Inside This Issue
NATIONAL COVERAGE
Rates for Commercial Lines Up Slightly in Q4: IVANS
For First Time in 7 Years, Outlook Improves for Commercial Lines
U.S. Reinsurance Outlook Remains Negative for 2018
Special Report: The Squeezing of Wholesale Brokers
'Super Underwriter' Hoopingarner Wins Insurance Journal's 'Coolest' Job Contest
2018 Excess, Surplus & Specialty Lines Directory, Vol. I
WEST COVERAGE
XL Group: Loss Estimates of $45M Related to Southern California Wildfires
California Wholesaler Conference Questions: Rising Premiums, Disruption, Disasters?
GEO in Arizona to Pay $550K to Settle Sex Harassment and Retaliation Suit
California Commissioner Issues Report on Fire Insurance Availability Issues
Cal/OSHA Issues Citations Following Fatal Bee Attack on Tree Worker
IDEA EXCHANGE
5 Ways to Make 2018 the Best Year Yet
Tech Talk: The Real Threat to Agents from Amazon
Minding Your Business: Making the Competition Irrelevant by Differentiation
The Wedge: Disciplined Process and Disappointment
Closing Quote: The Road to Automated Vehicles Could Be Bumpy, Slow
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