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• Flex-Rating Extended in Connecticut

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 14, 2011

  Connecticut lawmakers have extended the state’s flex-rating law for two years.

• State Farm: Spring Storm Claims Nearing $1B And Rising

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 31, 2011

  State Farm’s claims payments through May eclipsed $2.5 billion as payments to policyholders affected by April’s harsh weather approaches $1 billion.

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  EQECAT: $1-$3B In Insured Losses From Joplin, Mo. Tornado

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 24, 2011

  Catastrophe risk modeling firm EQECAT says insured losses for the Joplin, Mo. tornado—the deadliest twister in more than 60 years—could be between $1 billion and $3 billion.

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  Another Tornado Adds To Historic Year; Wipes Out Southwest Mo.

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 23, 2011

  Insurers are once again responding to a community reduced to debris by a massive tornado, this time in Joplin, Mo.

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  Thousands of St. Louis Homes Affected By Record-Strength Tornado

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 25, 2011

  A massive tornado with winds of at least 166 mph rumbled through the northwest side of St. Louis on Friday, leaving thousands of damaged homes.

• Abuse Appears In 35% Of N.Y. Metro Area Auto Claims, IRC Says

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  January 6, 2011

  A study by the Insurance Research Council (IRC) reports a high percentage of fraudulent auto claims in the New York City area.

• Abuse Appears In 35% Of N.Y. Metro Area Auto Claims, IRC Says

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  January 5, 2011

  An astounding 22 percent of auto insurance claims in the New York City area appear to be fraudulent, according to a study by the Insurance Research Council (IRC).

• Who's Using What

  By Staff Writer  |  June 2, 2010

  Golden Bear Insurance Company has implemented WebWriter Enterprise from Insurance Systems, Inc., to handle complete insurance processing for all of the carrier's personal lines business.

• AUGIE Survey: Price Main Driver When Placing Personal Lines Risks

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 31, 2010

  In a reversal from four years ago, agents and brokers cited price as the main driver when deciding where to place personal lines business in 2010, eclipsing "ease of doing business," the latest AUGIE survey revealed.

• AUGIE Survey: Price Main Driver When Placing Personal Lines Risks

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 25, 2010

  Agents and brokers cited price as the main driver in 2010 when placing personal lines business, eclipsing both "ease of doing business" and insurance product offerings, according to an AUGIE survey.