any successful growth strategy and, as any insurance broker can ...
Daniel Hays
AIG Reserve Action Seen Ensuring Hard Market American International Groups bombshell announcement last week that it was adding billions in loss reserves should guarantee there ...
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Opportunities Still Exist For Standalone Terrorism CoverageBy Michael HaBefore President Bush signed the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) last November, several insurers had been writing ...
Michael Ha
Reserve Concerns Impact Fairfax Shares It was a wild January for Toronto-based Fairfax Financial Holdings, whose shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange took a roller-coaster ...
David Thamann
CGL Or Garage Form For Garage Owners? An insured that operates a garage usually buys a garage coverage form in order to cover liability risk ...
Caroline McDonald
Illinois Could Be The Next Trouble Spot for Contractors Illinois could be the next hot spot for coverage problems in the contractors liability insurance market ...
Daniel Hays
Reality Show Lawsuits Spark Fear Factor Among Insurers As televisions demand for riskier and lewder reality shows rises, insurance executives describe an insurance carrier appetite ...
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Ariz. To Retain 'Survivor' Captive AssociationBy Caroline McDonaldArizona is a captive insurance domicile with only six captives so far, but the state has two captive ...
Rob Dunn
Selling The Boss On New Technology During a hard market our customers needs and expectations seem to increase in direct proportion to their higher premiums ...
Greg Manning
Agency Web Sites Must Be More Than E-business Cards Todays consumers now have the highest service expectations ever seen in history.We all know some of ...
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Class Action Bill IntroducedBy Steven BrostoffWashington The battle to enact class action legal reform, a top industry legislative objective, began last week with the introduction ...
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Accessing E-mail On The RoadThis months question comes from N. Stephen Ruchman, Ruchman Associates, Inc., Rockville Centre, N.Y.Q: I bring my laptop with me when ...
Ara C. Trembly
Lightning, Surges Still A Threat To PCs Despite the proliferation of low-priced surge suppressors for protection of electronic equipment, lightning strikes and surges continue to ...
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Chubb Ups Asbestos ReserveBy Mark E. RuquetThe Chubb Corporation said last week that it had increased its asbestos net pre-tax loss reserves by $75 million ...
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Insurers Should Be Prepared To Compromise On Med Mal Reform It was no surprise that insurers gave President George W. Bush a standing ovation following ...
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Coffee And Computers Dont MixBy Ara C. TremblyLightning strikes and power surges can do a lot of damage to your agencys PCs, but they arent ...
Pam Parry
Agents Cry Out For SEMCI Reform Sometimes, it seems we live in a world of acceptancea place where people no longer take the time to ...
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Zurich Enhances Small Biz SiteSchaumburg, Ill.-based insurer Zurich North America Small Business said it has enhanced its customer service and account management by giving its ...
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Jersey M.D.s, Lawmakers Offer Different Prescriptions For Med MalBy Michael HaThe work slowdown that involved thousands of New Jersey doctors protesting soaring medical malpractice insurance ...
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InsuranceNoodle Acquires XL VianetChicago-based Internet insurance wholesaler InsuranceNoodle Inc. has acquired XL Vianet from XL Specialty Insurance Co.Terms of the deal were not disclosed.The specialty ...
Kirk A. Pasich
Many EPL Policyholders May Have Cover For Wage/Hour Suits During the last two years, a substantial number of wage/hour class action lawsuits have been filed ...