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New Year's Day was the most active holiday for vehicle thefts in 2012 with 2,228 reported thefts across the country.

Favorable weather conditions produced one of the quietest seasons in recent memory. This years tornado season also produced a below-average number of twisters and statistically, the western wildfire season could be characterized as modest.

Barry Seigerman radiates an energy you wouldnt expect from a guy half his age. But at 73, hes retained the same spark that got him started. He talks about his career in anecdotes, mincing no words, pausing occasionally to drop a sharp, hard-won piece of insight.

This past year saw the industry faced with issues both new and old. Some events were noteworthy for their general news impact, others for their direct influence on the property and casualty industry, and still others for the massive amount of interest they generated among PC360's readership.

A federal district court judge in Mississippi rejected the effort of a Mississippi county to intervene in the state's lawsuit challenging NFIP rate hikes.

Of the individuals involved in fatal ATV crashes in recent years, 87% were not wearing helmets and almost half were drunk, reports the IIHS.