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Insurance & Technology November 28, 2005 Maria Woehr	Tracking Super Cats The devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina will prompt more insurers to work with super catastrophe, or Super Cat, modeling.
Insurance & Technology December 23, 2005 Maria Woehr	Bracing for the Claims Storm Many insurance carriers have invested in new back-office and field technologies within the past year to enable more-efficient claims processing and provide better customer service. And, for many, it wasn't a moment too soon.
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Geotimes February 2007 Richard J. Murnane	Science, Catastrophe Risk Models and Insurance An appreciation of how scientific research is used in the insurance industry's catastrophe risk models provides some insight on the relationship between geoscience and insurance.
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IndustryWeek January 1, 2003 Traci Purdum	Preparing For The Worst Turbulent times call for manufacturers to assess their risks when it comes to potential terrorist attacks.
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Knowledge@Wharton May 7, 2003	To Pay or Not to Pay: Business Weighs the Cost of Terrorism Coverage Nearly two years after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, businesses continue to evaluate the threat of another catastrophe and try to gauge their own exposure to it.
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Insurance & Technology January 5, 2007 Peggy Bresnick Kendler	An Eye on the Future Insurance industry association executives speculate on the most important issues and challenges facing the insurance industry in 2007.
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Insurance & Technology April 6, 2006 Maria Woehr	Cover Your Assets Insurers must focus on internal risk management rather than depend on the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, which is set to expire in two years, to mitigate losses from a terrorist attack, according to Risk Management Solutions.
The Motley Fool February 15, 2007 Buz Livingston	Katrina Winds Still Blowin' State Farm is suspending sales of all new commercial and homeowner policies in the state of Mississippi. The effect of this could ripple across the nation as insurers will be forced to pay higher premiums for catastrophe coverage.
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