Calif. OAL rules agent-broker relationships case not 'precedential'

Decision considered major victory for producers

Ariz. Governor signs captive insurance law

Amendments allow branch captives to provide employee benefits

Wash. passes market conduct program

Commissioner Kreidler praises legislature for providing regulatory tools

Calif. State Fund hires two amid investigation

CFO and consultant should improve operations

Calif. Assembly Insurance Committee passes fraud measure

Bill to help DOI hire more investigators

Mont. driver history, vehicle records online

Should help prevent scams with stolen vehicles

Calif. susceptible to class action lawsuits

Bill hopes to help discrimination victims and harmed consumers

Hawaii Chamber of Commerce seeks veto of workers' comp bill

Bill will not allow cut off of payments during disputes

West tops national list of hot spots for stolen cars

Clark County, Nev., recorded 22,441 stolen vehicles in 2006

Ore. Senate committee to allow preteens on ATVs

Children older than age 6 can ride with permit and supervisor

Ore. Bill could increase liability limits

Senate Judiciary Committee evaluating allowable damages

Key chairman favors 6 -to 8-year terrorism insurance extension

Insurance industry pushes for longer time period

Commercial P/C premiums drop, survey finds

Underwriting relaxes and some say 'it's out the door'

Report details P/C insurers' 2006 profitability

Warns falling prices means profits are at, or approaching, cyclical peak

Study: Obese workers drive up workers' compensation costs

Overweight workers filed twice the number of claims

SPECIAL REPORT: Salute to AAMGA

MGAs think outside of the box while preparing for a changing market

SPECIAL REPORT: Climate Change: How Costly? Who Pays?

U.S. report details the risks of climate change for private and public insurers

SPECIAL REPORT: Climate Change: What insurers are doing

Catching up with industry expert Evan Mills on climate change

SPECIAL REPORT: Climate Change: How Costly? Who Pays?

U.S. report details the risks of climate change for private and public insurers

Closer Look: Medical/Health Care Professional Liability

Assisted living, miscellaneous facilities spur growth in professional lines

Closer Look: Medical/Health Care Professional Liability

Physicians' professional liability underwrites in new clinical settings

Spotlight: 2007 Employee Benefits Directory

Proposal seeks to combine workers' comp with group health

Schwarzenegger's 24-hour coverage program could face complications

Signed liability waiver may not protect against gross negligence

Calif. Supreme Court evaluating waiver and release agreements

Violence in schools: Having a plan is key to survival

Risk assessment and expert planning prevent injuries and deaths

Carrier Watch

Commercial insurers' stock trades down in first quarter

Do what you love and the rest will follow

Tales of lessons learned about marketing and customer relationships

Minding Your Business

Executive risk exposures producers should know

Are you truly independent?

Independent agencies face challenges with technology, public company pressures, education

Congress should consider 'guiding principles' for TRIEA

Separate treatment needed for nuclear, biological, chemical and radiological attack