July 6, 2015 The Disaster Issue: Insuring Natural & Man-Made Catastrophes Commercial Auto (including Taxis, Limos & Fleets) Digital Product Guide

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Features
Georgia Hopes to Establish State as Captive-Friendly with Newly-Revised Law Lowering Taxes, Capital Requirements
Companies looking to form captives in Georgia can now do so with more...
Features
Summary of 2015 Tennessee Insurance Legislation
Below is a summary of Tennessee legislation that pertains to...
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Bill Allowing Uber to Stay in South Carolina Is Officially Law
Uber is staying in South Carolina. After the transportation network...
Features
Drought Conditions Affecting 28 South Carolina Counties
Twenty-eight South Carolina counties are now in the first level of...
Features
Tennessee Adopts Online Auto Insurance Verification
The James Lee Atwood Jr. Law, named for a driver who was killed by an...
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North Carolina Approves Amendments to Captive Insurance Law
Amendments proposed to the North Carolina Captive Insurance Act by...
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Ex-Senate Candidate Grant to Run for North Carolina Insurance Commissioner
Unsuccessful 2014 U.S. Senate candidate Heather Grant says she'll run...
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Florida’s Citizens Approves Rate Increases Along Coast
Citizens Property Insurance Corporation's Board of Governors has...
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North Carolina Lawmakers Approve Insurance Requirement for Mopeds
Moped owners may have a new item on their to-do lists in 2016 after...
People & Places
People – Southeast
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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
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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...
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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...