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THE LEADER IN PROPERTY & CASUALTY NEWS
January 24/31, 2011
VOL. 115, nO. 4
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2011: A Rebuilding
Year, Hartwig Says
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TOP STORIES OF THE WEEK
Republicans Plan To Keep
HC Issue in Public Eye
The House vote last Wednesday to repeal
the health care reform law enacted in
April was mostly “symbolic,” but it sets
the stage for continuing efforts by Re-
publicans to keep the health care reform
debate before the public eye. E Page 6
Pirate Attacks Rise Again
For the fourth straight year the number
of pirate attacks against ships has risen,
with hijackings off the coast of Somalia
accounting for 92 percent of all ship
seizures. E Page 7
Moody’s: Cat Model Changes
Won’t Offset Lack Of Re Demand
Revisions in catastrophe models most
likely won’t offset the lack of demand in
the reinsurance market, Moody’s Investor
Service said today. E Page 8
Premium Audit Gets No Respect
Premium audit does not get the respect it
deserves. In fact, a lack of respect for
premium audit over these past few
decades has resulted in much mediocrity
in the quality of the function, especially
among the premium audit vendor
community. E Page 26
On Target With Premium Financing
Illustration by Steve Dininno/Corbis
Savvy Agents Take Aim, Help Clients Address Cash Flow Needs.
See page 12.
AGENCY MANAGEMENT &
TECHNOLOGY REPORT
Web 2.0 Basics:
Changing Client Interactions
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