Industry warns lawmakers against restricting use of criteria
10 Mass. insurers agree to $175 per month health plan
Progress made on implementing resident requirement
10 Plaintiff bar hails Md. court
reinstatement of class action
Decision allowing economic theory only seen as breakthrough
N2 Caribbean nations establish joint
disaster insurance pool
Eighteen countries sign off on agreement for a $47 million fund
N2 Fitch Ratings reviews reinsurance
collateralization proposal
Says insurers’ financial strength should not be altered under plan
N3 Mexican trucks to travel deeper into U.S. roads
Safety advocates say move will endanger motorists
N4 A.M. Best likes what it sees in P/C
personal lines segment
Favorable frequency, severity trends, low-cat losses make for a good year
41 Conn. AG Blumenthal eyes agency, insurer relationship
Middlesex Mutual, Segur Agency deny any wrongdoing
42 Beacon Mutual receives R.I. state audit results
But details won’t be revealed for weeks
42 U.S. financial centers needs terror insurance to compete globally
N.Y. Supt. Dinallo makes case for renewing federal insurance backstop
43 N.Y. Gov. Spitzer, pols, labor, business reach workers’ comp accord
But insurers question if promised savings will be possible
MARKET FEATURES
N6 Special Report: Agency Compensation
What lies ahead for agency compensation?
Agents could benefit from incentive pay plans replacing contingent commissions
N8 China offers lessons in globalization for U.S. and world
Veteran insurance executive Hank Greenberg on China’s economic revolution
N13 Special Report: Agency Compensation
The impact of contingent commissions on independent agencies. How much do they rely on them? Could they survive?
N14 Special Report: Agency Compensation- 2007 Salary Survey
Insurance Journal’s Exclusive 2007 Agency Salary Survey. Producer commissions up;
service staff salaries hold steady
N24 Closer Look: Public Entities
Coverage or price? Package or mono-line?
N28 Spotlight: Agribusiness
Where can the agricultural producer turn
for economic relief?
IDEA EXCHANGE
N18 Closer Look: Agency Technology
21st Century prospecting: Using the Internet to find prospects
N26 Minding Your Business
Compensation for employee benefit staff should mirror commercial lines
50 Closing Quote:
CPCUs keep alive the dialogue and
7 standards of ethical behavior
DEPARTMENTS
8 Editor’s Note
12 People
45 My New Markets
44 Business Moves
50 Closing Quote
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