Inside This Issue
NATIONAL COVERAGE
U.S. P/C Insurers' Catastrophe Losses for Q2 Double to $6 Billion
Average Claim Hits $5,000
U.S. P/C Insurers' Second-Quarter Snapshot
Catastrophe Losses Take a Hit on Insurers' Financials
GAO: Flood Program Lacks Funds for Future
Report Comes as Flood Program Reauthorization Bill Looms in Congress
Study: U.S. Entrepreneurs More Optimistic on Taking Risks
Small Business Owners Take Plunge Despite Economic Conditions
SPECIAL REPORT:
Agency Options - Financing
What to Expect When Financing in the Current Credit Crunch
Spotlight: Top Performing Insurers
Top 25 P/C Premium Gainers
Closer Look: Homeowners/Condos
Chris Boggs On The Complete Condo Package, Part 1
SPECIAL REPORT: Agency Options - Networks
Agents Weigh Independence, Commissions, Markets When Choosing a Network
SPECIAL REPORT: Agency Options- Staffing
Employee Retention: It's Not Always About Money
SPECIAL REPORT: Top 100 Agency Profile
Insurance Office of America: A Philosophy of Sharing
SOUTHEAST COVERAGE
Insurers, Agents Urge Coastal Wind Policy from Texas to Maine
Independent Body Would Regulate Special Wind Policy and Rates
Georgia Home Builders Association and Insurer Hammer Away
Association Balks When Insurer Seeks to End Exclusive Arrangement
Stunning Workers' Comp for Cops in Tennessee
Officials See Tasers Easing a Worker Injury Problem
Alabama Insurance Agent Wins Runoff
IOA's Parker Hopes to Pick Up Seat for Republicans
No Death Penalty in North Carolina Insurance Murder
Husband Agrees Proving Premeditation Might Be Difficult
State Farm Seeks 47.1% Florida Hike
State Regulators Schedule August Hearing
Road Danger: Medically Unfit - Commercial Drivers on U.S. Roads
12 States Including Georgia, Florida and Alabama Account for Half
SPECIAL REPORT: FLORIDA'S SURPLUS LINES
Greetings from Florida's Market of Last Resort
Reducing the Risk of Surplus Lines
FSLA's O'Leary on Working Relationships with Surplus Agents
What Retail Agents Need to Know
When and How to Stick a Toe in Florida's Surplus Lines Market
70 Plus: Sunshine State's Wholesale Experts
Members of the Florida Surplus Lines Association
Surplus Market Snapshot: Business Rides the Market Tides
More Big Florida Firms Bypass Agents to Reach Surplus Markets
Top 25 Florida Surplus Lines Markets
What's Hot in Surplus Coverages
IDEA EXCHANGE
Closing Quote: Strategies for the 21st Century Independent Agent
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