NATIONAL COVERAGE
S&P Says Nationals Safe, While Midwest-Focused
Insurers at Risk
N2 | Washington Report
House Subcommittee Moves Key Federal
Insurance Regulation 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
Predicts Negative P/C Environment in Next 3 Years;
With Slight Price Increases
N8 | Misc. Professional Liability Endorsement
Creates Opportunities
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
SOUTH CENTRAL COVERAGE
8 | Stolen Cars
Hondas Top the List
8 | La. Supreme Court Holds Fast
No Change in Katrina Ruling
8 | South Central Cities on Growth Track
New Orleans, Houston Populations Jump
10 | Contractor Not at Fault in Jail Death
Texas Supreme Court Rules
10 | Scruggs Gets 5 Years for Bribe
High Profile Lawyer Pleads Guilty
12 | Ark., La. and Okla. High on Tornado Charts
But Texas Has the Most Each Year
16 | Obtaining the Best Cat Coverage
7 Ways to Partner with Wholesalers
20 | Regional Brokerages Not Immune to Slump
But Diversity Helps, Execs Say
114 | Risk and Rewards
Japan’s Property and Casualty Market
122 | TSLA President: Membership Has Its Perks
Sharing Knowledge is One of Many
IDEA EXCHANGE
N18 | Carrier Watch
Soft Market Hammers Commercial Carriers’ Stocks
N20 | Growing Your Property Casualty Agency
Remedying Common Personal Lines
CSR Sales Excuses
118 | Beyond the Perception Trap
Become Remarkable, Indispensable
to Your Customers
124 | Cleaning Up After Hurricane Katrina
La. Supreme Court Addresses Two Critical Issues
130 | Closing Quote: AIG’s Troubles = Industry Troubles?
9 | It Figures
9 | Declarations
14 | People
N16 | MyNewMarkets
121 | Business Moves