Crossing the country several times a year, sometimes by plane or train but usually by car, I see a lot of highway.

Until the early 1980s, this publication was known as Insurance Adjuster magazine. Even those of us who were independent adjusters at the time worked primarily for insurance companies and were comfortable with that title.

For many years, I labored in the "food services" division of the claim industry, dealing with pickles and jams, and helping to prepare crow for those who must dine upon that feathery black bird.

New York's attorney general, Eliot Spitzer, spoke to the National Press Club in February, discussing the recent business scandals on which he has launched a crusade.

Many, if not most, adjusters may feel confident that they rarely will have to deal with serious hazardous material claims.

A few Claims readers and contributors I know subscribe to an insurance/risk management Internet chat-line called Riskmail.

Security -- the state of feeling safe, free from anxiety or fear -- has become big business, both for commercial and governmental entities.

Many security and safety issues focus on employees, and hiring and retaining the best employees is a major concern of all businesses, as well as a major insurance issue.