May 15, 2017
AAMGA
Salute to Super Regionals
In this Issue
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Cover Story
Producer Compliance in California: The Top Three Regulatory Danger Zones
Like Big Brother, California's Department of Insurance is watching...
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People & Places
People – West
Burns & Wilcox Brokerage named Susanne M. Waite vice president...
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Features
Study: Expected Increase in Tornadoes Raises Risk to Mobile Homes
Tornadoes and mobile homes don't mix to begin with, but throw in the...
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Cover Story
Partial Settlement for Victims of California Balcony Fall
The victims of a balcony collapse in Berkeley, Calif., that killed...
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Features
Oregon Judge Dismisses $4M Suit in Family Drowning
A judge has dismissed a $4 million lawsuit filed by a relative of...
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Features
Regulators in California Hit PG&E with $8.3M Fine for Deadly Wildfire
Regulators say they have fined Pacific Gas and Electric Co. $8.3...
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Features
Oregon Suit Blames Security Guard for Woman’s Leap off Insurance Building
The family of a woman who jumped off a 27-story building in downtown...
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Features
Weak Safety Standards Caused California Exxon Refinery Blast, Agency Says
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board concluded in a report issued earlier...
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Features
Idaho City Assessing Flood Risks Prior to Federal Maps Release
Boise, Idaho, officials have expressed concerns with federal maps...
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Features
Earthquake Authority Creates Online Home Vulnerability Evaluator
The California Earthquake Authority has created an online tool to...
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Cover Story
Nevada Lawmakers Pushing Blood-Only Detection of Marijuana DUIs
Weighing in on how Nevada should test people for stoned driving,...
National Coverage
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Cover Story
2017 Super Regional Property/Casualty Insurers Revealed
Once again, Demotech Inc., the official research partner of Insurance...
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Features
Ironshore CEO Kelley: Goal Under Liberty Mutual Is to Become Premier Specialty P/C Insurer
Longtime Ironshore Inc. CEO Kevin Kelley said his company has a...
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Features
As Auto Insurance Sales Stagnate, Carriers Turn to Agents: J.D. Power
Amid a second straight year of stagnant auto insurance shopping...
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Minding Your Business
Minding Your Business: Preparing for the Loss of a Producer
Recently, a client of ours had two producers leave to start their own...
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Business Moves
Business Moves
Validus, Crop Insurance Agency Validus Holdings Ltd. has completed...
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Declarations
Declarations
Neither Applaud nor Condemn "The legislature's policies, so long as...
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Idea Exchange
The Wedge: The Scientific Selling Power of Yes, No and Maybe
My dad was a fighter pilot. He flew a P-47 Thunderbolt, one of the...
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Features
Top 10 Technical Fouls to Avoid When Filing Environmental Claims
Benzinger is chief broking officer and managing director at Aon Risk...
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Features
A Risk Pool of One: How Technology Could Make Insurance Obsolete
Will technology make insurance obsolete?" That was the stark question...
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Idea Exchange
Surplus Lines Could Meet Your Insured’s Flood Coverage Needs
The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) has been the topic of...
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Features
Organic Growth Under Pressure: Agencies Show Weakest Growth Since 2011, Reagan Consulting Reports
Agencies and brokerage firms reported that their organic growth fell...
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Editor's Note
Political Talk Hurting Job Performance
Don't talk politics - it might hurt your on-the-job performance....
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Features
Wholesale Associations NAPSLO, AAMGA Merging to Form WSIA
Things are moving forward for a new insurance industry trade...
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New Markets
My New Markets
Live Music Venue Insurance Market Detail: Entertainment Risks's...
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Tech Talk
Tech Talk: How to Use Digital Body Language
"When the eyes say one thing, and the tongue another, a practiced man...
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Features
Survey: Agents Suggest How Carrier Partners Can Move from ‘Good’ to ‘Great’
You might expect to see high levels of satisfaction between an...
