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Personal Risk Management
Homecare Workers: Identifying and Managing Risks
2011-06-11 | Jack Hungelmann
Whether hiring an individual or going with an agency, risks exist. Jack Hungelmann explains.
Personal Risk Management
Managing the Risks of Groundwater Damage
2011-05-01 | Jack Hungelmann
April showers bring May floods. Jack Hungelmann examines insurance and noninsurance strategies to counter groundwater damage.
Time Element
Supply Chain Exposures—What It Means to a Risk Manager
2011-05-01 | William K Austin
Risk managers don't have to experience an earthquake half a world away to suffer a business interruption loss William Austin explains.
Catastrophe Risk Management
Insurance Coverage Considerations for Claims Resulting from the Japanese Earthquake
2011-04-01 | Christopher M Brophy
Assessing the impact and coverage is no simple task. Chris Brophy elaborates.
Claims Practices
Arson Conviction Upheld in Ohio; Texas Lets One Go Free
2011-04-01 | Barry Zalma
Barry Zalma reviews two recent arson cases with opposite results.
Personal Lines Claims
Black Swans on the Horizon: Expecting the Unexpected
2011-04-01 | Elise Farnham
To effectively manage future losses, Elise Farnham stresses that claims professionals and their organizations must ask, 'What if?'
Property Insurance
Insurance Fraud: Something Old and Something New on a Frequently Litigated Issue
2011-03-01 | Jay M Levin
There are limits to the situations in which fraud should be used as a defense, as shown in three recent cases discussed by Jay Levin.
Time Element
Nonprofits: A Guide to Recovering from Catastrophic Losses
2011-03-01 | Michael Speer
Learn how to maximize insurance and FEMA recovery with this article by Michael Speer.
Personal Risk Management
Collision Damage Waivers When Renting a Vehicle: To Buy or Not To Buy?
2011-02-01 | Jack Hungelmann
Jack Hungelmann gives 10 reasons why you should decline.
Claims Practices
Pleading the Fifth Can Forfeit Insurance Coverage
2011-01-01 | Barry Zalma
Where insureds invoke the Fifth Amendment, they may forfeit their insurance coverage. Barry Zalma explains.
Personal Risk Management
Homecare Workers: Identifying and Managing Risks
2011-06-11 | Jack Hungelmann
Catastrophe Risk Management
Insurance Coverage Considerations for Claims Resulting from the Japanese Earthquake
2011-04-01 | Christopher M Brophy
Personal Lines Claims
Black Swans on the Horizon: Expecting the Unexpected
2011-04-01 | Elise Farnham
Property Insurance
Insurance Fraud: Something Old and Something New on a Frequently Litigated Issue
2011-03-01 | Jay M Levin
Personal Risk Management
Collision Damage Waivers When Renting a Vehicle: To Buy or Not To Buy?
2011-02-01 | Jack Hungelmann
