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By Staff Writer |
May 21, 2012
A new mobile application makes it easier for clients to contact their independent insurance agent. The Trusted Choice mobile application is for use on smartphones and tablet computers. It provides consumers with the ability to keep an inventory of their insured personal possessions, document a car accident with photos, read...
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By Elizabeth Festa, PropertyCasualty360.com |
May 18, 2012
Lawmakers and industry and government officials pushed for supervisory harmony and a robust role abroad by the U.S. Federal Insurance Office to increase international competitiveness for the U.S. insurance industry.
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By Lynne McChristian |
April 25, 2012
Will the PIP reforms work, and will they bring auto insurance rates down? Legislators want proof they made the right decisions, and they want it fast.
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By Ken Brownlee, CPCU |
January 2, 2012
Some may call it “counting beans,” whereas others suggest that statistics are never a true guide about what is really happening. Reality lies somewhere in the middle of any audit process.
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By Patrick Sugent |
January 2, 2012
In areas of the business like personal lines, quoting, and underwriting, carriers have embraced data and analytics to improve profitability and reduce costs. Yet, they have not applied the same approach to claims—where the vast majority of a carrier’s premium dollars are spent.
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By Rick Gilman, APR, CMP |
December 1, 2011
Smart voice recognition comes into its own
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By Melissa Stewart |
November 28, 2011
A new Calif. law makes it a crime for auto repair shops to say they have replaced or repaired a deployed airbag when they haven't.
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By Staff Writer |
November 1, 2011
Insurers could learn a thing or two about handling bodily injury claims from the winners of Allstate's predictive modeling competition.
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By Melissa Stewart |
October 20, 2011
Gov. Jerry Brown recently signed a bill into law, making it a crime for auto repair shops who say they have replaced or repaired a deployed airbag when they haven't.
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By Gregory Grinberg |
September 23, 2011
Under California law, there are circumstances under which the employer must pay the workers' compensation applicant’s attorney’s fees in addition to, rather than out of, the benefits.