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A Business World Massacre — What Can Happen When Government Needs a Scapegoat

Larry Katzen

It remains one of the greatest travesties in the history of American business: In 2001, the 85,000 employees of one of the world's largest accounting firms began losing their jobs in droves.

Don't Swim with the Shirks

Gary Jennings

Maintaining claims excellence is difficult. It requires vision, efficient and consistent processes, qualified personnel, and ongoing discipline to properly execute the plans.
Deep Freeze

Stephen Halbeisen, Mark E. Utke, Michael J. Melusky

January 5-7, 2014, a wide swath of subzero temperatures impacted much of the United States, from Montana eastward to New York, and southward to parts of Oklahoma and northern Alabama.

To Tell or Not To Tell

Katherine S. Caudill

In 1748, in response to the request of a friend, Benjamin Franklin offered the following hints in his pamphlet, Advice to a Young Tradesman, Written by an Old One: Remember that time is money. Remember that credit is money. In a patchwork landscape of data breach notification laws, these words...
Champions of Good Faith — History of Adjusting, Part 5

Ken Brownlee, CPCU

It was in 1959 that I first worked for an insurance company, as a title insurance abstractor.

Claims Magazine-May 2014