NATIONAL COVERAGE
S&P Says Midwest-Focused Insurers at Risk
N2 | Washington Report
House Subcommittee Moves Key Federal Bills
N4 | Home Insurers Bitten by $350 Million in Dog Claims
Average Liability Claim Tops $24,000
N6 | Conning: Insurers’ Financials Strong, Despite Price Deterioration
Sees Negative P/C Environment Next 3 Years
N8 | Misc. Professional Liability Endorsement Creates Opportunities for Agents
Some 80% of Small Business Professionals Do Not Carry Coverage
N12 | From Novelty to Necessity:
Bermuda’s Insurance Market in 2008
N21 | 2008 Excess, Surplus & Specialty Markets Directory, Vol. II
SOUTHEST COVERAGE
10 | 5 Florida Regions Among Tornado-Prone Miami and Tampa Make Top 10 List
10 | Scruggs Gets 5 Years
Miss. Lawyer Conspired to Bribe a Judge
10 | ‘100 and 500 Year’ Flood Terms Mislead
Drove Some to Drop Their Flood Insurance
12 | Regional Brokers Not Immune To Slump
Geographic, Product-Line Diversification Offer Some Protection
12 | New York Looing to Revive Lloyd’s-like Insurance Exchange
Second Chance for Facility Closed in Late ’80s
106 | Alabama Beach Pool Offers Credits for Fortified Building
Helping Coastal Policyholders Reduce Windstorm Premiums
106 | Golf Carts on Kentucky Roads Must be Insured
Golfers Can PuPut on Public Roadways
108 | Coverage Demand Rising with Florida Elderly Services Crunch
Risk Retention Groups Could be Called Upon to Fill Liability Needs
IDEA EXCHANGE
N18 | Carrier Watch
Soft Market Hammers Commercial Carriers’ Stocks
N20 | Growing Your Property Casualty Agency
Remedying Common Personal Lines CSR Sales Excuses
114 | Closing Quote: Ron Shelp
AIG’s Troubles = Industry Troubles?
N16 | MyNewMarkets
8 | Opening Note
104 | People
110 | Business Moves