Inside This Issue
NATIONAL COVERAGE
Reinsurers See Orderly, But Soft, January Renewals
A.M. Best Reports Improved Financials, Lack of Disasters Helped
Insurance Journal Founder, Publisher Enter Hall of Fame
Father, Son Honored for Insurance Industry Contributions
SEC Order Keeps Some AIG Bailout Terms Sealed Until 2018
Says Exhibit Shows Confidential Commercial, Financial Information
U.S. Treasury Secretary Denies Role in Hiding AIG Payments
Geithner Says He Played No Part in Decision to Hide Bank Payments
Economic Downturn Puts Pressure on Return-to-Work Programs
WCRI Reports Fewer Claims, But Also Less Funding for Programs
Insurance Fraud Rises As State Bureaus' Budgets Fall
States Report Spike in Fraud, But Less Funding, Staffing to Fight Trend
IDEA EXCHANGE
How Economy Is Challenging Fire Services
Insurers Must Keep Up With Communities' Changes to Accurately Underwrite
Growing Your Property Casualty Agency
You Have Nothing to Sell But Fear Itself
Capital Gain Tax Rates and Tomorrow's M&A Market
Agencies Must Understand Opportunity Costs
Why Carriers Invest in Education
Benefits in Sales Make It Worthwhile
How Small Group Partnerships Help Grow Employee Benefits Revenue
Gibson Insurance Group, Bolton & Co. Tell Their Tales of Growth, Partnership
Closing Quote: Ellen Kiehl
5 Issues Agents Should Watch in 2010
Tragedy in Haiti; XL Moves to Ireland; WEF Prepares for Davos
Insurers to Curb Agency Compensation in 2010
Total Compensation Expected to Decrease
SPECIAL REPORT: Excess & Surplus Lines New York Sees Promise in Own London-Like Market
But Some Question Timing for Revival of U.S. Insurance Exchange
2010 National Directory of Excess,
Surplus and Specialty Markets, Vol. I
SOUTHEAST
Florida Agents Sound Alarm Over 'Perilous' Property Market
Red Flags: Failed Startups, Carrier Losses, Citizens' Growth
North Carolina Court Reviews Coastal Rates
30% Coastal Rate Hike Deal Under Scrutiny
Georgia Goes After SEUS CEO Fain
Failed Workers' Comp Carrier Likened to Enron
Florida Hospitals Must Warn About Lawsuit Limits
Court Rules They Can Be Sued If They Don't Warn
Florida Builder Sues Insurers Over Chinese Drywall Claims
Bankrupt Builder Wants $200 Million in Insurance Triggered
Levees Protect Some of Nation's Key Economic Areas
Study Calculates Cost Versus Benefits of Levees
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