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Finally, something consumers and carriers can agree onthe need to put the brakes on auto PIP fraud. However, the how and why of the impact of this type of fraud on all drivers still needs explained to the public.

Forecaster Tropical Storm Risk joins a list calling for a more active than usual 2011 Atlantic hurricane season.

Under garagekeepers' coverage, would damage to a customer's car from a falling object be a collision loss or an other-than-collision (comprehensive) loss? One FC&S editor gives you his opinion.

Storm losses in the United States over the past month are expected to exceed $100 million, according to a report issued by Aon Benfield.

How can smaller insurance companies compete against slick ad campaigns? Through superior service and word of mouth, says Jeff Snyder, an agent with Farmers Mutual Insurance Company.

Last year was a costly one in terms of dollars and human life as insurers saw catastrophe losses increase by 59 percent from the previous year, according to a Swiss Re report.

A climate nuisance liability case to be heard by the Supreme Court may be the environmental case of the decade, according to William F. Stewart, a coverage attorney, who details the implications of Conn. vs. AEP.

Standard and Poor’s has revised its outlook on nine Japanese insurers due to the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, while Moody’s says current loss estimates by two reinsurers are credit negative for that sector.