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• Professional Liability: A Growing Insurance Need As Ranks Of Self-Employed Swell

  By Jeff Bogen  |  October 20, 2011

  Professional-liability insurance is of increasing importance—and popularity—in today’s economic climate as more and more people become self-employed. Agents who have clients providing professional services to others need to know that this coverage is a necessity, especially given our society’s quick-to-sue mentality.

• RIMS Opposes Proposed Reinsurance Tax Penalty

  By Caroline McDonald, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  October 14, 2011

  Legislation introduced that would place significant restrictions on domestic insurers that cede reinsurance to their foreign affiliates is being strongly opposed by the Risk and Insurance Management Society, (RIMS), which it says could ultimately impact capacity.

• Exploding e-Wallet

  By Rick Gilman, APR, CMP  |  June 1, 2011

  New technology eliminates credit cards and cash

• Venture launches Concierge and SafeBet

  By Staff Writer  |  November 10, 2010

  Concierge provides all lines of coverage for hotel management companies and boutique hotels; SafeBet provides all lines of coverage for casinos with lodging and stand-alone casino operations.

• Fireman's Fund gives discount to energy star labeled buildings

  By Staff Writer  |  June 29, 2010

  Policyholders with Energy Star buildings are now eligible for a five percent discount from Fireman's Fund.

• A Tale of Two Seasons

  By Eric Gilkey, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  January 5, 2010

  Many claim executives are exhaling a sigh of relief as 2010 gets underway, having had a chance to catch their breath due largely in part to a catastrophe season that wrapped up with the fewest named storms and hurricanes since 1997.