London blasts U.S. 'protectionism'

Lloyd's to U.S.: Tear down trade barriers

R.I.'s Beacon Mutual has plans

Loss cost reduction and board restructuring

Mass. homeowners' rates in limbo

Parties wrangle over residual market Fair Plan pricing

Wal-Mart may challenge Maryland law

State forcing retailer to pay minimum health benefits

Courting insurance headlines

East Coast juries and judges made insurance news in 2005

Regulatory modernization tops agenda

Asbestos, catastrophe plans also high on legislative lists

Personal lines looking fine

Analysts: 2005 was remarkable; 2006 looking even better

Special Report: 2006 Excess, Surplus & Specialty Markets Directory, Vol. 1

Main Street E&S

Why independent agents like brokers in their own backyard

New entrants join race for surplus lines share

XL, Rockhill, GMAC RE jockey for business

A shaken reinsurance industry rebuilds

Hurricanes took their toll; some new capital may help

Surplus lines ready for some uncertainty

Brokers see opportunities in housing and health related markets

Agents'own liability grows as clients expand

Clients head into unfamiliar products, states, technologies

Growing Your Property Casualty Agency

Alan Shulman: 7 ways to benefit from trading with other agents

Carrier Watch

LMC Capital: Commercial lines carriers continue to impress

IJ Broadcasting enlivens insurance news

Enhanced online content boasts videos, interviews, ads and more

Earlybird forecast for P&C in 2006

III economist Hartwig shares analysts' outlook

Sales management

Roy Chitwood says successful selling requires a plan

Cost of risk ... beyond workers' comp

Buyers value productivity savings across commercial lines

Closing Quote: IIABNY's Hagan prescribes a fix for N.Y. workers' comp