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• Taking Flight: ‘Into the Wild, Blue Yonder!’

  By Ken Brownlee, CPCU  |  March 29, 2013

  Man has always yearned to fly, but at what expense? Risk-managing air and space involves hardware, government, and private enterprises.

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  Meteor Explodes Over Russia, Shattering Windows and Injuring Hundreds

  By Anya Khalamayzer, PropertyCasualty360  |  February 15, 2013

  A 10-ton meteor collided with Earth’s atmosphere on Friday morning, sending flaming cosmic debris across western Siberia, an area that is relatively sparse in population but home to factories related to defense technology and thermonuclear-weapons production.

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  Meet the Experts: Environmental Leaders

  By Staff Writer  |  January 23, 2013

  Click through to check out biographies of the brokers, carrier executives and risk managers dealing in Environmental insurance who offer their perspective throughout PC360’s January digital issue. The subjects also offer additional thoughts on this line, including their views on why more clients should strongly consider this relatively inexpensive but...

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  Slideshow: Hurricane Sandy Tops 2012 Disasters, But More in Store for 2013

  By Laura Mazzuca Toops, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  January 3, 2013

  Ongoing coastal building and pervasive drought conditions throughout the U.S. could increase the likelihood of more weather-related losses in 2013.

• Toyota Poised to Move Past Legal Troubles; Announces $1.1B Settlement over Acceleration Issue

  By Ben Klayman, Reuters, Casey Sullivan, Reuters  |  December 28, 2012

  Toyota Motor Corp eliminated a huge obstacle with a U.S. settlement over unintended acceleration in its cars and trucks, leaving it to fight smaller cases that will be harder for plaintiffs to prove and less likely to damage the company's growing sales.

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  Top Tech Tales for Twenty-Twelve

  By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  December 17, 2012

  Remember the days when business leaders thought a technology solution might help solve some of their problems? Technology no longer assists carriers, it is central to the daily functions of virtually every business in this county and insurers—carriers and agencies—are no exception.

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  Satellite Destroyed Following SpaceX Rocket Glitch

  By Irene Klotz (REUTERS)  |  October 15, 2012

  An experimental communications satellite flying piggyback aboard a Space Exploration Technologies' Falcon 9 rocket fell out of orbit and burned up in the atmosphere following a problem during liftoff, satellite operator Orbcomm said on Friday, resulting in a $10 million insurance claim.

• The Efficiency Mantra

  By Michael P. Voelker  |  September 4, 2012

  Improving underwriting efficiency tops the to-do checklists of carriers in both personal and commercial lines.

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  Tropical Cyclone Ret'I'rement: A Look Back at the Significant 'I' Storms

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  August 27, 2012

  As Hurricane Isaac heads toward the Gulf Coast, PC360 revisits some of the recent "I" storms whose names have been retired by the World Meteorological Organization due to insured and economic losses caused by the tropical cyclones.

• Empower the ‘Pure Sharing of Information’

  By Melissa Stewart  |  February 29, 2012

  Learn what to expect at the upcoming 2012 PLRB/LIRB conference in this special sneak peek.

• Speaking Of: 2012 WIND Conference

  By Melissa Stewart  |  January 2, 2012

  The 13th annual WIND Conference will be held Jan. 30 through Feb. 2 in Orlando, Fla. Claims Assistant Editor Melissa Stewart recently spoke with WIND Executive Director Michelle Griffin for a preview of the many offerings available this year.

• Flipping the Switch

  By Jason Terrell  |  December 21, 2011

  The Griffith Foundation’s Insurance Education and Career Summit launched in September with the goal of creating an industry-wide initiative to attract young workers. Here’s what’s been happening since then.

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  2011 Texas Wildfires—Slideshow

  By Staff Writer  |  September 22, 2011

  Recent wildfires in Texas are expected to cause nearly $250 million in insured losses, and losses as of now have already surpassed total-insured wildfire losses in the state from any prior year, according to the Insurance Council of Texas (ICT).

• Highway Safety, UK Riots and More- PC360_Claims Tweet Suite Digest

  By Christina Bramlet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  August 17, 2011

  PropertyCasualty360.com’s Claims Channel Editor Christina Bramlet is twittering every day about breaking news and timely topics. Check out the latest claim-related tweets.

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  Arizona Wildfires Spread; Town Of Greer Overrun

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com, Associated Press  |  June 9, 2011

  Arizona wildfires continue to spread unabated as officials say the Wallow fire has moved through the town of Greer, but there is hope some progress to contain the fire will be made today.

• Jury Clears Toyota Of Unintended Acceleration Claim

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 11, 2011

  A jury in New York found that Toyota is not responsible for a 2005 crash in the first trial related to the car manufacturer’s recall of eight million vehicles due to unintended acceleration.