New IRMI Information in Your SilverPlume Library:

May 2007

Five reference manual updates as well as new issues of The Risk Report, Captive Insurance Company Reports (CICR), and Employment Practices Liability Consultant (EPLiC) have been added to the IRMI infobases.

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In response to requests from subscribers, we are now making an Adobe Acrobat version (PDF file) of the current issue of each of our newsletters available each month. This will allow you to quickly and easily print an attractive copy to toss in your briefcase and read at your leisure.

The May issue of The Risk Report, examines D&O litigation and coverage trends. Litigation frequency and severity are discussed, as well as stock options backdating, Side A-only policies, nonrescindable policies, and developments in forms and coveraages.

The May issue of Captive Insurance Company Reports (CICR) contains the annual statistics on captive growth, which remains tepid. A softening market can seriously threaten a group captive's existence. CICR provides factors for long-term success.

The spring issue of Employment Practices Liability Consultant (EPLiC) includes the following articles.

Reference Manuals

Canadian Coverage Caselaw adds cases from four provinces (British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec), covering a wide range of issues. The Canadian Coverage Caselaw Bulletin provides brief descriptive information and links to the case discussions.

Commercial Property Insurance includes the first in a series of supplements that will focus on adding discussions of relevant caselaw to the annotated ISO forms section. It provides a greatly expanded discussion of the building and personal property coverage form (CP 00 10) that includes nearly 200 new legal case citations and an abundance of new commentary.

D&O MAPS has been expanded to include the following policies and analyses:

IRMI Insurance Cancellation Guide has been updated with the most recent information and Web sites concerning laws and regulations that govern cancellation and nonrenewal of commercial and personal lines insurance policies.

Professional Liability Insurance contains a revision of the "Legal Foundations of Professional Liability" article found in the Legal Aspects section. The topics addressed include professional standards of care, defenses to professional liability claims, and expanding areas of professional liability. There is also a revision of the underwriting and loss control discussions, found in the Practical Concerns section. An update of the "Public Officials Liability Insurance Coverage" section provides an overview of the most important elements of the policies written to cover public officials.

State-by-State Survey with Caselaw Added to Insurance for Defective Construction

Insurance for Defective Construction (2nd ed.) This 480-page book carefully analyzes and comments on the cases that have interpreted the commercial general liability (CGL) policy's treatment of construction defect claims. A newly added "Appendix I: CGL Coverage for Defective Work" provides a graphical national summary map showing how the caselaw has developed and a state-by-state matrix of the most frequently cited cases on insurance coverage for defective construction. Author Pat Wielinski closely monitors this section of the law and will periodically update this appendix in the electronic version of the book to keep it current.

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