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  The Assault on State-Regulated Workers' Comp

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 6, 2013

  A critical component of our national “safety net,” the state-regulated workers’ compensation system, is being besieged, another victim of politicians reaching everywhere to generate short-term benefits by increasing services without raising taxes.

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  Good Riddance: 'Sandy' Is Retired

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 12, 2013

  There will be no special ceremony—no speech echoing in a stadium or arena, but "Sandy" has been retired and will never be attached to another storm worthy of a name.

• No Reruns

  By Chris Amrhein  |  April 1, 2013

  Learn from Superstorm Sandy how to be proactive with insured's coverage

• Hurricane History Puts Sandy in Perspective Among the Costliest Storms Ever

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 29, 2013

  Superstorm Sandy will likely become the third most costly hurricane in U.S. insurance history—but when examining historical storms using today’s dollars and exposures it would fall to the 12th costliest storm, the Insurance Information Institute says.

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  Sandy Set to Be 3rd Costliest Hurricane, but Storms of the Past Offer Perspective

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 22, 2013

  Superstorm Sandy will likely become the third-costliest hurricane in U.S. insurance history, but when examining historical storms using today’s dollars and exposures, Sandy would fall to the 12th costliest storm, says the Insurance Information Institute.

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  Historic Loss Series: Miami’s Big ‘Andrew’

  By Ken Brownlee, CPCU  |  December 3, 2012

  The insurance industry learns from every catastrophe. Consider what Hugo did to Charleston, Ivan to Pensacola, or Sandy to the eastern seaboard. The future could hold even bigger storms.

• Historic Loss Series: Miami’s Big ‘Andrew’

  By Ken Brownlee, CPCU  |  November 30, 2012

  The insurance industry learns from every catastrophe. Consider what Hugo did to Charleston, or Ivan to Pensacola. Miami got the big storm, but the future could hold even bigger storms.

• Insured-Loss Estimates Climb in Sandy’s Aftermath

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  November 12, 2012

  While catastrophe modelers are still revising their insured-loss estimates for Superstorm Sandy, one thing looks certain: It will rank among the costliest U.S. hurricanes ever. 

• Karen Clark & Co.: Sandy's Wind Damage Alone to Cause $12B in Insured Losses

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  November 2, 2012

  The woman who created the catastrophe modeling industry estimates insured wind losses due to Superstorm Sandy will be $12 billion.

• RMS: Power Reconnection a Major Variable in Sandy Insured Losses

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  November 2, 2012

  Too many important variables remain unknown to be able to come up with a reliable estimate of insured losses from Superstorm Sandy, says catastrophe modeler Risk Management Solutions.

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  Disruption from Sandy Doubles Eqecat Insured-Loss Estimate to Up to $20B

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  November 1, 2012

  Catastrophe modeler Eqecat doubled its initial estimate of insured losses from Superstorm Sandy to up to $20 billion.

• Credit Suisse Sees Major Impact from Sandy

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  October 29, 2012

  Hurricane Sandy is likely to wipe out the fourth quarter earnings of Chubb, Allstate and Arch Capital Group says a Credit Suisse analysts.

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  When Business and Reputation Collide

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 13, 2012

  Reading the reminiscences of former Florida Insurance Commissioner Tom Gallagher’s trials in the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew got me to thinking about what a hit the insurance industry took from that storm. I’m not talking about the financial hit, but the reputational hit.

• CFA's Hunter Looks Back on Andrew, Katrina, and Broken Industry Promises

  By J. Robert Hunter  |  September 4, 2012

  As I watched coverage of the flooding caused by Hurricane Isaac in New Orleans this past week, I could not help but recall the Category 5 storm which struck Florida 20 years ago that forever changed not only the lives of citizens impacted by the storm, but also the entire...

• Former Florida Insurance Commissioner Recalls Hurricane Andrew’s Game-Changing Impact

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 3, 2012

  It was the storm no one thought—or no one remembered—could happen.

• Through His Eyes: Then-Fla. Insurance Commissioner Remembers Andrew

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  August 29, 2012

  Tom Gallagher recounts the damage Hurricane Andrew inflicted and an industry forever changed.