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  10 Steps to an Effective Catastrophe Response

  By Carol Laufer, Lori Brassell-Cicchini  |  May 22, 2013

  How a company responds to a disaster and how the public perceives that response can have a significant and lasting impact on its business. Read 10 steps to an effective response - before it's too late.

• Tornadoes Pummel Midwest with More to Come

  By Anya Khalamayzer, PropertyCasualty360  |  May 20, 2013

  More than 20 tornadoes roared through the Midwest Sunday, and reports promise continuing severe weather today.

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  The 'In-N-Out' Urge and Claims Efficiency

  By Christopher Tidball  |  May 7, 2013

  The In-N-Out Burger phenomenon offers claims lessons in timeliness, quality, and even comparative negligence.

• The Nation’s Natural Resources

  By Ken Brownlee  |  May 1, 2013

  Minerals and other natural resources have made America a rich nation. To continue to thrive, these resources (and their associated risks) must be handled with care.

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  The Risk of Not Taking Risks

  By Brian Heun  |  April 23, 2013

  Underwriters and agents unwilling to act as consultants will become relics left with nothing more than stories of the good old days.

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  Collisions Top Cargo Thefts for Costliest Inland Marine Claims

  By Bonnie Cavanaugh, PropertyCasulaty360.com  |  April 17, 2013

  After collision, the next-costliest Motor Truck Cargo claims are cargo theft and then fire. Frequent accident claims involve bad-weather collisions with other trucks, cars and guardrails--and rollovers are common.

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  Nanomaterials: Assessing Risk and Liability

  By Christoph Meili  |  April 3, 2013

  Staying abreast of new scientific data about nanomaterial risks and regulatory developments will help ensure appropriate underwriting decisions and loss mitigation.

• Flock Together With Franchise Opportunities

  By Laura Mazzuca Toops, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 1, 2013

  The franchise and affinity group niche can be a great growth market for agents and brokers but success depends on in-depth understanding of each group’s unique needs.

• Nanomaterials: Assessing Potential Risks and Liability

  By Dr. Christoph Meili  |  March 29, 2013

  Staying abreast of scientific data about risks and regulatory developments will help ensure appropriate underwriting decisions and loss mitigation.

• Taking Flight: ‘Into the Wild, Blue Yonder!’

  By Ken Brownlee, CPCU  |  March 29, 2013

  Man has always yearned to fly, but at what expense? Risk-managing air and space involves hardware, government, and private enterprises.

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  Lose the "Legacy Thinking"

  By Laura Mazzuca Toops, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 21, 2013

  What does a Maasai warrior with a smart phone have to do with your agency? Maybe he's your future customer.

• Liability Outbreaks From Foodborne Illness

  By David D. Thamann, JD, CPCU  |  March 20, 2013

  Every now and again there are reports of groups becoming ill after eating something, whether it be hamburgers, chicken or certain fruits or vegetables. The foodborne illness usually affects multiple people in multiple areas, even when the contamination comes from one source. Such illnesses can then lead to multiple injury...

• Risk Management, Well Done

  By Shawn Moynihan, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 20, 2013

  As vice president of risk management for The Wendy’s Co., Andy Kuchar has within his purview more than 40,000 employees working at 1,427 restaurants. Charged with the safety of that many workers and the tens of millions of guests the chain serves each year, working proactively is paramount to prevent...

• Small Retail Businesses Find Themselves in Hackers’ Crosshairs

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 20, 2013

  Retail businesses are in the crosshairs of hackers, according to a recent report from Trustwave, a provider of on-demand data-security and payment-card compliance solutions to businesses.

• Crunch Time

  By Dave Lenckus  |  March 20, 2013

  Restaurateurs are feeling the bite of a hardening Property & Casualty insurance market.

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  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...