Insurance Journal Magazine
July 8, 2002 2002 Excess, Surplus and Specialty Markets Directory, Vol. I
In this Issue
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Minding Your BusinessAre You an Insurance Professional’
Does your firm sell insurance or is it a firm that provides... -
FeaturesS&P Says ‘Wait ’til Next Year’ for Hard Market to Ease
At its Insurance 2002 conference in New York recently, Standard and... -
FeaturesWorldCom Disclosures Batter the D&O Market
WorldCom's recent revelations of accounting irregularities that... -
FeaturesFor Lloyd’s, Continued Growth Expected in Surplus Linese
Lloyd's of London is perhaps the most well known insurer in the U.S.,... -
FeaturesAfter the Mold Rush: Montemayor Looks at Future of Texas Markets
Considering Texas has one of the most difficult insurance markets in... -
FeaturesAs Hard Market Persists, E&S Brokers Wait for the Right Opportunity
Last January separate panels of analysts who follow the insurance... -
Legal BeatHow Many Bites at Bad Faith
On May 23, 2002, the Texas Supreme Court issued its opinion in... -
Cover StorySurplus Directory Prints Success for Agents, Wholesalers
Having serviced the Excess and Surplus Lines' community for a quarter... -
FeaturesIIAT in the Swing of Things with New President, Officers
Juneau Takes Office At the 105th Annual Convention of the Independent... -
Parting ShotsYou know better! Do not try to lower the bar.
Insureds and cedants have sued their insurance agents, insurance... -
Editor's NoteThe First and Still the Best
For the past 25 years, our Directory of Excess, Surplus and Specialty... -
Newsbriefs7 Arrested for Homeowner Fraud
Following an investigation by the Texas Department of Insurance... -
NewsbriefsCRM Course an Option for CICS
Professionals seeking to attain Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC)... -
NewsbriefsFormer S.A. Councilman Sentenced
District Court Judge Lee H. Rosenthal sentenced Houston attorney... -
NewsbriefsState Farm: No New LA. Auto Policies
Indicating it is seeking a 16 percent rate increase for auto policies... -
NewsbriefsTX Man Guilty in $3M Scheme
A federal bankruptcy court ruled that Dallas businessman Aharon Chen... -
NewsbriefsHomeowners Rates on Rise
Homeowners insurance rates have risen by average of 8 percent... -
RatingsA.M. Best Raises American Contractors
A.M. Best raised Dallas-based American Contractors Insurance Group's... -
RatingsCasualty Reciprocal Exchange Pool Cut
Standard & Poor's cut to double-"Bpi" from triple-"Bpi" its... -
Ratings‘B++’ Assigned to La. Retailers Mutual
A.M. Best Co. has assigned a "B++" financial strength rating to... -
Legal BeatHow Many Bites at Bad Faith
On May 23, 2002, the Texas Supreme Court issued its opinion in... -
Parting ShotsYou know better! Do not try to lower the bar.
Insureds and cedants have sued their insurance agents, insurance... -
Editor's NoteThe First and Still the Best
For the past 25 years, our Directory of Excess, Surplus and Specialty... -
Newsbriefs7 Arrested for Homeowner Fraud
Following an investigation by the Texas Department of Insurance... -
NewsbriefsCRM Course an Option for CICS
Professionals seeking to attain Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC)... -
NewsbriefsFormer S.A. Councilman Sentenced
District Court Judge Lee H. Rosenthal sentenced Houston attorney... -
NewsbriefsState Farm: No New LA. Auto Policies
Indicating it is seeking a 16 percent rate increase for auto policies... -
NewsbriefsTX Man Guilty in $3M Scheme
A federal bankruptcy court ruled that Dallas businessman Aharon Chen... -
NewsbriefsHomeowners Rates on Rise
Homeowners insurance rates have risen by average of 8 percent... -
RatingsA.M. Best Raises American Contractors
A.M. Best raised Dallas-based American Contractors Insurance Group's... -
RatingsCasualty Reciprocal Exchange Pool Cut
Standard & Poor's cut to double-"Bpi" from triple-"Bpi" its... -
Ratings‘B++’ Assigned to La. Retailers Mutual
A.M. Best Co. has assigned a "B++" financial strength rating to...
