2005

Aug. 8: New Missouri Commissioner Brings Agent Experience to the Job

July 18:
* Editor's Note — Closing Time
* Producer Development: Learning to Sell

July 4: Editor's Note — Mmmm ... Insurance
June 29: Wisconsin Assembly Passes Bill to Pin Insurers With $500 Million Fox River Cleanup Tab

June 6:
* Editor's Note — Coins of the Realm
* Illinois Democrats Get Message on Medical Malpractice Reform
* Viruses, Worms and Hackers, Oh My!

May 9:
* Editor's Note — Second Thoughts
* Michigan Judge Stops Insurance Scoring Ban
* Minnesota's Commissioner Wilson Backs Move to File and Use
* Smiling Through Adversity

April 18:
* PLUS's Prognosis: Positive?
* Asked & Answered: Wisconsin Commissioner Jose Gomez

April 4:
* Editor's Note — Hammerin' Hank
* Regulators Look for a CLUE
* Q&A With Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger

March 21:
* Editor's Note — No, Michigan!
* Serving the Friendly Skies

March 7:
* Editor's Note — Our Cup Runneth Over
* As Michigan Agents Gather, Industry Finds Itself in Crosshairs
* Indiana Bill Gets Tough on Insurance Fraud, Passes House 95-1

Feb. 21: Editor's Note — Head of the Class on Tort Reform
Feb. 7: Editor's Note — Pick Your Poison
Jan. 24: Editor's Note — The Drive?
Jan. 3: Editor's Note — Who Are You?

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2004

Dec. 20:
* Editor's Note — Trouble Ahead, Trouble Behind
* The Midwest's Top 10 Newsmakers: Here Are the Heartlanders Who Made Headlines in 2004

Dec. 6: Editor's Note — Doctor's Orders
Nov. 22: Editor's Note — Eliot Spitzer is ...
Nov. 24: ERC's Internal Investigation Turns Up 'Isolated' Bid Rigging
Nov. 19: Consolidated Illinois Insurance Department Hopes to Maintain Same Level of Service (video)
Nov. 18: The Illinois Young Agents Committee: Strong ... and Growing (video)
Nov. 17: Westfield Carefully Weighs Wider Midwest Move (video)

Oct. 31:
* Tate Talks Tough on Illinois Insurance Department's Consolidation (video)
* Prime Serves Up Liquor Liability (video)
* Oak Street Touts Commissions-Based Lending (video)

Oct. 25:
* Editor's Note — You Can't Always Get What You Want
* Shelby Upsets Insurers' Plan to Delay TRIA's Sunset
* Blogging the Insurance Law (audio)

Oct. 13: Professionalism Key to Black Success in the Insurance Industry (audio)

Oct. 11:
* Editor's Note — Midwestern Soliloquy
* Big 'I' Weighs Minority Producer Database
* Progressive's New Branding Effort Hopes to 'Drive' Market Share

Sept. 20:
* Editor's Note — Quite Clear No Doubt Somehow
* Surplus Line Carriers: First Responders
* Lexington CEO Talks Shop
* Progressive Weighs Rebranding for Independent Agency Force

Sept. 6:
* Editor's Note — Singin' in the Rain
* AAMGA University Aims Fundamentals Class at Newbies

Aug. 23:
* Editor's Note — Insurance is ...
* NCOIL Accepts NAIC Changes to Market Conduct Model

July 19:
* Editor's Note — Summertime Blues
* Crop Insurers, Agents Unhappy With New SRA's $36 Million Subsidy Cut
* New Specialty Trades Program Looks to Exploit Market Opportunity
* 'Middle Market' Not Immune to Directors & Officers Worries
* MI-Assistant: Midwest Solutions Provider is On the Brink

July 16:
* NCOIL Task Force Backs TRIA Extension; Market Conduct Model Next on Agenda

June 21:
* Editor's Note — The Vision Thing
* Ohio Moves to Stem Flow of Asbestos, Silica Dust Litigation
* Late Spring Storms Slam the Midwest
* West Bend Mutual: In With the New, and Hang On to the Old
* Wisconsin Big I Gets Visit From New Insurance Commissioner Gomez
* 'Mutual' Respect: SECURA Says Agent Loyalty Can Survive Softer Market

June 17: SECURA: Looking to Sustain Hard-Market Success

June 7:
* Editor's Note — Public Entities & Potpourri
* IMSA Stakes Role as Market Conduct Model
* Managing Patient Expectations Key to Reducing Malpractice Risk
* Finally Got a Piece of the Pie: Breaking Down the Public Entity Barrier

May 17:
* Editor's Note — Rounds and Rounds We Go
* Michigan's Granholm Moves to Ban Insurance Scoring
* AMS Says Real-Time Comparative Rater is Only Months Away
* Making the Rounds With South Dakota's Governor

May 3:
* Editor's Note — Tech Shabby
* Agency Management Systems: Bridging to the Future in Real-Time
* Segal Doesn't Support SegalSupport.com
* Illinois House Committee Approves Surplus Line Auto Insurance Bill

April 22:
* AMS to Roll Out Quote-and-Issue Capability at Users' Group Conference

April 19: Editor's Note — Get With the Program

April 5:
* Editor's Note — Hope Springs Eternal
* Agents Cry Foul Over Crop Insurance Premium Discounts
* Personal Lines Issues Dominate Michigan Agents Convention
* Before Being Destroyed, Bartman Ball Was Insured
* Brooke: This Franchise Player is Making an Impact

March 22:
* Editor's Note — Innovation Key to Comp Quandary
* One TPA Says It Has the Secret to Reining in Comp's Transition Costs

March 8: Editor's Note — Desolate Climate for Agency E&O

Feb. 23:
* Editor's Note — Nightmare on E&O Street
* Over Objections, NCOIL Restricts Web Access to Meeting Documents
* Missouri DOI Finds Insurance Scoring Harms Poor, Minorities

Feb. 9:
* Editor's Note — One Stolen Night of Frist
* South Dakota Senate Passes File-and-Use Bill
* No Brake Yet for Personal and Commercial Auto
* Top 10 Heartland Hotspots for CE credit, Carrier CEOs and Fun

Jan. 26:
* Editor's Note — E&S Directory Packs a Punch
* Ohio's First Woman Insurance Director Tackles Med-Mal Crisis
* Ohio Tort Reforms, Protecting CLUE Top Industry Agenda

Jan. 12:
* Editor's Note — ... And a Happy New Magazine!
* The Strange Saga of Near North's Michael Segal
* Illinois Insurance Director Tony Clark May Face Another Budget Crunch
* Alliance, NAII Boards Approve Merger; New Group to Be Called PCI
* Midwest Comp Market: Proceed With Caution
* CNA Targets $1 Billion in Main Street Business

Jan. 8: Med-mal Money OKd by Ohio House

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2003

Dec. 15: Flood Insurance Program Gets Three-Month Extension
Dec. 1: SIAA Claims More Than Just Aggregation
Nov. 17: Insurers Question NAIC Budget Reserves

Nov. 3:
* NAII, Alliance Aim to Merge by Jan. 1
* NAII's Annual Meeting Features Celebrity Speakers, Wheeling and Dealing

Oct. 20: Decades of Change: From Fire Insurance to Risk Management (scroll down)
Oct. 6: Under the Gun, NAIC Recommits to Modernization
Oct. 3: Insurance Journal Goes National, Keeps Regional Focus
Sept. 22: Delayed Do Not Fax Rule May Be Scrapped
Sept. 18: Study on Scoring's Disparate Impact Tabled
Sept. 16: NAIC Intends to Modernize

Sept. 8:
* Model Credit Bill Scores Big
* How Do You Spell Relief? Surplus Lines

Aug. 18: Safeco Puts Halt on New California Homeowners Policies
Aug. 4: Illinois Latest to Toughen Penalties Against Uninsured Motorists
July 24: Safeco to Stop Selling California Homeowners
July 23: United, AIG Put Suit on Hold for 90 days

July 22:
* Near North Denies Exec Exodus
* Illinois Toughens Penalties on Uninsured Motorists

July 21:
* Kemper Sends Agents Scrambling to Replace Business
* Florida RRG Hopes to Address LTC Liability Crisis

July 7: Latino Market Heats Up

June 23: Minority and Women Agents Look to Tap Emerging Markets

June 9:
* Louisiana's Jim Brown Won't Back Down
* Worst Ever Tornado Losses Won't Affect Property Rates Yet
* Political Efforts, Member Growth Mark Juneau's Tenure as IIAT President

May 21: Hartford Transfers Specialty Risks to Middle Market
May 19: The Ratings Game

May 5:
* Layoffs at Kemper in the Works; Runoff Management Firm Hired
* Tort Reform Advocates Strike While Iron is Hot

April 28: Kemper to Lay Off About 1,000, Hires Runoff Management Firm
April 21: Nightclub Tragedies to Worsen Already Volatile Marketplace
April 9: RIMS Report: Property Market Softens, But Will Casualty Follow?
April 7: Hard Market Hits California Homeowners
March 28: Agents Must Watch for Possible Discrimination, Consultant Says

March 24:
* Louisiana's Deputy Commissioner Takes on Rating Board, Struggling firm
* Cooperative Agencies Can Increase Bottom Line

March 20:
* Minority Report: Feds Chasing Near North on Subcontractors, Group Alleges
* Kansas Commish Sounds Off on Scoring, More

March 17: Illinois Scoring Bill a Cinch to Pass, Say Industry Reps

March 10:
* Segal Sells Near North Brokerage; New Accusations Loom
* Lost at Sea: Hardening Marine Market Challenges Agents and Brokers

March 4: Former Life Insurance Counsel Named Illinois Insurance Director

Feb. 24:
* Editor's Note — California, Here We Come
* Med Mal Fever: When Doctors Walk Out, Politicians Notice
* Will Model Credit Bill Score Victories Around the Country?

Feb. 7: Near North to Sell Brokerage Operations to Chicago Investment Firm

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