Insurance Journal
January 23, 2006 Issue
National Articles from January 23, 2006
East Articles from January 23, 2006
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News Briefs
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News Currents
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N.Y.’s workers’ comp system’s not working
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Earlybird Forecast
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Sales Management
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Wal-Mart may challenge Md. law on health benefits
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Productivity Poll
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WAL-MART WHACKED
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Aging baby boomers will mean more
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Errors & Omissions
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Business Moves
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R.I.’s Beacon Mutual pursues rate cuts, restructuring plan
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New Markets
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News Currents
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News Currents
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News Briefs
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Editor’s Note: Sea change
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CONN. DEMOCRATS EYE MERGER OF DEPARTMENTS
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Wal-Mart may challenge Md. law on health benefits
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From New England to Virginia, courts and juries made insurance headlines
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E&S market ready for some uncertainty
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Identity Recovery Coverage – Personal Lines
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Excess Liability Coverage
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Employment Practices Liability
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Contractor’s Pollution Liability
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DRIVING PERSONAL LINES ‘ALSO-RANS’ FROM THE MARKET
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Producers’ own liability grows as their clients expand
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2006 looking good already for P/C industry
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Buyers value productivity savings across multiple commercial lines
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WAUSAU POLL HIGHLIGHTS:
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Successful selling starts with setting priorities
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N.Y.’s workers’ comp system’s not working
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A seriously shaken reinsurance industry rebuilds
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Enhanced IJ Broadcasting enlivens insurance news
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Personal lines looking fine, thanks to fewer accidents and price changes
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Commercial lines carriers continue to impress; M&A activity up slightly
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Seven ways to benefit by trading with other agents
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New entrants join race for surplus lines share
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Why independent agents like backyard brokers
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Regulatory modernization tops industry’s legislative agenda for 2006
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Sea change
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Lloyd’s urges end to U.S. insurance ‘protectionism’
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N.Y. SHUTS COMP TRUSTS
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VIRGINIA COMP RATES UP
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R.I.’s Beacon Mutual pursues rate cuts, restructuring plan
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Parties far apart on Mass. homeowners’ residual market rates
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People & Places
Midwest Articles from January 23, 2006
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Earlybird Forecast
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Midwestern congressmen enter race for majority leader position
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Illinois courts should be for Illinois cases, not a tourism attraction
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Errors & Omissions
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Editor’s Note: 2006 Begins with Politics Up Front; State Legislatures Tackle Auto Issues
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Excess, Surplus & Specialty
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People
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Case Law Watch
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Claims Management
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Minn. Gov. Issues Executive Order to Correct Medicare Glitches
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News Currents
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Business Moves
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News Currents
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News Briefs
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Seven tips for successful insurance process outsourcing
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Ohio Insurance Deptartment amends financial regulation-related rules
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SURPLUS LINES MARKET
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New Markets
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2006 Begins with Politics Up Front; State Legislatures Tackle Auto Issues
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MINN. GOV. ISSUES EXECUTIVE ORDER TO CORRECT MEDICARE GLITCHES
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People & Places
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Kansas lawmakers push for tougher penalties for uninsured drivers
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Indiana malpractice bill may take sting from docs saying ‘I’m sorry’
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Zurich and Hellman & Friedman call off Universal Underwriters sale after regulatory issues surface
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Ohio Insurance Deptartment amends financial regulation-related rules
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MIDWESTERN CONGRESSMEN ENTER RACE FOR MAJORITY LEADER POSITION
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Surplus Lines Market: Speculation for 2006
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Excess Liability Coverage
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Employment Practices Liability
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Contractor’s Pollution Liability and Consultants Professional Liability
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Identity Recovery Coverage Personal Lines
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Seven tips for successful insurance process outsourcing
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Heat treatment method offers options for relief efforts in coastal region
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Producers’ own liability grows as they and their clients expand
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Illinois courts should be for Illinois cases, not a tourism attraction
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Case Law Watch
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2006 looking good already for P/C industry
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A seriously shaken reinsurance industry rebuilds
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Enhanced IJ Broadcasting enlivens insurance news
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Personal lines looking fine, thanks to fewer accidents and price changes
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Commercial lines carriers continue to impress; M&A activity up slightly
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Seven ways to benefit by trading with other agents
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New entrants join race for surplus lines share
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Why independent agents like backyard brokers
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Regulatory modernization tops industry’s legislative agenda for 2006
Southeast Articles from January 23, 2006
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News Currents
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Suit filed, Chalk’s crash victims request insurance proceeds
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Workers’ Comp
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Miss. commissioner announces new mediation program
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Meeting today’s challenges, preparing for tomorrow’s
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Southeast AIA to watch Fla., Ala. and Miss. legislation
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MINE SURVIVOR HAS BENEFITS
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News Currents
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Alabama ‘Big ‘I’ members watching market
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Attempted murder warrants issued for N.C. agency owner
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Big ‘I’s S.C. agenda: Workers’ comp
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W.Va. mine survivor Randall McCloy Jr.,families of deceased, eligible for benefits
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Ga. Big ‘I’ establishes scholarship fund
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People
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FAIA proposal to reform Certificates of Insurance
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Fla. Suncoast Chapter of CPCU to emphasize CE, speakers
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Fraud Alert
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Looking at 2005 accomplishments
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Editor’s Note: Caught in the middle
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A seriously shaken reinsurance industry rebuilds
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Enhanced IJ Broadcasting enlivens insurance news
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Personal lines looking fine, thanks to fewer accidents and price changes
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Commercial lines carriers continue to impress; M&A activity up slightly
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Seven ways to benefit by trading with other agents
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New entrants join race for surplus lines share
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Why independent agents like backyard brokers
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Regulatory modernization tops industry’s legislative agenda for 2006
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Caught in the middle
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FLA. SUNCOAST CHAPTER OF CPCU TO EMPHASIZE CE, SPEAKERS
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PIA of Fla.: Citizens will be ‘Biggest challenge of 2006’
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SOUTHEAST AIA TO WATCH FLA., ALA. AND MISS. LEGISLATION
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MISS. COMMISSIONER ANNOUNCES NEW MEDIATION PROGRAM
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GA. BIG ‘I’ ESTABLISHES SCHOLARSHIP FUND
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Meeting today’s challenges, preparing for tomorrow’s
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ATTEMPTED MURDER WARRANTS ISSUED FOR N.C. AGENCY OWNER
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People & Places
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Fla. Insurance Council predicts hurricane coverage utmost concern
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ALABAMA ‘BIG ‘I’ MEMBERS WATCHING MARKET
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NCCI criticizes AP’s report on S.C. workers’ comp as ‘factually incorrect’
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FAIA PROPOSAL TO REFORM CERTIFICATES OF INSURANCE
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2006 hurricane preparations top Mississippi’s legislative agenda
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W.Va. mine survivor Randall McCloy Jr., families of deceased, eligible for benefits
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BIG ‘I’S S.C. AGENDA: WORKERS’ COMP
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Workers’ compensation reform tops PCI’s legislative agenda in S.C.
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Suit filed, Chalk’s crash victims request insurance proceeds
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Fla. home care firm sued
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Miamian apprehended on 48 felony charges; accomplice a fugitive
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Quality Plus Restoration of Houston agrees to cancel Fla. liens, repay overcharged customers
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Louisville surgeon sentenced for Medicaid fraud
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Memphis Red Cross missing $75,000
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W.Va. claimant pleads guilty of workers’ compensation fraud
South Articles from January 23, 2006
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Editor’s Note: Springing Back
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Ark. Court: Insurers Don’t Have to Pay for Wreck
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I.I.I.: Claims in La. Equal to 25 Years of Premiums
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People
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News Currents
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Texas governor to address agents at management seminar
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New Markets
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Producers’ own liability grows as they and their clients expand
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Minding Your Business
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Only your E&O carrier and your boss care how smart you are
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Business Moves
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Playing with airplanes and other exceptions to the ‘eight corners’ rule
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Emerging environmental risks pose problems for underwriters
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How to Write: Lawyers Liability
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Arson suspected in Texas wildfires
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Earlybird Forecast
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Health care networks coming soon to Texas workers’ comp system
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SURPLUS LINES TRENDS
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Springing Back
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Analysts predict faster P/C premium growth, underwriting profit
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Arson suspected in Texas wildfires
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I.I.I.: CLAIMS IN LA. EQUAL TO 25 YEARS OF PREMIUMS
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Surplus Line Market: Speculations for 2006
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Ark. Court: Insurers Don’t Have to Pay for Wreck
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Texas Governor to address agents at management seminar
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People & Places
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Producers’ own liability grows as they and their clients expand
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Commercial Builder’s Risk Catastrophe
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Miscellaneous Medical Malpractice
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Business Owners and Commercial Package
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Fire and Water Restoration Plus Pollution and Mold Liability for Contractors
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Managing the risk of lawsuits against lawyers
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Only your E&O carrier and your boss care how smart you are
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SETTLEMENT PROPOSED IN CLASS ACTION AGAINST CHOICEPOINT
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Playing with airplanes and other exceptions to the ‘eight corners’ rule
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Emerging environmental risks pose problems for underwriters
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Boom, baby boom–78 million
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Health care networks coming soon to Texas workers’ comp system
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A seriously shaken reinsurance industry rebuilds
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Enhanced IJ Broadcasting enlivens insurance news
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Personal lines looking fine, thanks to fewer accidents and price changes
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Commercial lines carriers continue to impress; M&A activity up slightly
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Seven ways to benefit by trading with other agents
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New entrants join race for surplus lines share
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Why independent agents like backyard brokers
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Regulatory modernization tops industry’s legislative agenda for 2006
West Articles from January 23, 2006
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Insurers happy Calif.motorcycle helmet
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SPECIAL REPORT: First Flood
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CALIF AUTO RATE REGULATIONS
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SPECIAL REPORT: Tips on minimizing flood damage
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Business Moves
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Earlybird Forecast
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Closer Look: Producer Liability
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News Currents
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10 Garamendi proposed auto rate regs to cause rate hikes
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Editor’s Note: Flu hope, not hype
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Calif. Hands Down Convictionsfor Violating Contractor Licensing Laws
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News Currents
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Spotlight: CA More Drive Law
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Spotlight: From Pinstripes to Prison Stripes
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GEICO reducing Colo. Auto rates
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News Currents
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News Currents
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Insurance Helps Santa Fe Museums with Art Acquisitions
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Allstate units agree to coverage checks sought after Ariz. wildfire
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News Currents
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CALIF AUTO RATE REGULATIONS
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Wash. Commissioner Kreidler wants fraud unitto investigate staged accidents
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Spotlight: Counseling Buyers
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People
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SPECIAL REPORT: First Flood
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News Currents
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News Currents
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New Markets
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PCI opens Denver office to serve five western states
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News Currents
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SPECIAL REPORT: Post-flood tips
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Close Up: Which cars are safest
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California insurance carriers spent the last part of December jumping through hoops to comply with the California Depart
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Case Law Watch
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Gemstar sues insurer
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GEMSTAR SUES INSURER
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Garamendi’s proposed auto rate regs will likely cause rate hikes
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Wash. anti-fraud auto insurance bill wins committee approval
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WASH. COMMISSIONER KREIDLER WANTS FRAUD UNIT TO INVESTIGATE STAGED ACCIDENTS
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INSURERS HAPPY CALIF. MOTORCYLE HELMET LAW NOT WEAKENED
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Hawaii recognized as first state to be tsunami and storm ready
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PCI opens Denver office to serve five western states
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Cooper & McCloskey buys Moore Special Risk
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LAWSUIT REVIVED AGAINST STAPLES CHAIN OVER INSURANCE CHARGES
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ARIZ. SENATOR WANTS TO DENY FUNDS TO DRIVERS WHO LEAVE KEYS IN CAR
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Colo. legislators to tackle auto insurance in 2006 session
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Mercury Insurance Group CEO proposes voter initiative
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Insurance Helps Santa Fe Museums with Art Acquisitions
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Allstate units agree to coverage checks sought after Ariz. wildfire
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Spotlight: From Pinstripes to Prison Stripes
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SPECIAL REPORT: Tips on minimizing flood damage
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Portable persistency discounts are good for consumers
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Low-Cost auto Insurance expands to six Calif. counties
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Insurance industry picks cars that protect on all sides
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2006 already looking good for the property/casualty industry
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Benefits of multiline integration with one carrier
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Multiline Productivity Poll: Agents play key role in understanding risk
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EPLI
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Technology Related Services
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Garage Program
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Calif. puts more drive into new laws for residents hitting the road
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Case Law Watch
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Assessments Underway in Idaho
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Calif. Hands Down Convictions for Violating Contractor Licensing Laws
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Nevada Court Cancels Construction
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People & Places
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Significant rains has Californians sopping wet
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Keeping up with increasing liability as clients expand
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GEICO REDUCING COLO. AUTO RATES
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ARIZONA DEPT. OF INSURANCE CHANGES PHONE NUMBERS
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IRC: Insurance Fraud, Buildup Add Some $400M to Calif. Auto Injury
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Benefits of multiline integration with one carrier
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A seriously shaken reinsurance industry rebuilds
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Enhanced IJ Broadcasting enlivens insurance news
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Personal lines looking fine, thanks to fewer accidents and price changes
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Commercial lines carriers continue to impress; M&A activity up slightly
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Seven ways to benefit by trading with other agents
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New entrants join race for surplus lines share
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Why independent agents like backyard brokers
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Regulatory modernization tops industry’s legislative agenda for 2006
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Flu hope, not hype
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