odds over rate filings
Insurers not delivering rate cuts that
politicians promised
8 Southern governors battered by
coastal insurance issues
Frustrated with lack of private market
10 Liberty Mutual and Ohio Casualty
officially tie the knot
Now Liberty Mutual has the largest regional
independent agency marketing force
12 Florida yanks teachers’ liability plan
Teachers return to classrooms without state protection plan
12 S.C. lawmaker seeks insurance
department audit
Senate President Pro Tem McConnell
questions adequacy of rate oversight
N2 Credit scoring use still an issue for officials, consumer groups
But industry groups say the battle has become less ‘onerous’
N4 Feds release data on drunken
driving fatalities
Deaths increased in 22 states and fell in 26 states in 2006
N6 Fatal workplace injuries
dropped slightly in 2006
On-the-job transportation incidents
remained number one cause of death
MARKET FEATURES
46 The subprime mortgage meltdown:
will insurance feel the heat?
Underwriters brace for D&O claims; analysts watch Countrywide’s Balboa Insurance
48 No proof found of insurers shifting wind
claims to flood program
Interim report indicates insurers innocent of charges
50 Olympus starts writing Florida homes
$50 million start-up is open for business
N8 Special Report: Contractors
Staying afloat in complex construction
insurance waters
N12 Latinos and Property Casualty Insurance
Marketing survey looks at buying habits and behaviors of Latinos
N16 Closer Look: Special Events
A closer look at tricky coverage issues for
special events
N21 Spotlight: Digital Product Guide
IDEA EXCHANGE
N25 Minding Your Business
Mickey Mouse and the insurance agency
N28 Brokerage Watch
Big broker stock prices vary big in June, July
54 Closing Quote: Waging a war for
industry talent
Betsey L. Brewer, president, Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters Society
DEPARTMENTS
6 Opening Note
14 People
43 New Markets
50 Business Moves
54 Closing Quote
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