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Construction Safety
Construction Killing Conditions
TJ Lyons | December 1, 2013
TJ Lyons explains system creep and discusses ways to deal with deadly conditions on job sites.
Liability Insurance
Subrogation and the CGL Policy
Craig Stanovich | December 1, 2013
Effective risk transfer requires understanding subrogation, the anti-subrogation rule, and endorsement CG 24 04. Craig Stanovich explains.
Disability and Disability Insurance
Teleworking Evolution: Factoring in a Mobile Workforce
Marcia Carruthers | November 9, 2013
Optimizing a mobile workforce can have distinct benefits and afford companies a clear competitive advantage, per Marcia Carruthers.
Writing Tips for Insurance Professionals
Organizing Large Insurance Loss Reports
Gary Blake | November 1, 2013
Insurance loss reports are complex. Gary Blake provides tips to improve their readability.
Continuous Performance Improvement
Insurance Innovation—An Oxymoron?
John Pryor | November 1, 2013
John Pryor looks at innovative ideas and practices in the insurance industry.
Current Trends and Issues
Judicial Estoppel and Insurance Claims
Tim Ryles | November 1, 2013
Tim Ryles examines the relationship between judicial estoppel and insurance claims and explains why it deserves attention.
Valuation of Insurance Organizations
Assessing Insurance Customer Relationships
Jeff Balcombe | November 1, 2013
To increase customer retention, Jeff Balcombe advises managers to develop strategies aimed at improving elements of their valuation equation.
Environmental
Duty To Defend Environmental Claims
Rodney Taylor | November 1, 2013
Whether something constitutes a "claim" for purposes of the duty to defend can cut both ways. Rod Taylor explains.
Personal Risk Management
Biggert-Waters 2012 and the New Normal
Timothy O'Brien | November 1, 2013
Tim O'Brien discusses changes to the National Flood Insurance Program and their ramifications.
Personal Lines Claims
Evaluating Bodily Injury Claims—Back Injuries
Elise Farnham | October 1, 2013
Claims professionals need to conduct a thorough investigation, per Elise Farnham.
Disability and Disability Insurance
Teleworking Evolution: Factoring in a Mobile Workforce
Marcia Carruthers | November 9, 2013
Writing Tips for Insurance Professionals
Organizing Large Insurance Loss Reports
Gary Blake | November 1, 2013
Valuation of Insurance Organizations
Assessing Insurance Customer Relationships
Jeff Balcombe | November 1, 2013