In the last 90 days, Best’s Review readers have been most interested in the following stories:

  • “Secondary Perils Playing Bigger Role in Expanding Catastrophe Losses” looks at the impact that secondary perils, such as flood and hail, are having on insurers.
  • “For the Defense: Insurers’ Cost-Cutting Mindset Strains Relationship With Defense Counsel” features insight from defense attorneys about the challenges they are facing in today’s legal climate.
  • “State of the Insurance Defense Counsel Survey Says:” features the results of an exclusive survey sent to 45 insurance defense attorneys from Best’s Insurance Professional Resources.
  • In “Prime CEO: Tide of Litigated Claims, Like Bad Divorces, Enrich Lawyers,” Rick Lindsey of Prime Insurance Co. talks about how insurers should fight back and not always give in to unreasonable settlements.

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