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Courts and Coverage
Burden of Proof in Coverage Litigation—Part 2
Brent Cooper | January 1, 2014
Brent Cooper continues his review of the insurer's and insured's burden of proof during the course of insurance litigation in Texas.
Construction Defect Coverage
Ewing v. Amerisure
Patrick Wielinski | January 1, 2014
Pat Wielinski discusses the recent Texas Supreme Court Ruling, Ewing Construction v. Amerisure, and its implications.
Construction Safety
Construction Killing Conditions
TJ Lyons | December 1, 2013
TJ Lyons explains system creep and discusses ways to deal with deadly conditions on job sites.
Continuous Performance Improvement
Insurance Innovation—Balanced Scorecard
John Pryor | December 1, 2013
Use this tool to help you create more innovations in what you do each and every day, per John Pryor.
Time Element
Calculating Makeup in Business Interruption Claims
Michael Speer | December 1, 2013
It is a mistake to jump to the conclusion that the occurrence of increased production or revenues following the restoration of operations is makeup. Each situation must be carefully examined to determine the nature of the increased production and revenue and how it relates to the losses claimed.
Liability Insurance
Subrogation and the CGL Policy
Craig Stanovich | December 1, 2013
Effective risk transfer requires understanding subrogation, the anti-subrogation rule, and endorsement CG 24 04. Craig Stanovich explains.
Disability and Disability Insurance
Teleworking Evolution: Factoring in a Mobile Workforce
Marcia Carruthers | November 9, 2013
Optimizing a mobile workforce can have distinct benefits and afford companies a clear competitive advantage, per Marcia Carruthers.
Valuation of Insurance Organizations
Assessing Insurance Customer Relationships
Jeff Balcombe | November 1, 2013
To increase customer retention, Jeff Balcombe advises managers to develop strategies aimed at improving elements of their valuation equation.
Writing Tips for Insurance Professionals
Organizing Large Insurance Loss Reports
Gary Blake | November 1, 2013
Insurance loss reports are complex. Gary Blake provides tips to improve their readability.
Personal Risk Management
Biggert-Waters 2012 and the New Normal
Timothy O'Brien | November 1, 2013
Tim O'Brien discusses changes to the National Flood Insurance Program and their ramifications.
Continuous Performance Improvement
Insurance Innovation—Balanced Scorecard
John Pryor | December 1, 2013
Disability and Disability Insurance
Teleworking Evolution: Factoring in a Mobile Workforce
Marcia Carruthers | November 9, 2013
Valuation of Insurance Organizations
Assessing Insurance Customer Relationships
Jeff Balcombe | November 1, 2013
Writing Tips for Insurance Professionals
Organizing Large Insurance Loss Reports
Gary Blake | November 1, 2013