National
Under writer
RIMS CONFERENCE
REPORT
TOP STORIES OF THE WEEK
Commercial-Lines Prices Moderating, But Soft Market Hangs On
Recent commercial-lines reports point to
a slowing of the prolonged soft market,
but experts are hesitant to declare the
onset of a hard market or even to guess
whether the price stabilization will last.
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RIMS Embraces Strategic
Risk Management
An emerging discipline—strategic risk
management—was defined and recognized
by the Risk and Insurance Management
Society at its annual conference. E Page 10
EQECAT Says $2-5 Billion In
Insured Losses From Tornadoes
Storms that spawned deadly tornadoes
in the South from April 19 to April 27 are
expected to cause between $2 billion and
$5 billion in insured losses, according to
modeling firm EQECAT. E Page 12
Seize C-Suite Opportunity, Marsh Tells RMs Page 8
Views Differ On Fate Of State
Farm-Serviced NFIP Policies
The fate of State Farm captive agents
who are servicing flood-insurance poli-
cies will be on the agenda when the full
House Financial Services Committee
takes up legislation reauthorizing the
National Flood Insurance Program.
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DEATH OF
A TERRORIST
As U.S. Citizens React To Death Of bin Laden,
Insurers & RMs Remain Vigilant
See page 6.
Program Carriers Strong,
Analyst Says
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