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• Public Enemy Number One

  By Christina Bramlet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  August 29, 2012

  Fraud has become the industry’s public enemy number one, a relentless leviathan siphoning $30 billion from P&C insurers annually.

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  Top 10 Stolen Cars in 2011: NICB Hot Wheels List

  By Caterina Pontoriero, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  August 21, 2012

  The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) named the top 10 most stolen vehicles in the country in its annual Hot Wheels list. See if you own one of the most stolen vehicles of 2011.

• Deloitte Report Addresses $30B Fraud Pandemic

  By Christina Bramlet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  August 15, 2012

  Fraud costs P&C insurers $30 billion annually. To mitigate this huge drain on profits, the industry must adopt an integrated, collective approach, says Deloitte.

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  Top 10 Most Sensational Fraud Stories of the First Half of 2012

  By Christina Bramlet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  August 2, 2012

  Anxious consumers and businesses are increasingly turning to insurance fraud to escape financial turmoil. Here, we look back at some of the most sensational scammers of the first half of 2012.

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  Lone Wolves Stalking—Just An Olympic Risk?

  By Anthony Roman  |  July 31, 2012

  London’s anti-terror defense preparations would make Churchill proud. Nevertheless, a menace lurks among the onlookers at the Summer Olympics.

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  A Cold Chain of Consequence: The Trayvon Martin Killing

  By Anthony Roman  |  July 9, 2012

  As George Zimmerman awaits trial for murder, we discuss the tragedy and the questions it raises about neighborhood watch programs.

• Driving Force

  By Paul Blume, Jr.  |  June 28, 2012

  Auto insurance issues dominate state legislative landscape in 2012

• Chubb Offers to Waive Deductibles for Users of Discounted FreightWatch Product

  By Staff Writer  |  June 13, 2012

  FreightWatch will offer Chubb customers a 10 percent discount to use their product and Chubb is set to waive thousands in deductibles for policyholders using FreightWatch.

• Featured Fraud: Stopping Staged Accidents

  By Melissa Anne Wuske  |  June 12, 2012

  Eight years in prison and $4M in restitution are what this Fla. man received for helping execute a staged accident ring.

• Work-Zone Safety, Workers’ Comp Programs Help Governments Stay Within Budget

  By Bonnie Cavanaugh  |  June 4, 2012

  The City of Columbia, Mo.’s money-saving efforts include increasingly concentrated attempts to keep Workers’ Compensation costs down, says Sarah Perry, the city’s risk manager for more than 15 years and a member of NU’s Risk Managers Advisory Board.

• NATO Summit Has Chicago-Area Risk Managers Tuning-up Disaster Plans

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 17, 2012

  Just in case this weekend’s NATO summit in Chicago leads to violence and rioting, as has happened in other cities hosting world leaders, at least one insurer is reminding risk managers to prepare for the worst and hope for the best.

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  Arson Awareness Week Aims To Prevent Youth Firesetting

  By Christina Bramlet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 8, 2012

  Sunday marked the beginning of a nationwide initiative to educate the public on preventing the loss of life and property stemming from blazes set by children.

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  Mobile Technology Changing the Face of P&C Insurance

  By Edward Cammarato, John Cantwell  |  May 3, 2012

  What will be the hot technology over the next few years? While no one can say for certain, it’s not difficult to make a case for smartphones and mobile devices.

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  Insurance Scammers Featured on ABC News

  By Christina Bramlet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 25, 2012

  A report on the burgeoning fraud epidemic features an MMA fighter and prison guard accused of doing some heavy lifting while collecting workers' comp benefits.

• IQ: Idaho Passes Electronic Insurance Verification Law for Traffic Violators

  By Industry IQ  |  April 25, 2012

  Idaho traffic violators will be able to show electronic proof of insurance, via smartphone app or PDF copy, as of July 1.

• A Little [More] Conversation, A Little More Action

  By Christina Bramlet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 25, 2012

  This year's revamped ACE program features commentary from a wealth of industry experts and more mechanisms for learning than ever before.