Michael Brown

• Catastrophes Impact State Auto, Harleysville 3Q Earnings

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  November 2, 2010

  Catastrophe losses impacted the earnings of super-regional property and casualty insurers State Auto Financial Corp. and Harleysville Group, leading to third-quarter net

• Interpreting the Past, Predicting the Future

  By Eric Gilkey, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  October 12, 2010

  If your birthday falls on Halloween, legend says you are born blessed with the gift of communicating with those who have passed away. A fine birthday present indeed, but could these otherworldly talents come in handy elsewhere?

• Know Your CE: Catastrophes

  By Michael Brown,AIC, Rpa  |  October 12, 2010

  Each issue, Claims CE provides several continuing education-based questions designed to test claim professionals on their knowledge of a particular topic. This month, we take a look at Catastrophes.

• Know Your CE: Homeowners 3--Special Form

  By Michael Brown,AIC, Rpa  |  June 1, 2010

  Each issue, we provide several continuing education-based questions designed to test claim professionals on their knowledge of a particular topic. For this edition, we take a look at the Homeowners 3--Special Form (HO 00 03 10 00).

• Summer Skill Sharpening

  By Eric Gilkey, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 1, 2010

  Just like the days of elementary education, when summer break hits, retention levels and the quality of work can start showing signs of tarnish. To keep the rust off, this edition of Claims CE looks at ways to keep those skills from dulling.