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Gulf Coast Braces for a Bad Storm
Wall Street Journal (08/28/08) P. A3 ; Casselman, Ben;Gold, Russell;Chen, Stephanie
Tropical Storm Gustav is on its way to the Gulf of Mexico after hitting Haiti...

New Tropical Depression Forms Over Atlantic
Reuters (UK) (08/28/08)
The National Hurricane Center recently reported that Tropical Depression Hanna...

Wind Energy Bumps Into Power Grid's Limits
New York Times (08/27/08) P. A1 ; Wald, Matthew L.
Congested regional electric lines continue to disrupt operations at an upstate...

Market Data

MBIA to Aid Troubled Bond Insurer
Associated Press (08/28/08)
MBIA struck a deal with FGIC Corp. on Aug. 27, taking control of nearly $200 billion...

Florida Claims From Tropical Storm Fay Continue to Rise
BestWire (08/27/08) ; Hemenway, Chad
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation reported that over 11,000 insurance...

New York Comp Rates to Drop 5 Precent in 2009
National Underwriter (Property & Casualty - Risk & Benefits Management Edition) (08/26/08)
Successful workers' compensation system reforms are responsible for a 25 percent...

Gas Prices and Auto Premiums
Florida Underwriter (08/08) Vol. 25, No. 8, P. 10 ; Moorhead, Sharon
The rising price of gas has driven consumers to look for auto-related savings...

International Trade Commission Launches Study of Foreign Property-Casualty Markets
BestWire (08/25/08) ; Lehmann, R.J.
At the behest of U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab, the U.S. International...

Insurers Look From Beijing to London Olympics
Best Wire (08/18/08) ; Jones, Marc
Like much of the rest of the world, brokers, underwriters, insurers, and reinsurers...

Legislative and Regulatory Updates

California Insurance Commissioner Backs Pay-As-You-Drive Policies
Los Angeles Times (08/28/08) ; Lifsher, Marc
California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner recently proposed a voluntary...

Calling Hank Paulson
Wall Street Journal (08/28/08) P. A14
According to this Wall Street Journal editorial, the financial crisis has spotlighted...

As Wildfires Spread, So Does the Red Ink
Christian Science Monitor (08/27/08) ; Spotts, Peter N.;Reed, Candice
After the wildfires ravaged San Diego, Calif., nearly a year ago, homeowners have...

Reports Suggest a Way Out for Fannie and Freddie Holders
Wall Street Journal (08/27/08) P. C3 ; Hagerty, James R.
New reports from analysts at Citigroup and Goldman Sachs Group suggest that purchasing...

Stale, Theoretical, Not Noted
Pensions & Investments (08/18/08)
While new proposed rules from the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)...

Legal Matters

In the Hard Fought Battle After Hurricane Katrina of Homeowner Versus Insurance Company
New Orleans Times-Picayune (08/27/08) ; Mowbray, Rebecca
In the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, initial court victories came easier...

Workplace Religion Leads to Suits
National Law Journal (08/18/08) ; Baldas, Tresa
The number of religious-based discrimination complaints has doubled over the past...

New York Contractor Charged With Falsifying Proof of Workers' Comp Coverage
BestWire (08/19/08) ; Ackermann, Alyn
Westchester County District Attorney, the New York State Workers' Compensation...

Risk Management Tools and Best Practices

The Nimble Exploit Little Efficiencies
New York Times (07/31/08) ; Meece, Mickey
Rising energy prices over the past several months have had a major impact on small...

Building a Thriving Workforce
HR Pulse (08/01/08) P. 22 ; Bentley, Jim;Stock, Debra
Hospitals are facing a need for caregivers and support staff that will only grow...

Talking Heads
Employee Benefit News (08/08) Vol. 22, No. 10, P. 21 ; Butler, Kelley M.
Novations Group's recent survey of human resources professionals reveals that...

The Company Doctor Is Back
BusinessWeek (08/11/08) P. 48 ; Welch, David
A growing number of companies have decided to open company-based medical centers...

Enterprise Risk Management Cited as Biggest Challenge for Financial Executives and Audit Committees
PR Web (08/11/08)
A series of recent surveys of chief financial officers, audit committee members,...

Reaching Your Potential
Harvard Business Review (08/08) ; Kaplan, Robert S.
Personal fulfillment comes not from clearing hurdles set up by other people but...

Reinsurance

Singing the Blues
Canadian Underwriter (07/08) Vol. 75, No. 7, P. 16 ; Smith, G.S.
Primary insurers are still seeing net profits, but pricing disparities are shifting...

Greenlight Re Bets on Unconventional Investment, Underwriting Strategies
Best Wire (08/18/08) ; Dankwa, David
The underwriting philosophy and investment strategy of Greenlight Re, a Cayman...