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    "articles": [
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        "uri": "/2024/04/02/fall-onto-trailer-attached-to-insured-vehicle-considered-an-auto-accident-414-251560/",
        "title": "Mississippi Supreme Court rules worker's fall from scaffolding is 'auto accident'",
        "byline": "Kelly Helton, JD",
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        "prettyDate": "April 02, 2024",
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        "summary": "A worker fell and hit his head on scaffolding erected on a trailer attached to a covered vehicle.",
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        "uri": "/2024/04/02/dont-overlook-these-small-business-risks/",
        "title": "Don't overlook these small business risks",
        "byline": "Brittney Meredith-Miller",
        "kicker": "Analysis",
        "prettyDate": "April 02, 2024",
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        "summary": "A survey from Pie Insurance highlights the less visible risks keeping business owners up at night.",
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        "uri": "/2024/04/01/some-states-will-see-homeowners-rate-increases-as-high-as-23-in-2024/",
        "title": "Some states will see homeowners rate increases as high as 23% in 2024",
        "byline": "Brittney Meredith-Miller",
        "kicker": "Analysis",
        "prettyDate": "April 01, 2024",
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        "summary": "The effects of climate change are putting some states that have historically had lower premiums in the line of fire for more frequent and severe weather events.",
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        "uri": "/2024/03/29/insurer-seeks-declaration-it-has-no-duty-to-defend-sexual-abuse-suit-against-leonia-school-board-414-251409/",
        "title": "Insurer wants out of duty to defend school sexual abuse suit",
        "byline": "Colleen Murphy",
        "kicker": "News",
        "prettyDate": "March 29, 2024",
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        "summary": "The suit against the Leonia School Board was filed in November 2021, though the plaintiff says the alleged sexual abuse happened in 1980.",
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        "uri": "/2024/03/28/connecticut-notice-on-homeowners-nonrenewal-guidelines-414-251317/",
        "title": "Connecticut Insurance Department issues notice on use of aerial imagery in policy nonrenewal",
        "byline": "Ray Sugrim",
        "kicker": "News",
        "prettyDate": "March 28, 2024",
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        "summary": "After reviewing complaints where aerial images were relied upon to support nonrenewal, the Department found many of the images did not definitively show material roof damage.",
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        "uri": "/2024/03/28/swiss-re-global-insured-nat-cat-losses-totaled-108b-in-2023/",
        "title": "Swiss Re: Global insured NAT CAT losses totaled $108B in 2023",
        "byline": "Brittney Meredith-Miller",
        "kicker": "News",
        "prettyDate": "March 28, 2024",
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        "summary": "In 2023, global insured catastrophe losses exceed $100B for the fourth consecutive year, according to Swiss Re Institute.",
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        "uri": "/2024/03/27/employers-workers-pay-the-price-as-workplace-misconduct-is-on-the-rise-414-251253/",
        "title": "Rising risk: Workplace misconduct is harming both employees and companies",
        "byline": "Alan Goforth",
        "kicker": "News",
        "prettyDate": "March 27, 2024",
        "timeToRead": "3 minute",
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        "summary": "When people see others engaging in misconduct, they are more likely to engage in it themselves.",
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        "uri": "/2024/03/26/u-s-pc-industry-saw-21-2-billion-underwriting-loss-in-2023/",
        "title": "U.S. P&C industry saw $21.2 billion underwriting loss in 2023",
        "byline": "Brittney Meredith-Miller",
        "kicker": "Market Insights",
        "prettyDate": "March 26, 2024",
        "timeToRead": "2 minute",
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        "summary": "Swiss Re is forecasting a much more favorable 2024 for the industry, predicting strong premium growth of 7% for the year.",
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        "uri": "/2024/03/26/drivers-in-these-states-get-the-most-speeding-tickets/",
        "title": "Drivers in these states get the most speeding tickets",
        "byline": "Brittney Meredith-Miller",
        "kicker": "Slideshow",
        "prettyDate": "March 26, 2024",
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        "summary": "How much does getting a speeding ticket really affect a driver's auto insurance premium?",
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        "uri": "/2024/03/25/the-role-of-the-insurance-department-414-251142/",
        "title": "Exploring the role of the insurance department",
        "byline": "Christine G. Barlow, CPCU",
        "kicker": "Analysis",
        "prettyDate": "March 25, 2024",
        "timeToRead": "5 minute",
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        "summary": "Each state has an insurance department, but what does it do?",
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