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Phil Schreiner
It's been a rough couple of months for our industry, to put it mildly.
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The Washington State Legislature is weighing a bill that would prevent insurers from altering existing on the basis that applicants or insureds own specific breeds of dog.
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A number of consumer protection bills supported by California's insurance commissioner have passed through their respective policy committees.
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A former American Financial Group claim adjuster and litigation specialist has been charged with embezzling his employer out of more than $490,000 during his employment in the Los Angeles area office.
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The total number of mergers and acquisitions in the insurance industry increased in 2004, driven by the health/managed care and distribution sectors.
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Ripping its plot lines from the headlines, the original CSI television series recently ran an episode in which mold was the culprit, as well as the instrument of justice.
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The CPCU Society, the professional association for nearly 28,000 Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters, has launched an advertising campaign.
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Nearly 4,000 people die each year in fires at home, according to a new study released by the Federal Emergency Management Agency's U.S. Fire Administration.
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Residents of the southern Great Plains can expect damaging hail of at least one inch in diameter every three to five years on average.
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In a 32 to 8 vote, the Florida Senate enacted asbestos and silica litigation legislation that previously had been approved by the state's house.
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For accounts with unique handling requirements, a claim service model that lies somewhere between standard claim handling and a third party administrator now is available at the Hartford.
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Brentwood Service Administrators, a specialty insurance brokerage based in Brentwood, Tenn., has promoted Rick Whitten, in the Charlotte, N.C., office, to director of loss control services.
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The Society of Collision Repair Specialists has chosen its 2005-2006 board of directors.
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The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America recently hired and promoted several staff members.
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The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America's national board has nominated Alex Soto, CPCU, ARM, the association's president-elect and has named Robert E. Fulwider the next vice president.
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Moulton Claim Service, a claim investigation and resolution firm in Colorado, has added two claim professionals to its staff.
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Several service providers in the auto repair industry have formed Allied Claim Solution.
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In order to help companies meet the stringent compliance requirements of the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Keane Organization has launched Business Risk Management Solutions.
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The Insurance Accounting & System Association has designed an executive education program to target senior financial and technology insurance company executives for peer-to-peer education and networking opportunities.
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The latest national trends in workers' compensation will be under examination at the 60th Annual Workers' Compensation Educational Conference.
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Changing the U.S. tort system will have little effect on the economy and might even hurt job creation, according to a recent study from the Economic Policy Institute, in Washington, D.C.
Ken Brownlee
Security -- the state of feeling safe, free from anxiety or fear -- has become big business, both for commercial and governmental entities.
Ronald D. Lucier
Infrared thermography, long used with success by many groups, is finding increasing use among insurance adjusters as a tool to settle claims quickly and with minimum cost.
Costantino Suriano
Quickly dashed off e-mail sent from hand-held devices whilst we are listening to voices on speaker phones in "other matters" seem par for the multitasking that efficiency gurus mandate in our business lives.
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As in any field, documentation is only as good as the time and thought that go into it.
Elise M. Farnham
Around the World in 80 Days. In today's world of high-speed transportation and electronic communication, such a long trip sounds sort of quaint.
Carl Van
In this eight-part series, Carl Van shares his thoughts on the characteristics of the awesome adjuster.
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As anecdotal evidence regarding adverse underwriting decisions spreads among insureds by word of mouth, many are complaining to their departments of insurance and their elected representatives.
Mark Burge
Just three years ago, the majority of the questions we fielded came from insurance professionals trying to contain their panic as they learned that computer data can be retrieved, even though it has been deleted.
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U.S. property and casualty insurers are expected to pay homeowners and businesses an estimated $2.1 billion for insured property loss claims from eight catastrophes in the first quarter of 2005.
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Approximately 14,000 employers have been notified that injury and illness rates at their work sites are higher than average, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
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The American Bar Association Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section and the American Insurance Association have scheduled their second joint insurance litigation conference.
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The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America recently submitted testimony to the House Financial Service Committee on ways to reform the National Flood Insurance Program.
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The senate is considering a National Graduated Driver Licensing Incentive Grant Program that would phase young beginners into full driving privileges as they mature and develop driving skills.
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U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R.-Texas), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, has introduced new legislation that is a scaled-back version of last year's Motor Vehicle Owner's Right to Repair Act.
Kathleen M. Bonczyk
Employment law constitutes one of the fastest growing categories of civil litigation and has given rise to an increasing need for employment practice liability insurance.
Joseph D. Skaggs
Typically, forensic engineers are thought of as claim service providers for the insurance industry.
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A new education and designation program specifically for risk management education specialists has been developed by the National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research and the Texas Schools Risk Manager Association.
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