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• Skittish Insurers Scrutinize CBI Coverage Requests, But Market Still Open

  By Michael Voelker, PropertyCasualty360  |  March 8, 2013

  Battered by natural catastrophes, Property underwriters have grown cautious of offering Contingent Business Interruption coverage to companies with significant risk. Nevertheless, insurers are still open for business to companies that can answer detailed questions about their supply chains.

• Huge Business Interruption Losses Spur New ‘Information Age’

  By Dave Lenckus  |  July 9, 2012

  Insurers suffered sizable Contingent Business Interruption (CBI) losses last year, as catastrophes such as the Japan earthquake and Thai flooding wreaked havoc on supply chains worldwide. CBI losses, in fact, likely accounted for a substantial portion of the massive cat claims in 2011.

• On One-Year Anniversary, Insurance Pros Remember Joplin Devastation

  By Christina Bramlet, PropertyCasualty360.com, Eric Dempsey, Dwight Douglas  |  May 28, 2012

  Hundreds gathered in Joplin, Mo., on May 22 to pay tribute to the 166 people who lost their lives in last year’s deadly EF-5 tornado.

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  Remembering The Devastation: An Engineer's Account

  By Eric Dempsey  |  May 21, 2012

  For the workers at one plant and still other Joplin residents, the rebuild process is far from over. A claims pro discusses his first-hand experience assessing property damage in the wake of the deadly twister.

• Global and Off-Premises Exposures

  By David D. Thamann  |  May 31, 2011

  A close review of the insured’s operations and its off-premises exposures will no doubt identify areas that require attention and further protection, whether through insurance or some non-insurance risk management technique.

• Dodd-Frank Delivers Single-State Tax & Regs For Multi-State Risks

  By Susanne Sclafane, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  October 18, 2010

  Tucked into 2,000-plus pages of federal financial services reform legislation are just 10 relating to the surplus lines industry, but those pages will put an end to decades of broker frustration, legislative experts say.

• Dodd-Frank Delivers Single-State Tax, Single-State Regs For Multi-State Risks

  By Susanne Sclafane, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  October 11, 2010

  Tucked into 2,000-plus pages of federal financial services reform legislation are just 10 relating to the surplus lines industry, but those pages will put end to decades of broker frustration, legislative experts say.