JUNE 2006
FEATURES
Cover Story:
Happy work environment breeds success
Agency offers ping-pong, air hockey, yoga—and continually exceeds growth projections
Technology:
Survive and thrive
Expertise and experience offer insight into better business continuity and disaster planning
Marketing:
Home sweet house payment
New product pays insureds' mortgage in the event of disaster
Other Feature Stories:
Prelude of things to come
Rating agencies embrace ERM concept for financial institutions
Facilitating life & disability sales for P-C agencies
BISYS units, in partnership with ASPN, provide access to products and marketing help
Before the storm
CPCU panel addresses disaster preparedness
CPCU president shares risk management insights
Employment practices liability
EPLI: Opportunities abound
More than half the premium potential has not been realized
EPLI innovators
Employment-related risk mitigation is the focus for Professional Indemnity Agency
BVI—A clear vision of the future
The British Virgin Islands has quietly become the fourth largest captive domicile in the world
EPLI symposium
Panelists field mock EPLI claim
The mood of the market
Experts at The National Alliance Academy Forum weigh in on trends and challenges
COLUMNS
Risk Management—"It depends"
By Donald S. Malecki, CPCU
Agency Financial Management—Growth by acquisition
By Paul J. Di Stefano, CPA,CPCU
Agency Marketing Technology—Campaign management
By Steve Anderson
Young Agent Forum—Cultivating leadership
By Keith B. Riley, AAI
Lessons in Leadership—Is there a leadership crisis?
By Robert L. Bailey
Building Equity Value—Benchmarking personal lines service payroll
By Daniel E. Skowronski
Benefits Business—Good teeth—good health
By Len Strazewski
Coverage Concerns—Excavation risk
By Roy C. McCormick
Enterprise Risk Management—ERM—Learning by example
By Michael J. Moody, MBA, ARM
Public Policy Analysis & Opinion—It's close enough
By Kevin P. Hennosy
ADVERTISERS INDEX
DEPARTMENTS
Court Decisions
PF&M at a Glance
Rough Notes Staff
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