10 Deadly storms hit Midwest again in new round of tornadoes
Claim counts include March and April storms
N1 U.S. tort costs reach a record $260 billion, study reports
Cost exceeds other countries’ by large margin
N1 Private companies at increased risk of liability lawsuits
Survey shows private companies have the same risk as public companies
N2 Federal regulation divides industry
Optional chartering legislation kicks off debate in full force
N2 Younger adults most likely to suffer ID theft
Those earning above $75K hot targets as well
14 Critics allege wind modelers influenced by insurers
Call for stepped-up regulation of third parties providing data
49 Your top salespeople may not be the best sales managers
What qualities really count in the making of a great manager?
52 Ensuring someone brings home the gold, silver, bronze
A look at the terrorism risks management at the Olympics
N4 The London market looks beyond Lloyd’s
Part Two of this series examines ‘Gang of Six’
N6 Closer Look: Public Entities
How public entities compare to profit businesses
N10 SPECIAL REPORT: IJ’s Exclusive Top 100 Agencies
Annual ranking of the largest property/casualty agencies
N14 Independent agents take a piece of the pie
Agency system gets its share of the property/casualty market
N19 Spotlight: Homeowners
Getting to the bottom of underinsured homes
N22 SPECIAL REPORT: AAMGA
Raising the profile of managing general agents in the U.S. and abroad
53 Why agents oppose Sen. Sununu’s optional federal Optional federal charter creates another federal bureaucracy, agents say
56 To acquire or be acquired-that is the question
Acquiring a smaller agency means knowing who the competition is
58 Technology can help agents boost sales and communication
Agents’ involvement is key to moving forward
62 Closing Quote
Not all agents oppose an optional federal charter
N26 Growing Your Property Casualty Agency
Use agency generated coupons to cash-in on new sales
N28 Brokerage Watch
P/C brokers stocks up 7 percent during February, March-
N30 Agency Best Practices
Woodruff-Sawyer’s CEO discusses the secret to success
52 Olympic Story
A look at the unique terrorism risks that accompany the excitement of the Olympics.
58 Technology
Getting all agents on
board is key to success
8 Editor’s Note
12 People
53 New Markets
55 Fraud Round-up
57 Business Moves