Insurance Journal

Insurance Journal
October 6, 2014 Issue

National Articles from October 6, 2014

America’s Best Independent Agencies to Work For
Best Agency to Work For – East
Best Agency to Work For – Overall
Best Agency to Work For – South Central

Best Agency to Work For – West
Best Agency to Work For – Southeast
Best Agency to Work For – Midwest
Spouses and Success
An Average Perspective on Insurance Profitability Cycles
Coverage Options, Capacity Increase for Extreme Sports, Entertainment Risks Despite Exposures
Knowing Clean Technology Customers
How to Handle Market Transition in Builder’s Risk Insurance
How I Grew My Client’s Facebook Page ‘Likes’ by 500%
Lloyd’s Posts First-Half Profits of $2.72 Billion
Civil Engineers Hit Lack of National Plan on Flood Mitigation
10 Things to Know About Restaurants & Bars
Insurance Journal Upgrades Magazine App
Future of Insurance Distribution for Independent Agencies and Companies That Rely on Them
Competing for Talent in Today’s Market
Deal Activity Continues to Thrive
Millennials’ Dissatisfaction Rates Highest for Home Insurance
Surplus Lines Rate Hikes to Slow As Competition Grows
My New Markets
Business Moves
Declarations

West Articles from October 6, 2014

Burned Armpit Hair Caused Idaho Car Crash
California Governor Signs Earthquake Insurance Information Bill
New Mexico Inmate Sues for Not Being Allowed to Worship Satan
Insurance Lawsuit Settled by Bank of America for $31M
Experts: New Normal Creating Need for More Predictive Modeling
A Review of Insurance Broker Duties Under California Law
New Mexico Judge Refuses to Stop Uber, Lyft
NFL Player’s Family Sues League in California Over His Suicide
Federal Judge Won’t Block Fracking in Nevada
People – West

South Articles from October 6, 2014

Auto Wrecks with 3 or More Fatalities Rise in Texas
Oklahoma Earthquakes Rattle On
10 Years, 12,000 Smoke Alarms
Experts: New Normal Creating Need for More Predictive Modeling
People – South Central

Southeast Articles from October 6, 2014

Mississippi Damages Cap Case Bypasses Supreme Court
Mississippi Wind Pool Ends Price Break for Large Accounts
Alabama’s Lessons from Hurricane Ivan at 10th Anniversary
Plenty of Questions Remain About Citizens Clearinghouse
People – Southeast

Midwest Articles from October 6, 2014

Kansas Agents Group Hosting Candidate Forum for Insurance Post
Michigan Panel: Special Authority Needed to Target Car Insurance Fraud
Insureds Rarely Have Home Inventories Despite Benefits, Say Claims Pros
Additional $1B Ohio BWC Rebate OK’d; Public Employer Rate Reduction Proposed
People – Midwest

East Articles from October 6, 2014

Mass. DOI Issues Bulletin on New CE Requirements
New Charges Brought Against Ex-Insurer CEO
N.Y. Requires State Agencies to Consider Extreme Weather
Menendez Urges FEMA to Reform NFIP’s Claims Process
Conn. Auditors: WCC Improperly Charged Assessment
Amtrak Seeks to Recoup Millions for Sandy Losses
People – East

Insurance JournalOctober 6, 2014 Issue

America’s Best Independent Agencies to Work For

Best Agency to Work For – East

Best Agency to Work For – Overall

Best Agency to Work For – South Central

Best Agency to Work For – West

Best Agency to Work For – Southeast

Best Agency to Work For – Midwest

Spouses and Success

An Average Perspective on Insurance Profitability Cycles

Coverage Options, Capacity Increase for Extreme Sports, Entertainment Risks Despite Exposures

Knowing Clean Technology Customers

How to Handle Market Transition in Builder’s Risk Insurance

How I Grew My Client’s Facebook Page ‘Likes’ by 500%

Lloyd’s Posts First-Half Profits of $2.72 Billion

Civil Engineers Hit Lack of National Plan on Flood Mitigation

10 Things to Know About Restaurants & Bars

Insurance Journal Upgrades Magazine App

Future of Insurance Distribution for Independent Agencies and Companies That Rely on Them

Competing for Talent in Today’s Market

Deal Activity Continues to Thrive

Millennials’ Dissatisfaction Rates Highest for Home Insurance

Surplus Lines Rate Hikes to Slow As Competition Grows

My New Markets

Business Moves

Declarations

Burned Armpit Hair Caused Idaho Car Crash

California Governor Signs Earthquake Insurance Information Bill

New Mexico Inmate Sues for Not Being Allowed to Worship Satan

Insurance Lawsuit Settled by Bank of America for $31M

Experts: New Normal Creating Need for More Predictive Modeling

A Review of Insurance Broker Duties Under California Law

New Mexico Judge Refuses to Stop Uber, Lyft

NFL Player’s Family Sues League in California Over His Suicide

Federal Judge Won’t Block Fracking in Nevada

People – West

Auto Wrecks with 3 or More Fatalities Rise in Texas

Oklahoma Earthquakes Rattle On

10 Years, 12,000 Smoke Alarms

Experts: New Normal Creating Need for More Predictive Modeling

People – South Central

Mississippi Damages Cap Case Bypasses Supreme Court

Mississippi Wind Pool Ends Price Break for Large Accounts

Alabama’s Lessons from Hurricane Ivan at 10th Anniversary

Plenty of Questions Remain About Citizens Clearinghouse

People – Southeast

Kansas Agents Group Hosting Candidate Forum for Insurance Post

Michigan Panel: Special Authority Needed to Target Car Insurance Fraud

Insureds Rarely Have Home Inventories Despite Benefits, Say Claims Pros

Additional $1B Ohio BWC Rebate OK’d; Public Employer Rate Reduction Proposed

People – Midwest

Mass. DOI Issues Bulletin on New CE Requirements

New Charges Brought Against Ex-Insurer CEO

N.Y. Requires State Agencies to Consider Extreme Weather

Menendez Urges FEMA to Reform NFIP’s Claims Process

Conn. Auditors: WCC Improperly Charged Assessment

Amtrak Seeks to Recoup Millions for Sandy Losses

People – East

Insurance Journal
October 6, 2014 Issue