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Valuation of Insurance Organizations
2025 Insurance Year in Review and 2026 Developments
Todd Fries | June 5, 2026
The insurance industry incurred strong financial but underwhelming market performance in 2025. The year 2026 reveals insurers operating in a fundamentally different environment. Todd Fries looks at the numbers, trends, and events.
Catastrophe Risk Management
The Role of Second Responders and Incident Command Systems in Disaster Recovery
John E Putnam | June 5, 2026
John Putnam looks at the increasing importance of second responders in extreme weather events and the need to develop an incident command system before disaster strikes.
Construction Law
Fighting Phony Insurance Claims
Robert J Miletsky | May 18, 2026
Insurers may pay suspect claims because it's cheaper than litigating them, but this encourages the filing of even more dubious claims. Robert Miletsky looks at the reality of this situation and suggests a change in tactics.
Risk Financing Info
A Practical Framework for Uncovering Hidden Risks
Bob Whelan | May 18, 2026
Bob Whelan provides a method for finding your firm's unknown risks and offers ways to constructively and effectively deal with them.
Agricultural Insurance
Combustible Dust: The Ignored Hazard and Hidden Cost in Agribusiness
Ryan Lay | May 15, 2026
Ryan Lay discusses the implementation of the National Fire Protection Association's new Standard for Combustible Dusts and Particulate Solids (NFPA 660), the Combustible Dust National Emphasis Program, and improving safety.
Risk Mgmt. and Ins. Higher Education Scene
The COVID-19 Generation: Today's College Freshmen and Sophomores
Brenda Powell Wells | May 12, 2026
For these undergraduate students, the pandemic was far more than a temporary interruption. Brenda Wells discusses the ramifications.
Environmental Risk Management
Environmental Risks Facing Golf Courses
Jeff Slivka | May 11, 2026
Due to their size, longevity, and natural resources, golf courses are at major risk for environmental liability. Jeff Slivka looks at the many risks.
Tech
How Construction Tech Is Reshaping Long-Term Building Risk Profiles
Bret Bush | May 11, 2026
General contractors and building owners should be having the Internet of Things (IoT) conversation earlier and taking it from temporary to permanent. Bret Bush explains why.
Subcontractor Performance Risk
AI 2031: Strategic Scenarios Every Construction Leader Should Be Planning For
Cheri Hanes | May 8, 2026
The critical question is not whether artificial intelligence (AI) will matter, but how it will show up. Cheri Hanes looks at the possible scenarios.
Risk Financing Info
Evaluating Self-Insurance: Strategic, Financial, and Operational Considerations
Bob Whelan | May 8, 2026
Bob Whelan says that self-insurance can be a durable risk financing strategy for those organizations that properly assess that option and build the structure and have the discipline and governance required to support that decision.
Valuation of Insurance Organizations
2025 Insurance Year in Review and 2026 Developments
Todd Fries | June 5, 2026
Catastrophe Risk Management
The Role of Second Responders and Incident Command Systems in Disaster Recovery
John E Putnam | June 5, 2026
Agricultural Insurance
Combustible Dust: The Ignored Hazard and Hidden Cost in Agribusiness
Ryan Lay | May 15, 2026
Risk Mgmt. and Ins. Higher Education Scene
The COVID-19 Generation: Today's College Freshmen and Sophomores
Brenda Powell Wells | May 12, 2026
Subcontractor Performance Risk
AI 2031: Strategic Scenarios Every Construction Leader Should Be Planning For
Cheri Hanes | May 8, 2026
Risk Financing Info
Evaluating Self-Insurance: Strategic, Financial, and Operational Considerations
Bob Whelan | May 8, 2026
