Inside This Issue
PRIMARY COVERAGE
S.C. expands wind pool to more coastal towns
Gov. Sanford and lawmakers also promise a tax-incentive plan
S.C. audit calls for closing of 2nd injury fund
Program fails to lower workers' comp costs, audit maintains
Fla. considers claims law glitch, storm supply tax break
Would remove condos, businesses from 90-day claims rule
Fla. lawmakers face future of no-fault law
Insurers say necessary reforms are politically unlikely so let it expire
CEO alleges Alabama officials wrecked his business
Former workers' comp CEO Goff fights back
Ga. court cites 'continuous employment' in award
Employee required to live near employer has added protection
Fla. report: education, job use in rating harms minorities
Practice is legal but is it right? Ask Florida leaders
Customers of bankrupt Vanguard given policy options
Insurers to cover 57,000 policyholders of out-of-business insurer
Holocaust insurance claims top $300 million
Process helps more than 48,000 Holocaust survivors and their heirs
Bipartisan flood insurance 'modernization' bill introduced
Legislation boosts borrowing, maximum limits
A.M. Best cites 15 P/C insurers as financially impaired in 2006
Impairment rate is half the historical level for the past 38 years
Study claims U.S. 'tort tax' costs $865 billion a year
On average that's about $9,800 per family
Insurers: private markets can handle most disasters
But mega-cats need a public-private partnership, others agree
Judge rules Spitzer suit may continue
Liberty Mutual not giving up the fight
MARKET FEATURES
Spotlight: Cyber Risk
Top 10 data loss disasters in 2006
SPECIAL REPORT:
Top 100 Property Casualty Independent Agencies
FLORIDA WEIGHS THE FUTURE OF ITS NOFAULT LAW
Closer Look: Energy/Oil and Gas
Underwriters weigh design, construction of offshore oil platforms
Closer Look: Energy/Oil and Gas
Oil drilling risks rise with novice crews
European Insurance Forum puts Ireland in the spotlight
EU Reinsurance Directive, Solvency II, killer risks up for discussion
Spotlight: Cyber Risk/Identity Theft
Understanding network risk insurance
Spotlight: Cyber Risk/Identity Theft
Agog about blogs: the risks of the medium for professional liability
Internet crimes range from auction fraud to murder threats
IDEA EXCHANGE
Minding Your Business
'Free agents' and other 2007 management trends
Closing Quote: State-backed insurance schemes: the wave of the future?