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March 22, 2004 Workers' Comp Directory
In this Issue
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FeaturesLearn from the Pros-Common Attributes of Successful Agencies
You're a 15 handicap on the links. Your swing isn't perfect, but you... -
Cover StoryAll Wrapped Up in Workers’ Comp
No surprise, but with the first quarter of 2004 drawing to a close,... -
FeaturesHazard in the Workplace: OSHA Identifies Businesses with Highest Injury Rates
High hazard industries pay high workers' comp premiums for increased... -
FeaturesProducer Compensation Plans – What Should You Pay and Why’
A key factor to the success of an agency is the way producers are... -
FeaturesLawyers and Reforming the U.S. Legal System
The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers." Shakespeare's... -
RatingsAmerican Phys. Assurance Lowered
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services lowered its counterparty credit... -
RatingsHighmark Ratings, Outlooks Revised
A.M. Best Co. affirmed the majority of the financial strength ratings... -
RatingsArgonaut Group Affirmed, Outlook Stable
S&P affirmed its ratings on Argonaut Group Inc. and its insurance... -
FeaturesLittle Relief in Sight for Tight Longshore Marketplace
The Longshore and Harbor Workers' Act was first passed in 1927, and... -
FeaturesTerrorism and TRIA – What’s in Store for the Future’
Two years later, fate of the historic act remains unknown If a camel... -
Editor's NoteWorkers’ Comp Amidst the Casinos
I recently spent a weekend in Las Vegas and still could not escape... -
FeaturesTennessee Workers’ Comp Market Looks for Answers
As agents search for the best way to market workers' compensation... -
FeaturesFitch Reports Better 2004 for U.S. CCRCs; Nursing Homes Still Tough
Better credit profiles for continuing care retirement communities... -
NewsbriefsS.C. PLAN TO RAID SECOND INJURY FUND COULD LEAD TO PROBLEMS:
The South Carolina House Ways and Means Committee has approved a... -
Newsbriefs‘AMBITIOUS’ TORT REFORM BILL COULD SPUR REAL IMPROVEMENTS IN MISS.:
An omnibus tort reform bill recently introduced in the Mississippi... -
NewsbriefsPCI URGES SENATE TO KEEP MEDICAL LIABILITY REFORM ON ’04 AGENDA:
An effort by the U.S. Senate to reform the nation's medical liability... -
NewsbriefsARBITRATION RULING FAVORS NRMA:
Alabama-based Vesta Insurance Group Inc. announced that the panel in... -
NewsbriefsPIA OF GEORGIA HOLDS ANNUAL AGENT’S CONVENTION JULY 25-27:
The Professional Insurance Agents of Georgia will head to the shores... -
FeaturesFlorida Agents, Residents Grow; Workers’ Comp System Seeing Reforms
With both agents and residents flocking to Florida, the Sunshine... -
FeaturesThe Growing Need for Long Term Care Insurance
Americans are becoming more sophisticated about long-term care... -
New MarketsStock Throughput and Marine Contractors
Nuts & Bolts: Marine Managers launched two new programs, the Stock... -
New MarketsSpecialized Truck Equipment
Nuts & Bolts: With its newly enhanced STEP SPICE policy endorsement,... -
New MarketsUmbrella and Follow Form Excess
Nuts & Bolts: GE Commercial Insurance has increased capacity to write... -
FeaturesTennessee Workers’ Comp Market Looks for Answers
As agents search for the best way to market workers' compensation... -
Parting ShotsStay the Course on Florida Workers’ Comp Reform
Long-needed, comprehensive reforms to Florida's workers' compensation... -
People & PlacesPeople and Places
Mark Benson ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operations of the ACE...