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Issue

August 1, 2007

Cover Story

By Jack Roberts

David North, president and CEO of Sedgwick CMS, has embarked on an aggressive acquisitions and expansion strategy with the capital infusion from Fidelity National last year. MORE

Features

Middle Market: Brokers Pile In

By Jack Roberts

For brokers, there are hundreds of millions of dollars at stake in the middle market, and even more money to be made by poaching from one another. MORE
Also: Middle on the Move

Middle Market: Marsh In Hot Pursuit

By Jack Roberts

After a difficult three years in which Marsh relinquished its position as the world's No. 1 insurance broker to rival Aon, the firm is looking to grow through aggressive initiatives in the middle market. MORE

Middle Market: Carriers Finding Fat in the Middle

By Matthew Brodsky

The middle market is calling again, and insurers are a comin'. Are they stumbling into another bloodbath, or are they in control of the battlefield this time? MORE
Also: Multiline Integration a Growing Theme in the Marketplace
Also: Fitting the Middle Market

Middle Market: Why Group Captives Make Sense for the Midmarket

By Linda Nicholls and Joel Chansky

With the right mix of companies, a group captive can be an effective way for purchasing groups to cover themselves when regular insurance is too expensive or simply not available. MORE

Banking on More Political Hazards

By Graham Buck

As commodity prices boom and expropriation and nationalization re-emerge, banks and other financial institutions thirst for credit and political risk cover. MORE
Also: World Getting Worse?
Also: Coface Country Ratings

Bopping Agents Over the Head

By Cyril Tuohy

Deeper usage of predictive models by carriers to assess and price business owners policies is putting pressure on agents to improve their commercial-lines data download. MORE

Columns

Workers' Comp - The Fresh Eyes Have It
Brokerage - The Mouse (Finally!) Squeaks
Roger on Risk - A Quality Beyond Measure
Risk Management - Contingency Creeps
The Law - Not Supreme But Still Powerful

Departments

Special Reports

Alternative Risk

Captives are building interest in the construction biz, and they're a life-saver for life insurers. No wonder domestic domiciles such as Vermont and South Carolina are trying to stake their claim as home to these self-sufficient insurance companies.

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