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• Columbia to Offer Climate Change Insurance to Coffee Farmers

  By Diana Delgado, Reuters  |  November 28, 2012

  Colombia is launching insurance to protect coffee plantations hit by climate change, which has damaged output in the world's top producer of high quality Arabica beans in recent years, officials said on Wednesday.

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  Fed Pool on Wind Wishful Thinking for Florida Governor

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 5, 2012

  A call by Florida’s governor to create a federal catastrophe-wind fund probably amounts to nothing more than wishful thinking, as Congress shows no inclination to pass such legislation, a state-association director says.

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  Insurance Customer Loyalty Leaders and Laggards

  By Staff Writer  |  March 28, 2012

  The recently released 2012 Satmetrix Net Promoter Benchmark Study reveals the leaders and laggards in customer loyalty within the insurance industry. See who's at the top and bottom in the homeowners, auto, health and life insurance sectors.

• Micro-Insurance Could Help Address Accelerated Climate Change Challenges

  By Caroline McDonald, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 20, 2011

  With the global climate expected to rise 4 degrees Celsius rather than the projected 2, adaptation and resiliency are mandatory for the survival of vulnerable populations, according to experts here.

• Avoiding A Nightmare On Main Street

  By Steve Ward  |  July 29, 2011

  When a fire closed the family-owned Larez restaurant in Carlsbad, N.M., the owners were devastated.

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  Insurance Coalition Challenges CMS on Medicare Second Payer Reg

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  July 5, 2011

  Property and casualty insurers want federal regulators to re-examine rules allowing Medicare to be reimbursed for medical claims that are at least partially covered by private-insurance coverage such as workers’ compensation and auto.

• Featured Fraud: It All Adds Up

  By Catherine Couretas, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 24, 2011

  Over 30 people in South Texas developed a scheme with two doctors south of the border, resulting in the collection of $3 million in fraudulent insurance payouts.

• Proposed HHS Rule Calls For Health Rate-Hike Scrutiny

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  December 23, 2010

  A proposed federal regulation will require health insurers to publicly disclose that they are seeking rate increases of 10 percent or more in the individual and small group markets.

• The New Health Care Law: What It Means To Agents & Brokers

  By Laura Mazzuca Toops, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  December 13, 2010

  In March, shortly after passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, American Agent & Broker spoke with Adam Bruckman, president and chief executive officer of Digital Insurance Inc.

• CMS Agrees To Delay Reporting Of Certain P&C Liability Claims

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  November 15, 2010

  The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has agreed to delay until January 2012 certain mandatory reporting requirements for workers' compensation cases under the Medicare Secondary Payer law.

• Catastrophe Plans Go Stale On The Shelf, Risk Managers Warned

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  July 26, 2010

  Putting a crisis plan in place to deal with a catastrophe is not enough--the program must be regularly tested, revised and treated as a "living document," risk management experts advised during a recent webinar.

• Disaster Plans Must Be Tested, Rehearsed; Not Just Created

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  July 15, 2010

  Putting a crisis plan in place to deal with a catastrophe is not enough--the plan must be tested, revised, and treated as a "living document," according to risk experts.

• Healthy Interest in Worksite Clinics

  By Staff Writer  |  July 6, 2010

  Worksite clinics are becoming an increasingly popular way to control healthcare spending and enhances employee productivity.

• Florida's Health Insurance Plans Tailored to Our One-Size-Does-Not-Fit-All Populace

  By Kimberly Auclair  |  March 1, 2010

  With daily reports of new information and proposed changes on comprehensive health- care insurance reform, it may be time to look at what is already available to Floridians.

• What Will Healthcare Reform Do To Independent Agencies?

  By Staff Writer P&c  |  March 1, 2010

  Despite deep divisions within its own ranks and united opposition from Republicans, Democrats appeared to be moving closer and closer at year's end to landmark legislation.

• Medicare Secondary Payer Deadline Delayed

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  February 22, 2010

  The federal government has pushed back the deadline for reporting requirements under the Medicare Secondary Payer Act until next January, a decision greeted with relief by workers' compensation providers and self-insured risk managers.