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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>PCI SmartBrief</title><description>Designed specifically for property casualty insurers, PCI SmartBrief is a FREE, daily e-mail newsletter. By providing the latest policy and legal news, insurance trends and information, PCI SmartBrief saves you time and keeps you smart.&amp;nbsp;Click&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href='http://www.smartbrief.com/pci/index.jsp?sb_code=rss'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to subscribe.</description><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/news/pci?sb_code=rss</link><image><url>http://www.smartbrief.com/images/homepage/hed-smartbrief.gif</url><title>PCI SmartBrief</title><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/news/pci?sb_code=rss</link></image><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>18 Jun 2013 07:16:53 CDT</lastBuildDate><item><title>Insurers see challenges posed by legacy systems, survey finds</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D17FDE656-06C1-4316-89B4-F57ADAC7A314%26copyid%3D318A8A6F-7A63-4F10-A01D-F6384957A9F7%26brief%3Dpci%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D17FDE656-06C1-4316-89B4-F57ADAC7A314%26copyid%3D318A8A6F-7A63-4F10-A01D-F6384957A9F7%26brief%3Dpci%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">A survey by SAP found that 67% of insurers described aging legacy systems as problematic, with more than half of the responde&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D17FDE656-06C1-4316-89B4-F57ADAC7A314%26copyid%3D318A8A6F-7A63-4F10-A01D-F6384957A9F7%26brief%3DPCI%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div><p><div style="background-image:url('/images/briefs/common/graphicbox_top.gif');background-repeat:no-repeat;clear:both;margin:0 auto;margin-top:14px;border:1px solid #000000;padding:4px;padding-top:18px;"><strong><a target='_blank' href='http://bit.ly/14vpgNM'>Progressive, Towers Watson & Plymouth Rock discuss enhancing the UBI claims process & CRM</a></strong>
<br/>Telematics Update brings together 3 UBI experts from Progressive, Plymouth Rock and Towers Watson in an exclusive webinar. This interactive debate explores how UBI can increase bottom line beyond a portfolio of good drivers, through more streamlined claims and improved customer relationships. <a target='_blank' href='http://bit.ly/14vpgNM'>Click here for the free webinar</a>
<br/><a href="http://bit.ly/14vpgNM"><img border="0" src="http://www.smartbrief.com/images/i/4C1F392D-A491-44FA-8B7F-A44960533642/180-150.gif"/></a></div></p>]]></description><pubDate>18 Jun 2013 07:16:53 CDT</pubDate><category>Top Story</category></item><item><title>Regulatory differences complicate insurer compliance, exec says</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D17FDE656-06C1-4316-89B4-F57ADAC7A314%26copyid%3DD191E5B4-820A-4A49-96F0-25842B6E384A%26brief%3Dpci%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D17FDE656-06C1-4316-89B4-F57ADAC7A314%26copyid%3DD191E5B4-820A-4A49-96F0-25842B6E384A%26brief%3Dpci%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Differing regulatory priorities around the world are making compliance a challenge for the insurance industry, American Inter&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D17FDE656-06C1-4316-89B4-F57ADAC7A314%26copyid%3DD191E5B4-820A-4A49-96F0-25842B6E384A%26brief%3DPCI%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>18 Jun 2013 07:16:53 CDT</pubDate><category>Industry News</category></item><item><title>Experts: Low interest rates prompt insurers to seek other investments</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D17FDE656-06C1-4316-89B4-F57ADAC7A314%26copyid%3DFD902740-60FA-440E-BDEA-28B0D84A8ECD%26brief%3Dpci%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D17FDE656-06C1-4316-89B4-F57ADAC7A314%26copyid%3DFD902740-60FA-440E-BDEA-28B0D84A8ECD%26brief%3Dpci%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Insurers are pursuing equities and other alternative investments, which are considered riskier than top-rated bonds, as the i&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D17FDE656-06C1-4316-89B4-F57ADAC7A314%26copyid%3DFD902740-60FA-440E-BDEA-28B0D84A8ECD%26brief%3DPCI%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>18 Jun 2013 07:16:53 CDT</pubDate><category>Industry News</category></item><item><title>Arrests for drunken driving are declining in Mich., analysis shows</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D17FDE656-06C1-4316-89B4-F57ADAC7A314%26copyid%3DFFB6A5CD-AF4C-4B33-91B2-AC30852B1B58%26brief%3Dpci%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D17FDE656-06C1-4316-89B4-F57ADAC7A314%26copyid%3DFFB6A5CD-AF4C-4B33-91B2-AC30852B1B58%26brief%3Dpci%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">The number of arrests for drunken driving in Michigan continued to decline last year, with enforcement results differing sign&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D17FDE656-06C1-4316-89B4-F57ADAC7A314%26copyid%3DFFB6A5CD-AF4C-4B33-91B2-AC30852B1B58%26brief%3DPCI%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>18 Jun 2013 07:16:53 CDT</pubDate><category>Industry News</category></item><item><title>N.Y. may follow Fla.'s example in mitigating storm risk, expert says</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D17FDE656-06C1-4316-89B4-F57ADAC7A314%26copyid%3DD0F63C90-5641-4F0B-B071-9145E97BB060%26brief%3Dpci%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D17FDE656-06C1-4316-89B4-F57ADAC7A314%26copyid%3DD0F63C90-5641-4F0B-B071-9145E97BB060%26brief%3Dpci%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">A $20 billion plan that New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has proposed for mitigating risks linked to climate change is a move&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D17FDE656-06C1-4316-89B4-F57ADAC7A314%26copyid%3DD0F63C90-5641-4F0B-B071-9145E97BB060%26brief%3DPCI%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>18 Jun 2013 07:16:53 CDT</pubDate><category>Catastrophic Risk</category></item><item><title>Revised N.J. flood maps show greater risk, officials say</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D17FDE656-06C1-4316-89B4-F57ADAC7A314%26copyid%3DA3F2457D-CBAF-4151-84BC-76C703385375%26brief%3Dpci%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D17FDE656-06C1-4316-89B4-F57ADAC7A314%26copyid%3DA3F2457D-CBAF-4151-84BC-76C703385375%26brief%3Dpci%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">While fewer New Jersey properties are in high-risk "velocity" flood zones under revised maps by the Federal Emergency Managem&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D17FDE656-06C1-4316-89B4-F57ADAC7A314%26copyid%3DA3F2457D-CBAF-4151-84BC-76C703385375%26brief%3DPCI%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>18 Jun 2013 07:16:53 CDT</pubDate><category>Catastrophic Risk</category></item><item><title>Officials: Some Ore. areas fall short in high ground for escaping a tsunami</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D17FDE656-06C1-4316-89B4-F57ADAC7A314%26copyid%3D023A85ED-19CB-411E-9A73-8AE620ABD699%26brief%3Dpci%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D17FDE656-06C1-4316-89B4-F57ADAC7A314%26copyid%3D023A85ED-19CB-411E-9A73-8AE620ABD699%26brief%3Dpci%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Oregon officials are expected to release new tsunami maps for northwest Oregon today. &nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D17FDE656-06C1-4316-89B4-F57ADAC7A314%26copyid%3D023A85ED-19CB-411E-9A73-8AE620ABD699%26brief%3DPCI%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>18 Jun 2013 07:16:53 CDT</pubDate><category>Catastrophic Risk</category></item><item><title>Weather helps crews with containing wildfire in Colo.</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D17FDE656-06C1-4316-89B4-F57ADAC7A314%26copyid%3D462ADB65-1F4E-4792-9EA2-24AC83A1280D%26brief%3Dpci%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D17FDE656-06C1-4316-89B4-F57ADAC7A314%26copyid%3D462ADB65-1F4E-4792-9EA2-24AC83A1280D%26brief%3Dpci%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Continuous rains are helping firefighters in Colorado contain a wildfire near Colorado Springs. &nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D17FDE656-06C1-4316-89B4-F57ADAC7A314%26copyid%3D462ADB65-1F4E-4792-9EA2-24AC83A1280D%26brief%3DPCI%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>18 Jun 2013 07:16:53 CDT</pubDate><category>Catastrophic Risk</category></item><item><title>FIO can help improve domestic insurance market, lawmaker says</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D17FDE656-06C1-4316-89B4-F57ADAC7A314%26copyid%3DD5D0932C-470C-4B5B-AF9A-09CF225E63A3%26brief%3Dpci%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D17FDE656-06C1-4316-89B4-F57ADAC7A314%26copyid%3DD5D0932C-470C-4B5B-AF9A-09CF225E63A3%26brief%3Dpci%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">The domestic insurance market would be competitive and insurers could expect a level playing field overseas with an effective&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D17FDE656-06C1-4316-89B4-F57ADAC7A314%26copyid%3DD5D0932C-470C-4B5B-AF9A-09CF225E63A3%26brief%3DPCI%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div><p><div style="background-image:url('/images/briefs/common/graphicbox_top.gif');background-repeat:no-repeat;clear:both;margin:0 auto;margin-top:14px;border:1px solid #000000;padding:4px;padding-top:18px;"><a href="http://pcievents.cvent.com/13Annual"><img border="0" src="http://www.smartbrief.com/images/i/0189A4B0-BA98-4C5A-BDEB-A8474E619A23/2013_AM_SmartBrief.jpg"/></a></div></p>]]></description><pubDate>18 Jun 2013 07:16:53 CDT</pubDate><category>Policy and Law</category></item><item><title>PCI urges New York City Council to adopt TRIA resolution</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D17FDE656-06C1-4316-89B4-F57ADAC7A314%26copyid%3D708FBDD2-B959-45B6-A780-695737A5F8DE%26brief%3Dpci%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D17FDE656-06C1-4316-89B4-F57ADAC7A314%26copyid%3D708FBDD2-B959-45B6-A780-695737A5F8DE%26brief%3Dpci%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">PCI recently urged the New York City Council to adopt a proposed resolution that calls on Congress to pass legislation reauth&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D17FDE656-06C1-4316-89B4-F57ADAC7A314%26copyid%3D708FBDD2-B959-45B6-A780-695737A5F8DE%26brief%3DPCI%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>18 Jun 2013 07:16:53 CDT</pubDate><category>Association News</category></item><item><title>A human being can survive almost anything, as long as she sees the end in sight.</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D17FDE656-06C1-4316-89B4-F57ADAC7A314%26copyid%3D6B9E3ADA-CB54-4FB8-BA24-B34E946F76B9%26brief%3Dpci%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D17FDE656-06C1-4316-89B4-F57ADAC7A314%26copyid%3D6B9E3ADA-CB54-4FB8-BA24-B34E946F76B9%26brief%3Dpci%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Elizabeth Wurtzel, American writer and journalist&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D17FDE656-06C1-4316-89B4-F57ADAC7A314%26copyid%3D6B9E3ADA-CB54-4FB8-BA24-B34E946F76B9%26brief%3DPCI%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>18 Jun 2013 07:16:53 CDT</pubDate><category>SmartQuote</category></item></channel></rss>