Anya Khalamayzer, PropertyCasualty360.com

• NAMIC Opposes Mandatory Coverage for Gun Owners in D.C.

  By Anya Khalamayzer, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 17, 2013

  Under the proposal, the state’s current 2,000 registered gun owners and all future buyers would have to take out a $250,000 policy covering damage from any gun use, even willful and illegal acts.

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  Tornadoes Rip Through North Texas, Causing Extensive Damage

  By Anya Khalamayzer, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 16, 2013

  Tornadoes late May 15 in north-central Texas damaged multiple homes, killing six people and injuring 100.

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  Auto Recalls Likely Won’t Impact Insurance for Manufacturers

  By Anya Khalamayzer, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 15, 2013

  A series of car recalls to hit the automotive industry this spring, including investigations of models created by Ford, Chrysler, Chevrolet and Toyota, is unlikely to impact auto manufacturer’s insurance rates.

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  $45M Global Bank Heist Could Complicate Cyber-Liability Market; Impact Other Coverages

  By Anya Khalamayzer, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 13, 2013

  Experts say liability for the theft could fall on the processors of the debit cards used to perpetrate the crime, and make it difficult for other financial institutions to get cyber insurance coverage.

• Slate for World Risk Day Announced

  By Anya Khalamayzer, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 10, 2013

  World Risk Day, a virtual conference that invites risk leaders from around the world to present industry knowledge, has announced its speaker lineup.

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  Study: Cell Phone Use in Crashes Severely Underreported

  By Anya Khalamayzer, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 9, 2013

  A new study from the National Safety Council shows that cell phone use in accidents is severely underreported.

• Endurance Q1 Net Income Jumps 23.8% on Lower Catastrophe Losses

  By Anya Khalamayzer, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 3, 2013

  Endurance reports $92.1 million in net income at the close of the year’s first quarter—a $17.7 million increase in net income compared to the first quarter of 2012.

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  Copper Theft a Hard-Wired Risk for Insurers, Businesses, Homeowners

  By Anya Khalamayzer, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 2, 2013

  Copper was targeted in 96 percent of all metal thefts in the past three years, reports the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), with criminals going after business owners and homeowners evenly.

• AIR Throws Climate Change Into Mix of Catastrophe-Event Modeling

  By Anya Khalamayzer, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 26, 2013

  AIR Worldwide has incorporated a climate-change analysis tool into its Catastrophe Risk Engineering (CRE) program, adding the reality of increasingly volatile weather into risk scenarios that may impact companies and emergency services.

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  Talking ERM at RIMS with Aon Global Risk Consulting Managing Director

  By Anya Khalamayzer, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 24, 2013

  PC360 talks to Laurie J. Champion, managing director at Aon Global Risk Consulting about ERM while at the RIMS conference in Los Angeles.

• RIMS: Strategic Risk Management Has Room to Grow

  By Anya Khalamayzer, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 23, 2013

  Executives see risk management as a significant and desired role in an organization, but a study shows the role hasn’t yet tapped into its full potential to grow enterprises and strengthen their bottom lines.

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  Q&A: Bob Petrilli of Swiss Re Corporate Solutions

  By Anya Khalamayzer, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 18, 2013

  PC360 spoke to Bob Petrilli, managing director of North American P&C for Swiss Re Corporate Solutions about the state of the insurance market, models and TRIA.

• Insured Losses From Summer Derecho Double in Ohio

  By Anya Khalamayzer, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 17, 2013

  Insurance losses for 2012’s summer derecho storms in the Midwest have reached $845 million in Ohio, nearly double the Ohio Insurance Institute's initial estimate of $440 million.

• Women in Insurance Conference to Focus on Mending the Gender Gap

  By Anya Khalamayzer, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 16, 2013

  Registration is now open for the first-ever Women in Insurance Global Conference, in which the industry’s professional senior leaders will discuss how gender diversity in the C-suite is critical for companies to be relevant and successful in today’s business environment.

• Risk Managers on WC Success

  By Anya Khalamayzer, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 8, 2013

  RMs Discuss The Impact Of State-Level Reforms, Strategies For Dealing With Common Injuries And Their Favored Carriers

• High-Tech Tools for Risk Pros

  By Anya Khalamayzer, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 8, 2013

  A look at three customizable solutions that can aid Risk Managers in data analysis, reduce rates, improve claims intel, and provide benchmarking against both past performance and their peers