The Disaster Issue: Insuring Natural & Man-Made Catastrophes; Commercial Auto (including Taxis, Limos & Fleets); Digital Product Guide

In this Issue

Features
Over 1,300 Claims Filed in Ohio Asbestos Suit
More than 1,300 damage claims were filed in a northeast Ohio court on...
Features
90% of Cars at Central Iowa Auto Shop Destroyed in Flood
A Clive, Iowa, auto repair business reported that 90 percent of the...
Features
Illinois’ Harper College, Zurich Team Up for Insurance Apprenticeship Program
A Chicago-area community college and a global insurance company are...
People & Places
People – Midwest
Cincinnati, Ohio-based American Financial Group Inc. promoted Kyle W....

National Coverage

Features
How Hurricane Katrina Changed Business Preparation Planning for Disasters
Nearly 10 years ago, wind and storm surges as a result of Hurricane...
Closing Quote
The New Normal in EPLI
It's been interesting to watch the growth of employment practices...
Features
10 Things to Know About Insuring Taxis & Limos
Taxi operators are required to have commercial insurance that...
Editor's Note
Data Breach and Suppliers
With some four-out-of-10 mid-sized businesses having had a cyber...
Features
How Supreme Court Gay Marriage Ruling Affects Employee Benefit Plans
Following the historic Supreme Court decision that same-sex couples...
Features
Business Income: Why Worksheets Alone Don’t Work
Predicting the impact of a catastrophic event on an organization's...
Features
Where Did NFIP’s Debt Come From?
Studying how the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) became more...
Declarations
Declarations
Montana Microcosm "What we are seeing in Montana is a reflection of...
Features
How to Prioritize ‘Going Digital’ in a Digital Age
Going digital for any agency may seem overwhelming, however experts...
Features
Supreme Court Opinion to Have No Effect on Health Insurers: S&P
The Supreme Court opinion upholding current tax subsidies under the...
Business Moves
Business Moves
Patriot National, Brandywine Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Patriot...
Features
E&O Insights: Will Your Files Help or Hurt You in a Disaster?
Typically, there's not much warning when a disaster strikes. No one...
Features
P/C Direct Premium Written Up Nearly 4 Percent
Direct premium written (DPW) for property/casualty insurance...
Features
Crop Insurance Payments for Drought More Than for Flooding
Farmers are reaping higher yields and ranchers' feed costs have...
New Markets
My New Markets
My New Markets is brought to you by Insurance Journal's sister...
Features
The Age of Big Data and Agencies – Not
This is the age of big data. The concept is to collect all kinds of...
Features
Flood Insurance Claims Underpayments Not Widespread: Senate Study
The U.S. government's appeals process for reviewing flood insurance...
Features
Plugging the Hole in the U.S. Flood Market: How Risk Modelers Can Help to De-Risk the NFIP
The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) has long been the...
Features
‘Seismicity’: Re/insurers Ponder the Impact of Human-Caused Earthquakes
Earthquakes, the natural kind caused by the movements of vast...