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2008.07.22: NU Names Three WC RM Award Finalists!
2008.07.21: It's Time To Revamp The Contingency Fee Ban
2008.07.18: Don't Judge A Magazine By Its Cover
2008.07.17: Journalism Mag Backs Bloomberg's "Hoax"
2008.07.15: Patient, Heal Thyself!
2008.07.14: Doctors Should Provide Full Disclosure!
2008.07.03: Sam's Summer Reading!
2008.07.02: Broadway Sammy Rose!
2008.07.01: Are We Getting A Snow Job On The Dollar?
2008.06.30: Was Cheney Covered?
2008.06.27: Simon Cowell Could Give Lloyd's A PR Boost
2008.06.26: Paterson Pitches For N.Y. Insurance Exchange
2008.06.25: Fraud Investigators Of The Insurance World, Unite!
2008.06.24: A Plea For Sanity On Global Warming
2008.06.23: This Blog Entry: 508 Words
2008.06.19: Hatchet Job Takes Journalism Award After All!
2008.06.17: Presidential Candidates Perpetuate Social Insecurity
2008.06.16: Changing Of The Guard At AIG
2008.06.13: Who Is The World's Biggest Broker?
2008.06.12: Could The NAIC Be Federally Chartered?
2008.06.11: Trouble In Paradise?
2008.06.09: RIMS Wrong To Impose Gag Order On The Press
2008.06.05: Bermuda Shorts
2008.06.04: Don't Do The Crime If You Can't Do The Time
2008.06.03: What If Doctors Only Worked C.O.D.?
2008.06.02: Last Call For Agency Of The Year Award Entries!
2008.05.30: What Is The Alternative To Scruggs-Style Justice?
2008.05.29: Insurers Caught Tug Of War Over Data
2008.05.28: Wood Always Tells It Like It Is
2008.05.27: NAIC Can't Afford To Alienate Consumers
2008.05.23: What Was Your Most Unusual Claim?
2008.05.21: Mea Culpa On NU Cover Art
2008.05.20: A Divided P-C Industry Can Still Stand Strong
2008.05.19: Would One-Stop Storm Policies Do The Trick?
2008.05.16: Hatchet Job Fails To Win Journalism Award
2008.05.15: Have You Spoken To Your Customers Lately?
2008.05.14: Clock Running Out For Those Without Real Time
2008.05.13: How Can Risk Managers Crash The C-Suite?
2008.05.12: Berkley Pulls No Punches On Rating Agencies
2008.05.11: McDonald's Post-RIMS Adventure
2008.05.09: Dems Between Barack And A Hard Place
2008.05.07: Turning 50 Is No Picnic!
2008.05.06: Battle Over Climate Disclosure Heats Up
2008.05.05: What Is The Next Question Of Ethics?
2008.05.02: WC Risk Manager Award Winners Share Secrets Of Success
2008.05.01: A Question Of Ethics
2008.04.30: Will Uncle Sam Look Out For Big Buyers?
2008.04.29: It Isn't Easy Being Green
2008.04.28: Risk Managers Can Help Deal With The Press
2008.04.27: Risk Managers On The Rise!
2008.04.24: Would A Federal Regulator Have Helped New Orleans?
2008.04.23: What, Me Worry About The Democrats?
2008.04.22: Squires Makes His Case For More Data Collection
2008.04.21: An Industry Divided Against Itself Cannot Get OFC Passed
2008.04.17: Are Models No Longer The Cat's Meow?
2008.04.15: Tell Us About Your Craziest Claims!
2008.04.14: You Need Substance To Get An Editor's Attention
2008.04.11: Insurers Feeling The Heat On Climate Data
2008.04.10: Thanks Again For Your Support!
2008.04.09: Should Insurers Collect Data On Race?
2008.04.08: Independent Agents Face An Identity Crisis
2008.04.07: Obama Wins The 'Bobblehead' Poll
2008.04.03: Hatchet Job Up For Journalism Award!
2008.04.02: Uncle Sam Wants To Regulate You!
2008.04.01: Clinton-Obama Campaign Going To The Dogs
2008.03.28: Play Ball!
2008.03.27: Keep Your Heads Above Water!
2008.03.26: Spitzer's Victims?
2008.03.24: Did DeNiro Scam His Insurer?
2008.03.21: Class-Action King Dethroned!
2008.03.19: Should Illegal Aliens Get Workers' Comp?
2008.03.18: Can Insurance Survive Without Golf?
2008.03.17: Don't Do The Crime If You Can't Do The Time
2008.03.14: Why Not A NARAB For Insurers, Too?
2008.03.12: Spitzer's Gone, But Hopefully Won't Be Forgotten
2008.03.11: Global Warming Talk Isn't Just Hot Air
2008.03.10: What Goes Around, Comes Around
2008.03.06: How Much Do I Owe You, Officer?
2008.03.05: The Comeback Kid!
2008.03.04: Should We Let 'Free Riders' Go Bare?
2008.03.03: The Write Stuff
2008.02.28: When Will Health Insurers Learn?
2008.02.26: States Tell Uncle Sam To Butt Out!
2008.02.25: Law & Order: Insurance Fraud Bureau
2008.02.22: Is Your Agency A Champion?
2008.02.21: Back To The Future!
2008.02.20: The Taxman Does Not Cometh
2008.02.19: Ode To Tom Maher
2008.02.15: Bond Insurers Give Industry Another Black Eye
2008.02.12: Just How Soft Is The Market?
2008.02.11: Insurers Try To Keep Their Heads Above Water
2008.02.08: Could Cat Fund Opposition Cost McCain The Election?
2008.02.07: What If Romney Had The Best Health Care Reform Plan?
2008.02.06: Why Did Obama Get My Vote?
2008.02.05: Thanks Again For Your Support!
2008.02.04: Big Oil Takes The Cake!
2008.02.01: Is Health Care Reform Doomed?
2008.01.31: Duperreault A Good Bet To Get MMC Back On Track
2008.01.30: Florida Buries Rudy Despite Cat Fund Support
2008.01.28: Playing Games With The Industry's Reputation
2008.01.24: Letter To The Editor
2008.01.23: What Will They Think Of Next?
2008.01.22: Tell Us How You Really Feel!
2008.01.21: NU Seeks Entries For WC Risk Management Award
2008.01.18: Hunter, Hartwig Clash Again
2008.01.17: Allstate Gets Hammered, Take Two
2008.01.16: Allstate A No-Show In The Show-Me State
2008.01.15: McCarty Visits NU's Crib
2008.01.11: NU Seeks Agency Tech Success Stories
2008.01.10: 'Do We Look Euphoric?'
2008.01.09: The Comeback Kids
2008.01.08: Separation Of Church & Insurer
2008.01.07: What Is NU's Next Question Of Ethics?
2008.01.04: The Audacity Of Hope?
2008.01.03: Is The Concurrent Causation Clause Ethical?
2008.01.02: What Will Be The Top-10 Stories Of 2008?
2007.12.28: Thanks For All Your Support!
2007.12.27: Top Story #2: Critics Fry Insurers Over Katrina Claims
2007.12.26: With Cherkasky Out, What's Next For Marsh?
2007.12.25: Top Story Of 2007: Calling All Lemmings!
2007.12.24: My Picks For Top 10 Stories Of The Year
2007.12.19: 20-20 Hindsight
2007.12.18: Republicans Didn't Always Oppose Health Care Reform
2007.12.17: Lack Of Diversity Leaves Insurers Exposed
2007.12.14: Will Uncle Sam Protect Insurance Buyers?
2007.12.12: Should Insurers Help Brad Pitt Rebuild The Big Easy?
2007.12.10: Will Glaser Steer Marsh Back On Course In Time?
2007.12.07: More On Mandated Health Covers
2007.12.07: Hello, I Must Be Going...
2007.12.06: When Will This Industry Ever Learn?
2007.12.05: Movers & Shakers
2007.12.03: Should Health Insurance Be Mandatory?
2007.11.29: Feds To Scruggs: Gotcha!
2007.11.28: Will Barney Blink On TRIA?
2007.11.27: Insurers Not Sorry To See Sen. Lott Go
2007.11.22: Next Year In Havana
2007.11.20: Getting Old Beats The Alternative
2007.11.19: Who Will Insure Mr. Magoo?
2007.11.15: Battle Of The Bobs!
2007.11.14: Insurers Silent On Spitzer Licensing Scheme
2007.11.13: ERM Session Launches NU's Virtual Conference
2007.11.12: Quotes Of The Week
2007.11.09: Brokers Sour When Talk Turns To Fees
2007.11.08: Marsh's Mea Culpa
2007.11.07: Why Be Wary Of Fee Disclosure?
2007.11.06: Get Ready To Rumble!
2007.11.05: Are You Ready For Your Closeup?
2007.11.01: Is It Hot Enough For You?
2007.10.31: Meet The Press
2007.10.30: Bermuda Shorts
2007.10.29: Sampson Will Need All His Strength At PCI Helm
2007.10.26: Comparing Cats & Dogs
2007.10.24: Dinallo Strikes Again!
2007.10.23: Fear Factors
2007.10.22: Mahoney Tells It Like It Is
2007.10.19: Lose The Hammer
2007.10.17: A True Hall Of Famer!
2007.10.16: Agency Tech Innovators Sought
2007.10.15: Will The Baby Boom Go Bust For Insurers?
2007.10.10: Dinallo Offers Bold Vision On Cat Reserves
2007.10.09: Look Out For Lockton!
2007.10.08: The Heat Is On In Florida
2007.10.04: Common Sense On Credit Scoring?
2007.10.02: What Should Medical Care Cost?
2007.09.28: Harry & Louise Will Vote For Hillary
2007.09.26: Don't Gag Your Ambassadors!
2007.09.24: Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don't
2007.09.21: Profiles In Courage
2007.09.19: Reality Check
2007.09.18: In The Eye Of The Storms
2007.09.14: Is The Anti-Concurrent Causation Clause Ethical?
2007.09.13: Musings From Monte Carlo
2007.09.12: Should Insureds Profit From Losses?
2007.09.11: Penny Wise, Pound Foolish On TRIA
2007.09.10: Cat Bond Man To The Rescue?
2007.09.06: Round Two: Insurers Hammered Again!
2007.09.05: Thanks For Your Support!
2007.09.04: Insurers Take It On The Chin Again!
2007.08.31: My Apologies To Janice Ochenkowski
2007.08.30: Can Insurers Shake Katrina Legacy?
2007.08.28: The Joke's On Us!
2007.08.27: Would You Insure The CIA?
2007.08.20: Sam's Takes A Break!
2007.08.17: Welcome To A Fellow Blogger
2007.08.16: Wind Vs. Flood Dispute Far From Over
2007.08.15: Is McCarran Safe?
2007.08.13: Risk Management Is A Team Game
2007.08.10: Hunter Blasts Insurer Conflicts On Flood Claims
2007.08.09: Back To The Future
2007.08.08: New York City Is A Sitting Duck!
2007.08.06: Score One For Insurers!
2007.08.03: What Goes Around, Comes Around
2007.08.01: Rudy To The Rescue?
2007.07.31: Can Americans Have It All?
2007.07.30: More Party Pooping!
2007.07.25: The Malpractice Paradox
2007.07.24: Party Poopers
2007.07.20: Party Time For Credit Scoring!
2007.07.19: Hunter Throws Down The Gauntlet
2007.07.18: Dead In The Water
2007.07.17: Does Sam Owe Independent Agents An Apology?
2007.07.13: Hope You Never Have To Go Bare
2007.07.12: More On Moore
2007.07.11: Medical 'Tourism' Is No Vacation
2007.07.10: Doctors Should Not Be Allowed To Opt Out
2007.07.09: Messenger Obscures The Message
2007.07.05: What Is NU’s Next Question Of Ethics?
2007.07.02: Risk Management Lessons Hit Home
2007.06.29: And The Winners Are...
2007.06.28: Insurers Can't Cry Poverty
2007.06.27: Readers Split On Ethics Of Using Credit Scores
2007.06.25: Taking On NBCR Risks Is Pure Madness!
2007.06.21: Will Bush Blow It On TRIA?
2007.06.20: Flood Claims Drown Insurer Integrity
2007.06.19: Readers Weigh In With Wildest Claims
2007.06.18: There's A New Sheriff In Town
2007.06.14: Taxpayer Money Talks, Too!
2007.06.12: Would Uncle Sam Have Done Better On Katrina?
2007.06.11: Money Talks
2007.06.08: NU Agency Of The Year Award Deadline Nears
2007.06.05: How Independent Are Agents?
2007.05.31: Maestro Maciag
2007.05.29: Do We Still Need The NAIC?
2007.05.25: Tell Us About Your Craziest Claims!
2007.05.23: Spitzer Does It Again!
2007.05.22: Shatner Talks Tech At ACORD-LOMA Forum
2007.05.21: Time To Get Real
2007.05.20: If You Don't Make News, You Lose
2007.05.16: My Apologies To The Insurance Education Institute
2007.05.15: Piontek Hits The Nail On The Head
2007.05.11: I'm Ready For My Closeup!
2007.05.08: Will 'Float' Controversy Sink Brokers?
2007.05.04: Is Credit Scoring Ethical?
2007.05.02: Contingency Fees Still Haunting Big Brokers
2007.05.01: Marsh Helps Gore Dodge The Press
2007.04.30: Are You Afraid Of The Media?
2007.04.28: Hunter Enters The Lion's Den
2007.04.26: NU Readers Reject "Moral" Obligations
2007.04.25: Does OSHA Matter?
2007.04.23: Risk Managers Are ART Lovers
2007.04.20: Do Risk Managers Care About Terrorism?
2007.04.18: Are Insurers Too Profitable?
2007.04.17: Show Me The Money!
2007.04.16: Is The Market Still Rational?
2007.04.13: Lott Tries To Split The Industry
2007.04.11: Battle Of The Bloggers!
2007.04.10: Trouble In LTC Market Deepens
2007.04.09: Next Year In Havana?
2007.04.06: ART Appreciation
2007.04.04: What Happens To Insurers After McCarran?
2007.04.03: Will Reinsurers Reject Katrina Settlements?
2007.04.02: Play Ball!
2007.04.01: Hail, Hail The Newest Captive Haven!
2007.03.30: For A Good Cause
2007.03.29: Let The Turf War Begin, Take Two!
2007.03.27: Another Black Eye
2007.03.26: What If Sen. Lott Had Used An Independent Agent?
2007.03.23: Let The Turf War Begin!
2007.03.22: For A Good Cause
2007.03.21: You Had To Be There
2007.03.20: The Insurance Channel?
2007.03.16: The Right Man
2007.03.15: What Is NU’s Next Question Of Ethics?
2007.03.14: Is TRIA In Trouble?
2007.03.13: Insurance Idol
2007.03.12: Careful What You Wish For!
2007.03.09: Will Feds Leave Insurers Exposed?
2007.03.08: Stop The Presses!
2007.03.07: Hunter Cites My Blog In Senate Testimony!
2007.03.06: Mr. Friedman Goes To Washington
2007.03.05: Your Worst Nightmare
2007.03.01: Insurers On The Hot Seat!
2007.02.28: Is It Getting Hot, Or Is It Just Me?
2007.02.27: Is Your Agency An All-Star?
2007.02.26: Are Contingency Fees Ethical?
2007.02.22: Is Sam Just A Crazy Democrat?
2007.02.21: Your Own Worst Enemy, Continued
2007.02.20: Washington On The War Path
2007.02.19: NU's Tech Guru
2007.02.18: Was Sam Wrong About Hillary?
2007.02.16: Legendary!
2007.02.15: Get Your Own Umbrella!
2007.02.12: Agents Vs. Brokers, Round Two
2007.02.09: Robin Hoods?
2007.02.08: The Witch Hunt Begins
2007.02.06: The Next Deal?
2007.02.05: Beam Me To The ACORD/LOMA Conference!
2007.02.02: One Giddy Groundhog
2007.01.31: Sen. Lott Deserved No Favors
2007.01.29: The Best Laid Plans...
2007.01.26: Crist's Crusade
2007.01.25: NU Launches WC Award For Risk Managers
2007.01.24: What Now?
2007.01.22: What If Hillary Was Right About Healthcare Reform?
2007.01.19: Plumeri Gives It To You Straight
2007.01.18: Probes Proliferating
2007.01.17: Tough Loss For Lloyd's
2007.01.16: We Owe Readers An Apology
2007.01.15: Flood Exclusion Leaks Become A Gusher!
2007.01.12: I Like Mike
2007.01.11: Hank Is Back!
2007.01.10: Mississippi Blues
2007.01.09: CFA Goes On The War Path!
2007.01.08: Are Fee Bans Contagious?
2007.01.05: CFA Puts Insurers On The Hot Seat
2007.01.04: Chubb Strikes Deal With AGs
2007.01.03: Flood Exclusion Springs Another Leak!
2007.01.02: Gerald Ford Revisited
2007.01.01: My Top 10 Stories Of 2007!
2006.12.29: NU's Top 10, #10: Hartwig Tapped To Speak For Industry
2006.12.29: NU's Top 10, #9: Carriers Irked By Rating Agency Demands
2006.12.28: NU's Top 10, #7: Buffett Takes Gamble With Equitas Deal
2006.12.28: NU's Top 10, #8: NAIC Collateral Plan Stuns Reinsurers
2006.12.27: NU's Top 10, #5: P-C Industry Suffers From Split Personality
2006.12.27: NU's Top 10, #6: D.C. Power Shift Could Benefit Insurers
2006.12.26: NU's Top 10, #3: Insurers May Yet Drown In Flood Claims
2006.12.26: NU's Top 10, #4: Agents, Brokers Battle Over Contingencies
2006.12.22: Will Santa Go Bare For Christmas?
2006.12.21: NU's Top 10, #2: Market Softening Accelerates
2006.12.20: NU's Top 10, #1: Mother Nature Gives Insurers A Break!
2006.12.19: NU's Top 10 Stories Of 2006!
2006.12.18: Fallen Giant Or Comeback Kid?
2006.12.15: Spitzer's Watchdog
2006.12.14: Are Contingency Fees Ethical?
2006.12.13: The 50-50 Nation
2006.12.12: Unfair & Unbalanced
2006.12.11: A Question Of Ethics: Producers In Tough Spot On Claims
2006.12.08: The Electronic Man?
2006.12.07: It's Party Time For TRIA Backers!
2006.12.05: Reinsurers Of The World Unite?
2006.12.04: Got Any War Stories About Strange & Unusual Risks?
2006.11.30: Spitzer Goes Out With A Bang!
2006.11.29: Did Judge Open Floodgates On Katrina Claims?
2006.11.28: Branding A No-Brainer!
2006.11.27: Credit Scoring Debate Revisited
2006.11.22: Shaken, Not Uninsured
2006.11.21: Show Me The Money!
2006.11.20: Look Out For Lott!
2006.11.17: Top Dogs Sound Off
2006.11.15: Regulatory Reform Proposals Proliferate
2006.11.14: NU Still On The Grow
2006.11.13: Top Agents Focus On Cost Of Risk
2006.11.09: Democrats Kick Ass
2006.11.08: Now What?
2006.11.07: Governor Spitzer
2006.11.03: Balancing Act
2006.11.02: Babel Revisited
2006.11.01: CrackBerries Anonymous?
2006.10.31: Sleep Insurance
2006.10.30: Wait'll Next Year!
2006.10.27: BlackBerry Anonymous
2006.10.25: Help Wanted
2006.10.23: Perception Is Reality
2006.10.20: Risk Manager Plays Hardball
2006.10.19: When 'War' Means War!
2006.10.18: NARAB Revisited
2006.10.16: Insurers A Victim Of Their Own Success
2006.10.12: Lott Sics Feds On Katrina Insurers
2006.10.11: When Is War Not "War"?
2006.10.10: A Question Of Ethics
2006.10.09: Delaware Dusts Off Captive Welcome Mat
2006.10.06: Don't Count Out Spitzer Yet!
2006.10.04: Isn't Terrorism A War Risk?
2006.10.04: Thank You!
2006.10.03: October Is Here: Can The Bloodbath Be Far Behind?
2006.10.01: Policy Peddlers Beware!
2006.09.28: TRIA Renewal Is A No-Brainer!
2006.09.27: Don't Show Me The Money, Spitzer Says
2006.09.26: Last Chance To Talk Back On Broker Fees!
2006.09.25: Brokers Slammed For 'Chutzpah' On Fees
2006.09.22: Ruquet's Counterpoints In Credit Scoring Debate
2006.09.21: Branding A Tough Challenge For Agents
2006.09.20: Katrina Suits Raise Ethical Quandaries
2006.09.19: Credit Scoring A Sore Point For Consumers
2006.09.18: More Buzz On Csiszar Leaving PCI
2006.09.15: Breaking News: Csiszar Quits PCI!
2006.09.14: 25 Years & Counting
2006.09.13: An Industry Divided
2006.09.12: Fireman's Fund's Beneducci Calls For Federal Charters
2006.09.11: Another Day Lives In Infamy
2006.09.08: Is TRIA A Bailout Of Insurers?
2006.09.07: Will Spitzer Nail Greenberg?
2006.09.06: Did Noah Have Flood Coverage?
2006.09.05: Friedman's Challenge
2006.09.05: Welcome To My Blog
2006.09.05: How Do I Use This Blog?
2006.09.05: Who Is Sam Friedman?
2006.09.05: What Should NU Cover?
2006.09.05: Hillary’s Misfire

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