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Top 3 and Bottom 3 Most Expensive U.S. States for Car Insurance

By Caterina Pontoriero, PropertyCasualty360.com | March 21, 2013

In 2012, the least expensive average annual car insurance premium by state was $934—and the most expensive was $2,699! Click to see the top 3 and bottom 3 most expensive states for car insurance.
Best and Worst P&C Insurers for Customer Experience

By Mark Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360 | March 20, 2013

Fourteen insurers were among 246 companies across 19 industries ranked based on the customers' experience. Click to see the best and worst insurers for customer experience on the 2013 Tempkin Experience Ratings.
Risk Managers Share Insights on Workers’ Comp Success

By PC360 Staff | March 19, 2013

Top risk managers from major corporations—including Disney, Hostess, SAP, and Beam—discuss their strategies for a winning program—and name their favorite workers' comp carriers.
The World’s 5 Most Ethical P&C Insurance Companies

By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com | March 18, 2013

An insurance broker, three P&C insurers and a major insurance/reinsurance company were among 145 companies designated as the World’s Most Ethical Companies by the international think-tank Ethisphere Institute. Click to see the 5 most ethical P&C insurance companies in the world.
Top 5 Catastrophe Bond Market Trends

By Gary Kerney | March 15, 2013

As 2013 begins, and the catastrophe bond market strives to meet another year of high expectations, here's a look at the five most important trends in this space reveals the convergence not just of capital but of innovation and practicality.
10 Major Fast Food Restaurant Settlements

By Caterina Pontoriero, PropertyCasualty360.com | March 13, 2013

When a fast-food franchise serves literally millions of patrons a year, despite risk managers’ and restaurant employees’ best efforts you’re bound to eventually see some claims. Criminal Justice Degrees Guide assembled a list of the biggest fast-food lawsuits of the past three decades. Click to see the 10 most notable...
Basic Auto Policies: Test Your Knowledge

By Melissa Hillebrand, PropertyCasualty360.com | March 13, 2013

Respondents only answered 3 out of 10 questions related to comprehensive, collision and UM/UIM coverages correctly. As advisors, can you do better?
Energy Insurance: Meet the Experts Slideshow

By PC360 Staff | March 1, 2013

For producers and carriers looking for opportunities in the energy sector, one word sums up where a lot of the growth is occurring: alternative. Click to read the perspectives of several of the top minds on Energy insurance and the forward edge of alternative energy.
Top 10 Agency Buyers in 2012

By Caterina Pontoriero, PropertyCasualty360.com | February 28, 2013

Insurance agency mergers and acquisitions hit an all-time high in 2012, with 291 total transactions in the U.S. and Canada. See which agencies and brokerages were the Top 10 buyers in 2012.
Top 5 Most Common At-Fault Auto Claims

By Plymouth Rock Assurance | February 26, 2013

Plymouth Rock Assurance, a New England-based insurance carrier, evaluated its claims data to identify the five most common at-fault auto claims and provide suggestions on how to avoid them.
Insurance Agents Address Climate Change

By Laura Mazzuca Toops, PropertyCasualty360.com, Melissa Hillebrand, PropertyCasualty360.com | February 22, 2013

Producers representing a broad spectrum of regions and coverage types discuss how—if at all—their businesses are responding to the prospect of changing weather patterns.
5 Insurance Lessons from "Downton Abbey"

By Melissa Hillebrand, PropertyCasualty360.com | February 19, 2013

The lives of the fictional Crawley family and their servants are filled with dinner parties, hunting excursions and Ford Model-T cars—a lifestyle that’s open to liability and risks shared with modern high net worth clients.
8 Major Energy Disasters

By Caterina Pontoriero, PropertyCasualty360.com | February 14, 2013

In recent years, energy disasters such as the San Bruno Pipeline Explosion from September 2010 and Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill from April 2010 have had a major impact not only on the environment, but on consumers, businesses, and the insurance industry as well. Here’s a look at 8 of the...
Northeast Prepares for Winter Storm

By Caterina Pontoriero, PropertyCasualty360.com | February 8, 2013

Forecasters are warning that a winter storm currently hitting the East Coast could be one for the record books, and it is being taken seriously as residents scurry to stock up on food, water, and gas. Road crews are also on standby with salt and sand.
Charitable Involvement: The Lesser-Known Side of the Insurance Industry

By Elizabeth Myatt | February 7, 2013

Property and casualty insurance companies and agents are counted on to deliver claims checks that help people rebuild lives and property. But beyond their obligations to their customers, the insurance industry sponsors widespread charity efforts encompassing companies of every shape and size. To highlight the insurance industry’s charitable efforts, here...
Top 10 Most Stolen Utility Vehicles

By Caterina Pontoriero, PropertyCasualty360.com | February 6, 2013

The NICB recently released a ForeCAST report that analyzes thefts of 2009, 2010, and 2011 model year SUVs and CUVs reported stolen between Jan. 1, 2008 and June 30, 2012. Click to see the top 10 most stolen SUVs and CUVs.