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Weather Derivatives Offer New Solutions to an Old Problem

By Charles E. Boyle * WD's are as much hedging devices as they are classic insurance.

E&S Lines Basking in Warm Glow of a Hard Market

By Joseph Mangan * Surplus lines can absorb accounts admitted insurers turn away.

Legal Beat: It Couldn't Be Done: The Challenge To Reinvigorate Third Party Bad Faith

By Brian S. Martin * Policyholder lawyers try to create a viable, serious risk of third party bad faith.

2002 Directory of Excess, Surplus & Specialty Markets, Vol. 1

Parting Shots: Communicating Effectively with Your Wholesaler

By Baron Garcia * MGAs provide agents with advantages not found elsewhere.