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THE LEADER IN PROPERTY & CASUALTY NEWS
PropertyCasualty360.com
GLObAL REInSuRAnCE
REVIEW
profiles of Two Major Reinsurers
Reveal Losses Are Down & Rates
Are up, but Challenges Loom
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TOP STORIES OF THE WEEK
Industry Groups to Federal
Insurance Office: Leave private
Reinsurers Alone
Responding to a request for input on an
upcoming study by the Federal Insurance
Office, major insurance-industry observers
have sent a clear message: The global
reinsurance market doesn't need any
governmental interference. E Page 6
Former Florida Insurance
Commissioner Recalls Game-Changing Hurricane Andrew
Tom Gallagher shares his experience of
and response to the ferocious storm that
altered forever Homeowners’ coverage
in the Sunshine State. E Page 11
The Key Elements that Comprise
Successful Agency Websites
We feature four producer sites that attract
and retain business by incorporating blogs,
online chats, video and no-nonsense
navigation. E Page 12
bACK-TO-
SCHOOL
SHOppInG
To Avoid Competing on price,
Insurance Marketers Should
Focus on Value
The key to increasing profits is to promise
and then provide an experience that gets
customers to look beyond rates. E Page 26
battered by the economy, schools are looking to trim insurance costs
by assuming more risk and switching carriers; for producers,
charter schools and new laws on bullying provide opportunities
See Page 17
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DISASTER
RECOVERy
7 Tips to Mitigate
business-Interruption
Loss in the Face
of Catastrophe
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