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  Copper Theft a Hard-Wired Risk for Insurers, Businesses, Homeowners

  By Anya Khalamayzer, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 2, 2013

  Copper was targeted in 96 percent of all metal thefts in the past three years, reports the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), with criminals going after business owners and homeowners evenly.

• Tailor or Seller?

  By Chris Amrhein  |  May 1, 2013

  Welcome once again to the merry month of May; a time of blooming flowers, greening countryside and dreams of summertime! And as I write this, my dreams include once again experiencing a mouth devoid of metal bars, wires and cables.

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  Boston Tragedy Indicative of 'New Reality' of Terror Attacks

  By Christina Bramlet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 16, 2013

  The attacks at the 117th Boston Marathon point to disturbing uptick in the use of small explosives.

• No Reruns

  By Chris Amrhein  |  April 1, 2013

  Learn from Superstorm Sandy how to be proactive with insured's coverage

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  3 Architectural Design Horror Stories and How to Prevent Them

  By Robert K. Tuman  |  March 5, 2013

  A construction safety consultant looks at three building design cases that totally disregarded worker well-being--and how building owners, architects and insurers can prevent them.

• Preventing Claims Spillover: Understanding Oil Pipeline Failures

  By Bryan Campbell  |  March 4, 2013

  Each year many oil pipelines fail, spill crude oil and cause significant health and environmental damage all across the continental United States—leading to hefty financial implications for oil companies, landowners, the government and insurers.

• Choose Wisely

  By Chris Amrhein  |  March 1, 2013

  When it comes to ethical behavior, the best choice may not be obvious.

• Protecting the Grid: Risk Management in Electric Utilities

  By Anya Khalamayzer, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 17, 2012

  Electric utilities are highly complex and technical businesses, and their risk managers face a daunting array of threats to employees, customers and physical assets.

• Sea of Mediocrity

  By Paul Rolich  |  September 4, 2012

  The level of talent among programmers appears to be slipping away.

• Recycling’s Best Defense

  By Shannon Frech, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 1, 2012

  Defender Risk Management and Insurance finds niche in landfill diversion

• The Big Empty: Key Coverage Concerns and Trends for Vacant Buildings

  By Bonnie Cavanaugh  |  August 27, 2012

  The vacant building business is still alive but waning in some areas of the country, as carriers are starting to count their losses and pull out.

• Heavy Metal

  By Bonnie Cavanaugh  |  August 27, 2012

  Ongoing major thefts of copper and other metals from abandoned and occupied buildings have garnered the attention of lawmakers nationwide.

• Return-to-Work Story: From Helmet to Tie

  By Bryant Rousseau, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  August 20, 2012

  Limbach embraces an aggressive return-to-work environment, with programs managed at its 11 branch offices in consultation with the corporate risk-management department and the company’s broker, Wills; it also keeps in mind local laws.

• Actual Cash Value vs. Replacement Cost: Navigating the Policy

  By Susan Massmann  |  May 3, 2012

  Standard replacement-cost provisions on commercial property forms often offer the insured the option to accept settlement on an actual-cash-value (ACV) basis, but the insured can later opt to receive the replacement-cost amount.

• Student Contest Seeks New Ideas for Building Sustainable Roofs

  By Anya Khalamayzer, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 3, 2012

  The Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety has partnered with the American Institute of Architecture Students to crowd source ideas for attractive high-performance, water-resilient and weather-resistant roofing through the FORTIFIED Roof Design Competition.

• High Winds Riskiest for Buildings' Roofs

  By Caroline McDonald, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  December 15, 2011

  Recent Santa Ana winds in the West and high winds in the East have raised awareness to the roofs of businesses and homes, which are most vulnerable to damage.