IRMI Update Newsletter Archive - 2002

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IRMI Update - #55 December 17, 2002

• Message from the Editor: Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002
• Captive Seminars: Back by popular demand.

IRMI Update - #54 December 3, 2002

• Risk Tip: Sanitize your website to avoid underwriter fears.
• Your View: Automatic External Defibrillators

IRMI Update - #53 November 19, 2002

• Message from the Editor: Should automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) be available in the workplace?
• Risk Tip: Don't rely too heavily on certificates of insurance.

IRMI Update - #52 November 6, 2002

• Message from the Editor: IRMI Online won a Best of Show award in the Business Insurance Best of the Web.
• Risk Tip: Loss of control over employee actions does not relieve employers of responsibilities.

IRMI Update - #51 October 22, 2002

• Message from the Editor: Review insurance requirements to address new marketplace realities.
• Risk Tip: Take a proactive approach to insurance audits.

IRMI Update - #50 October 8, 2002

• Risk Tip: Avoid material misrepresentation in applications.
• Your View: Workers compensation information to employees

IRMI Update - #49 September 24, 2002

• Message from the Editor: Communicating workers compensation information
• Risk Tip: Monitor air quality to avoid sick building syndrome claims.

IRMI Update - #48 September 10, 2002

• Risk Tip: Prepare superior underwriting presentations.
• Your View: When will the hard market end?

IRMI Update - #47 August 20, 2002

• Message from the Editor: How long will the hard market last?
• Risk Tip: Identify secret signs of an overloaded WC adjuster.

IRMI Update - #46 August 6, 2002

• Risk Tip: Choosing a captive domicile.
• Your View: Are safety professionals expendable?

IRMI Update - #45 July 25, 2002

• Message from the Editor: Are companies too quick to include risk management and safety professionals in their lay-offs?
• Risk Tip: Questions to ask about your D&O liability policy.

IRMI Update - #44 July 9, 2002

• Risk Tip: Clearing your office is good risk management.
• Your View: The loss of the certainty effect.

IRMI Update - #43 June 18, 2002

• Message from the Editor: Are insurers so slow to pay claims?
• Risk Tip: Create opportunities to settle GL claims.

IRMI Update - #42 June 4, 2002

• Risk Tip: Four easy ways to control workers compensation costs.
• Your View: Effective loss control measures.

IRMI Update - #41 May 21, 2002

• Message from the Editor: Make the most of risk control and safety budgets.
• Risk Tip: Don't forget the insured in the fight to find coverage.

IRMI Update - #40 May 7, 2002

• Risk Tip: Integrate equipment theft prevention into operations.
• Your View: Terrorism exclusions in homeowners Policies.

IRMI Update - #39 April 23, 2002

• Message from the Editor: Terrorism exclusions in homeowners policies: what do you think?
• Risk Tip: Make sure subrogation recoveries are applied properly.

IRMI Update - #38 April 9, 2002

• Risk Tip: Develop a legal fee strategy before it's needed.
• Your View: Providing notice of "standard" policy forms and endorsement modifications.

IRMI Update - #37 March 19, 2002

• Message from the Editor: Should insurers warn when they modify standard policy forms and endorsements?
• Risk Tip: Maintain control of premium audits.

IRMI Update - #36 March 5, 2002

• Message from the Editor: Consider hiring new insurance graduates.
• Risk Tip: Reduce risk with subrogation waivers.

IRMI Update - #35 February 19, 2002

• Message from the Editor: Send us the security breaches you've noticed, along with your solutions.
• Risk Tip: Prequalify emergency service providers before disaster strikes.

IRMI Update - #34 February 5, 2002

• Message from the Editor: Honor IRMI author and speaker, who died on 9/11, by contributing to the Gary Bird Scholarship Fund.
• Risk Tip: Use mediation to reduce the cost of employment disputes.

IRMI Update - #33 January 22, 2002

• Risk Tip: Check your experience mods.
• Your View: What do readers think of a federal terrorism backstop?

IRMI Update - #32 January 8, 2002

• Risk Tip: Audit your claims providers.
• Your View: Are readers seeing terrorism exclusions?