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  Targeting the Other 1 Percent: Hiring Veterans

  By Laura Mazzuca Toops, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 17, 2013

  Inculcated with team thinking and strong work ethic, veterans seem like a natural fit for the insurance industry. Unfortunately, the industry doesn't agree.

• 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.

• PIA Survey: Northeast Property Rates Up; Underwriting Changes Significant

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 14, 2013

  A survey of independent agents representing four states in the Northeast says the combination of escalating rates and stricter underwriting forced 93 percent to increase their remarketing efforts over last year.

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  Half Full, or Half Empty?

  By Bonnie Cavanaugh  |  May 1, 2013

  In a development that is eliciting some mixed feelings, some $35 billion in capital has recently entered the reinsurance market from hedge funds and pension funds. Soom see it as a boon for reinsurance clients, but others remain cautious.

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  Major Misfire

  By Paul Tetrault, JD, ARM, Aim  |  May 1, 2013

  It is not surprising in the aftermath of the horrific Connecticut school shootings to see lawmakers at both the state and federal levels trying to identify new ways to curb gun-related violence. One of the more novel, if misguided, approaches has been to propose mandatory liability insurance for gun owners.

• Using Extrinsic Evidence To Determine an Insurer’s Duty to Defend

  By Stephen Phillip Brown, Carl Pernicone, Samuel I. Reich  |  May 1, 2013

  Over time, the four corner rule has been judicially eroded. Read the impact of this trend on an insurer's duty to defend here.

• Persistant Drought Sparks Concern About 2013 Wildfire Season

  By Christina Bramlet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 1, 2013

  On the heels of a dry winter, experts worry the impending wildfire season could echo last year’s devastation, during which 9.2 million acres burned.

• Hartford Reports $241M Net Loss in Q1; P&C Net Income Up 8%

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 30, 2013

  The Hartford reports a first-quarter net loss of $241 million as its life business run-off and one-time charges dragged down earnings.

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  NJ, NY Insurers Settle 93% of Superstorm Sandy Claims

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 22, 2013

  Superstorm Sandy is now the third costliest storm in U.S. history, the Insurance Information Institute says.

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  Uncertainty Surrounds Compensation for Boston Bomb Victims

  By Ben Berkowitz, Reuters  |  April 19, 2013

  Victims of the Boston Marathon bombings will eventually win some kind of compensation, but it is far too early to know how much money there will be, whether private donors or insurers will provide most of it, and how long it might take to distribute.

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  Insurance Industry Closely Watches Proposed Firearms Liability Laws

  By Bonnie Cavanaugh, PropertyCasulaty360.com  |  April 12, 2013

  Legislators from the federal government to the state level have been vocalizing their request for improved gun control, but does the insurance industry have a role?

• NIMA Offering States Limited 'Associate Membership' at No Cost

  By Elizabeth D. Festa  |  April 10, 2013

  The Nonadmitted Insurance Multistate Agreement is now offering states an associate membership at no cost for one year, banking on the prospect that states will see that they are leaving money on the table, and join up.

• New Hires and Promotions at Liberty Mutual and InVEST - Around the Industry

  By Staff Writer  |  April 9, 2013

  M&A activity at Arthur J. Gallagher and Co. and InsurBanc. ACE, Arbella and Intellectual Property Insurance Services Corp. introduce new programs.

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  World's Costliest Art Heist Thieves Identified

  By Bonnie Cavanaugh  |  April 8, 2013

  On March 18, 1990 two men stole 13 paintings worth $500 million from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.

• Experts Predict A Smoke-Filled 2013 Wildfire Season

  By Christina Bramlet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 4, 2013

  It's still early, but experts are predicting an active wildfire season, especially in parched Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and California.

• Meet Our Risk Managers Advisory Board

  March 29, 2013

  They are some of the most experienced and respected risk-management professionals in the industry: The members of National Underwriter’s Risk Managers Advisory Board serve as a go-to, essential resource, allowing us to ensure we are delivering the most timely, accurate picture of the ever-evolving challenges faced by risk-mitigation professionals.