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We give you all the information you need and the questions to ask in order to legally, ethically, and effectively conduct insurance claim and fraud investigations through social media sites.

As Facebook and other sites expand their applications, those involved in the handling of claims and cases must be properly prepared to gain access to this vast library of individualized information for use in an evidential setting.

Independent reinsurance brokerage firm Holborn said the first quarter has been an eventful one for reinsurers, who will post losses on several events including a recent cyclone and flooding in Australia and developing losses from the New Zealand and Chilean earthquakes in 2010.

CSST failures are annually responsible for millions of dollars in property damage across the United States, but most homeowners have little knowledge of the hidden dangers of the combination of this flexible tubing system and indirect lightning strikes.

Do Side A D&O policies add value at a time when terms of standard “ABC” policies are getting broader? Mark Paccione of Everest Specialty Underwriters argues that they do, and explains the benefits.

Recent statistics show declines in securities lawsuits relating to the subprime mortgage crisis, but directors and officers liability insurers should brace for more such cases in 2011, a plaintiffs’ attorney warned late last month.

Catastrophe modeler AIR Worldwide estimates insured losses from a massive winter storm earlier this month to be between $790 million and $1.4 billion.

A Facebook post led to one woman's arrest and felony charges of grand larceny.