Insurance Journal

Insurance Journal
September 21, 2009 Issue

National Articles from September 21, 2009

Feds, Regulators, Congress Eye the Future of Credit Rating Agencies
Workers’ Compensation System Failing Lower Wage Workers
Reinsurers’ Rendezvous Reveals Reflection; Sea Level Rise Imperil Coasts; Pirates Ahoy!
Web 2.0 for the Insurance Industry

House Passes Surplus Lines Reform Legislation
Electronic Placing
New Markets
10 Tips for Contemporary Insurance Business Cards
A.M. Best: New Regulations, Market Conditions and Financial Crisis Wreak Havoc on Workers’ Comp Line
Employers Must Keep Company Picnics and Team-Building Activities Voluntary

West Articles from September 21, 2009

Hawaii Workers’ Compensation Coststo Drop Again for Fifth Year in a Row
Business Moves
Declarations
California Insurance Agents Cater to Medical Marijuana Clinics
States Give a ‘Thumbs Up’ to Fingerprinting Insurance Producers
Calif. Ballot Measure Would Make Driver ‘Persistency’ Discount Portable
How to Create a Client Retention Culture
Environmentalists Say Flood Insurance Program Threatens Desert Riverbeds, Endangered Species
Wyoming Workplace Deaths Tied to ‘Ornery’ Culture
It Figures
Mexican Passenger Buses Avoid Safety Checks When Entering U.S., Says Audit
Timely Claims Reporting: A Serious Obligation for Agencies
California Lawmaker Wants More Green Insurance Products
People
How to Hire the Next Generation of Leaders
California Workers’ Compensation Drug Costs Up, Despite Reforms
Healthy Feedback
Colorado’s Pinnacol Defends Actions
Las Vegas Malpractice Fraud Case Reinstated by Federal Court
California Regulators Nix San Diego Utility’s Wildfire Plan
California Sets Rules for Pay-As-You-Drive Insurance
Tell Parents to ‘Mind The Gaps’ When Kids Head to College

South Articles from September 21, 2009

People
Declarations
It Figures
The Coverage Conundrum in Chinese Drywall Claims
Passing the Halfway Mark

Southeast Articles from September 21, 2009

Florida’s Newly-Formed Ascendant to Rescue First Commercial Policies
North Carolina Updates PEO Oversight
It Figures
Kentucky Politician Charged in Shooting Death of Insurance Department Examiner
Business Moves
Florida’s Newly-Formed Ascendant to Rescue First Commercial Policies
Declarations
Mississippi’s Chaney on State Farm 45% Hike: No Way
Healthy Feedback
North Carolina Coastal Broker Ready to Ride Beach Plan Reform Wave
People

Midwest Articles from September 21, 2009

Bengals Want Workers’ Comp Cases Moved to Ohio
Midwest-based Agent ‘Walks the Walk’ to Control Work Comp Costs
Business Moves
It Figures
Declarations
Indiana Appeals Court Affirms Work Comp Coverage for Obesity Surgery
Missouri: Medical Malpractice Insurers Profitable 5 Years in a Row
People

East Articles from September 21, 2009

How to Overcome Your ‘Comfort Addiction’ Once and for All
Declarations
Business Moves
Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Burnes Steps Down
People
Changing of the Guard
New York Issues New Draft of Disclosure Rules for Agents

Insurance JournalSeptember 21, 2009 Issue

Feds, Regulators, Congress Eye the Future of Credit Rating Agencies

Workers’ Compensation System Failing Lower Wage Workers

Reinsurers’ Rendezvous Reveals Reflection; Sea Level Rise Imperil Coasts; Pirates Ahoy!

Web 2.0 for the Insurance Industry

House Passes Surplus Lines Reform Legislation

Electronic Placing

New Markets

10 Tips for Contemporary Insurance Business Cards

A.M. Best: New Regulations, Market Conditions and Financial Crisis Wreak Havoc on Workers’ Comp Line

Employers Must Keep Company Picnics and Team-Building Activities Voluntary

Hawaii Workers’ Compensation Coststo Drop Again for Fifth Year in a Row

Business Moves

Declarations

California Insurance Agents Cater to Medical Marijuana Clinics

States Give a ‘Thumbs Up’ to Fingerprinting Insurance Producers

Calif. Ballot Measure Would Make Driver ‘Persistency’ Discount Portable

How to Create a Client Retention Culture

Environmentalists Say Flood Insurance Program Threatens Desert Riverbeds, Endangered Species

Wyoming Workplace Deaths Tied to ‘Ornery’ Culture

It Figures

Mexican Passenger Buses Avoid Safety Checks When Entering U.S., Says Audit

Timely Claims Reporting: A Serious Obligation for Agencies

California Lawmaker Wants More Green Insurance Products

People

How to Hire the Next Generation of Leaders

California Workers’ Compensation Drug Costs Up, Despite Reforms

Healthy Feedback

Colorado’s Pinnacol Defends Actions

Las Vegas Malpractice Fraud Case Reinstated by Federal Court

California Regulators Nix San Diego Utility’s Wildfire Plan

California Sets Rules for Pay-As-You-Drive Insurance

Tell Parents to ‘Mind The Gaps’ When Kids Head to College

People

Declarations

It Figures

The Coverage Conundrum in Chinese Drywall Claims

Passing the Halfway Mark

Florida’s Newly-Formed Ascendant to Rescue First Commercial Policies

North Carolina Updates PEO Oversight

It Figures

Kentucky Politician Charged in Shooting Death of Insurance Department Examiner

Business Moves

Florida’s Newly-Formed Ascendant to Rescue First Commercial Policies

Declarations

Mississippi’s Chaney on State Farm 45% Hike: No Way

Healthy Feedback

North Carolina Coastal Broker Ready to Ride Beach Plan Reform Wave

People

Bengals Want Workers’ Comp Cases Moved to Ohio

Midwest-based Agent ‘Walks the Walk’ to Control Work Comp Costs

Business Moves

It Figures

Declarations

Indiana Appeals Court Affirms Work Comp Coverage for Obesity Surgery

Missouri: Medical Malpractice Insurers Profitable 5 Years in a Row

People

How to Overcome Your ‘Comfort Addiction’ Once and for All

Declarations

Business Moves

Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Burnes Steps Down

People

Changing of the Guard

New York Issues New Draft of Disclosure Rules for Agents

Insurance Journal
September 21, 2009 Issue