Inside This Issue
PRIMARY COVERAGE
Poe/Southern Family changes its Florida underwriting
Won't renew or insure new homeowners of commercial policies
Sirius International withdraws Florida application
Won't do business as an eligible surplus lines insurer
Florida AG files complaint against Marsh
Crist alleges illegal manipulation of markets
Consumer group accuses Geico of unfair practices
Use of education, occupation to set rates target of criticism
Katrina not enough incentive to buy flood coverage
Many homeowners go without despite the risk, Chubb survey reports
Zurich agents caught in compensation disclosure web
Insurer agrees to pay $325 million in two settlement cases
MARKET FEATURES
Spotlight: Catastrophe Coverages
1906 Calif. quake centennial a reminder of need for coverage
SPECIAL REPORT: Directors and Officers Liability
Downsized D&O: marketers hungry for mid-sized accounts
SPECIAL REPORT: Directors and Officers Liability
Premiums decline for second straight year, Tillinghast study shows
Closer Look: Workers' Compensation
New plan helps agents avoid residual market for workers' comp risks
The London insurance market: The city and the regulators
IJ visits the city destined to be a major player now and in the future
IDEA EXCHANGE
When insurers play the ratings game
Do under-reserved P/C insurers deserve high ratings?
Minding Your Business
What should you pay for producers' compensation?
End to building codes gaps urged in Florida Panhandle
Legislators to consider SB 1336 to remove exemptions
Stronger building codes called for in North Carolina
Long's proposal to reduce future coastal hurricane damages
Attorney issues a challenge about Miss. lawsuit
III's Bill Bailey tells Scruggs: 'Put up, or shut up!'
Scruggs claims whistleblower helping his case
Engineer supposedly pressured to change Katrina data
Braking steals-on-wheels to apprehend insurance gangs
Effort underway to control faked auto accidents, crashes
Insurance regulatory reform, a constant process
All states should move their efforts ahead in concert