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• New Hires and Promotions at Zurich, SPARTA, Philadelphia and More - Around the Industry

  By Staff Writer  |  February 26, 2013

  Anderson Kill & Olick P.C. to open Burlington, Vt. office. Johnson McCann, C. O. Brown and the Apollo Insurance Agency joined forces.

• Water: The Oldest Means of Transportation

  By Ken Brownlee, CPCU  |  February 25, 2013

  Adjusters must be prepared to handle water transportation claims, whether they involve a bass boat with an out-board motor or an oil tanker with a multi-million dollar cargo.

• Best-In-Class Emergency Mitigation Services

  By Contributing Author  |  February 25, 2013

  Rytech operates on 4 core principles: caring customer service, controlling severity, state-of-the-industry technology, and centralized administration to serve insureds and carriers.

• New Hires and Promotions at BB&T, Worldwide Facilities, Aon Risk Solutions and More - Around the Industry

  By Staff Writer  |  February 12, 2013

  Lockton acquired Strategic Insurance & Risk Solutions, Swett & Crawford acquired Griffin, The Hilb Group acquired The Pennoyer Group. New programs from SeaFire Insurance Services, Allied World U.S. and Ascent Underwriting. Fonality to integrate web client with Box. Alliance Intermediaries formed.

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  7 Major Celebrity Auto Accidents of 2012

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

  Smoking crack while driving, hit and runs..celebs stir up plenty of drama off-camera. This troubled starlet is giving Lohan a run for her money.

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  Kansas, Ohio Could Allow Electronic Proof of Insurance

  By Staff Writer  |  February 4, 2013

  Ohio and Kansas are the latest in a line of state legislatures considering letting drivers use their cell phones to show proof of insurance.

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  Twisters Cause $75M in Insured Losses in Georgia, Says Commissioner

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  February 1, 2013

  Georgia Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens says tornadoes in northern Georgia on Jan. 30 caused an estimated $75 million in insured losses.

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  Producer Profiles: Meet Your Peers

  By Staff Writer  |  January 22, 2013

  Becoming an insurance agent can be a life-changing event for some, especially when the opportunity turns into a calling. The following six producers may have come into the business for different reasons, but they’re each staying in the industry for the same: to improve the lives of others.

• The Power and the Plug

  By Ken Brownlee, CPCU  |  January 2, 2013

  The first in a thought-provoking series on managing infrastructure-related risk and loss.

• 2013 Calendar of Events Highlights

  December 13, 2012

  Mark your calendars now for the major industry meetings and conventions of the coming year.

• Certain Uncertainty

  By Louie Castoria, Fred Pomerantz  |  December 1, 2012

  NRRA gaps and inconsistent state laws leave surplus lines brokers in limbo.

• Coverage Query: Workers’ Comp and Meal-Time Injuries

  By Diana B. Reitz, CPCU  |  November 26, 2012

  FC&S recently received a question from a subscriber asking about liability coverage for injuries a restaurant employee suffered while on a lunch break from work. The details were a little sketchy (we don’t know the state or exactly how she was injured), but the gist of the situation was that...

• Hires and Promotions at Lloyd's, Zurich, Marsh, AmWINS, The Main Street America Group and More - Around the Industry

  By Staff Writer  |  November 21, 2012

  Neace Lukens acquired Gosnell Insurance, Nielsen Benefits merged with Digital Insurance, new program from Personal Care & Assisted Living Insurance Center.

• Five Republican Governors Reject State-Run Health Markets

  By David Morgan, Reuters  |  November 19, 2012

  Five Republican governors rejected on Friday a major provision of President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law that calls on U.S. states to set up online health insurance markets where consumers can purchase private coverage at federally subsidized rates.

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  Coverage Query: Workers' Comp and Meal-Time Injuries

  By Diana B. Reitz, CPCU  |  November 1, 2012

  Will Workers' Comp come to the rescue if an employee is injured during a meal break? FC&S has the answer.

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  Senators Join Industry in Calling on Regulators to Avoid Bank-Centric Rules for Insurers

  By Elizabeth Festa, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  October 18, 2012

  Ahead of a comment-period deadline, almost two dozen members of the Senate from both sides of the aisle sent a letter to the top federal-banking regulators warning them that the application of a bank-centric capital regime to the insurance industry would fundamentally alter the nature of the business, undermine prudential...