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• The Land of Loss Prevention

  By Bryant Rousseau, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 20, 2012

  When people think of the work done at insurance companies, they probably picture actuaries and underwriters sitting at desks and crunching numbers. But at some insurers, research labs, staffed by highly trained scientists and engineers, play a vital if rarely seen role in discovering ways to reduce losses caused by...

• How CPVC Works and Why It Fails

  By Erick Kirker  |  February 29, 2012

  Leak damage can ultimately result in large-loss claims. It is critical to be able to determine if CPVC pipes and fittings were either the direct cause or a contributing factor in a leakage.

• Fueling Economic Boom or Bust?

  By Christina Bramlet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  January 27, 2012

  Fracking is a high-profile environmental topic. The immediate and long term impact of fracking operations on public health and the environment definitely require further assessment as the debate on the issue continues.

• Digging Deep: Fracking Litigation Trends

  By John F. Mullen, Kim Hollaender  |  January 27, 2012

  As the fracking industry grows, so too do media reports and governmental investigations regarding its perceived risks. Here's a look at litigation trends and the insurer's duty.

• Underwriting Undertakers

  By Shawn Moynihan, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  January 13, 2012

  Given the myriad problems that can arise in the handling and preparation of a dead person’s body, funeral homes face a number of unique risks that must be addressed by their insurance policies.

• Beyond Traditional Environmental Forensic Claims

  By Ted M. Cleveland, John E. Cook  |  December 21, 2011

  Methods employed to handle residential and commercial environmental cases continue to progress. Learn how to stay abreast of regulations, litigation, and technology trends.

• A Volatile Climate

  By Ted M. Cleveland, John E. Cook  |  August 29, 2011

  The methods employed to handle environmental cases continue to progress.

• The New Edifice of Vacant Property

  By John W. DeWitt  |  August 12, 2011

  Vacant property takes on a new look in 2011’s battered commercial real estate (CRE) market. Forget your old notions of vacant property – weedy overgrown lots, hazardous tumbledown buildings, polluted brownfields, even underperforming “grayfields” with a few remaining tenants fending off the vandals. Instead, picture high-quality structures equipped with state-of-the-art...

• “Fraccidental” Insurance Headaches Explained

  By Gina Jones, Ivy Riggs  |  July 29, 2011

  When your clients’ top executives demand to know, “What the frack is going on,” do you have an answer? Do you even know what they’re talking about? Gina Jones and Ivy Riggs provide the info you need to arm yourself to address your clients’ concerns.

• “Fraccidental” Insurance Headaches

  By Gina Jones, Ivy Riggs  |  July 29, 2011

  When your clients’ top executives demand to know, “What the frack is going on,” do you have an answer? Do you even know what they’re talking about? Gina Jones and Ivy Riggs provide the info you need to arm youself to address your clients’ concerns.