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Courts and Coverage
Trial of the Coverage Case—Part 1
Brent Cooper | April 1, 2011
In this series, Brent Cooper takes a close look at insurance coverage trials, starting with jury versus nonjury pros and cons.
Personal Lines Claims
Black Swans on the Horizon: Expecting the Unexpected
Elise Farnham | April 1, 2011
To effectively manage future losses, Elise Farnham stresses that claims professionals and their organizations must ask, 'What if?'
Wrap-Up Programs
Wrap-Ups and Their Inevitable Termination
Richard Resnick | April 1, 2011
There are some critical steps in shutting down a wrap-up. Richard Resnick reviews them.
Insurance Archaeology
Insurance Policy Authentication, Hearsay, and Reconstruction Methodology
Douglas Talley | April 1, 2011
In this third article on insurance archaeology, Doug Talley and Andrew Whitman address secondary evidence.
Political Risk
How Political Change in the Middle East and North Africa Is Affecting Country Risk Analysis
Daniel Wagner | April 1, 2011
The recent upheavals in the Middle East and North Africa provide lessons for a country risk analyst. Daniel Wagner explains.
Intellectual Property
Protect Assets and Limit Liability: Three Things To Consider When Launching a New Product
Sanford Warren | April 1, 2011
Sanford Warren advises conducting a trademark and patent search and filing a trademark application beforehand.
Claims Practices
Arson Conviction Upheld in Ohio; Texas Lets One Go Free
Barry Zalma | April 1, 2011
Barry Zalma reviews two recent arson cases with opposite results.
Construction Safety
Construction Crises: Danger or Opportunity
Peter Furst | March 5, 2011
Proactive organizations learn from preparing and surviving disasters. Peter Furst provides guidance for both.
Nanotechnology
Potential Human Health Risks of Nanomaterials
Joseph Clark | March 1, 2011
Joseph A. Clark provides a primer on nanotechnology: what it is and why we should care about it.
Property Insurance
Insurance Fraud: Something Old and Something New on a Frequently Litigated Issue
Jay Levin | March 1, 2011
There are limits to the situations in which fraud should be used as a defense, as shown in three recent cases discussed by Jay Levin.
Personal Lines Claims
Black Swans on the Horizon: Expecting the Unexpected
Elise Farnham | April 1, 2011
Insurance Archaeology
Insurance Policy Authentication, Hearsay, and Reconstruction Methodology
Douglas Talley | April 1, 2011
Political Risk
How Political Change in the Middle East and North Africa Is Affecting Country Risk Analysis
Daniel Wagner | April 1, 2011
Intellectual Property
Protect Assets and Limit Liability: Three Things To Consider When Launching a New Product
Sanford Warren | April 1, 2011
Claims Practices
Arson Conviction Upheld in Ohio; Texas Lets One Go Free
Barry Zalma | April 1, 2011
Property Insurance
Insurance Fraud: Something Old and Something New on a Frequently Litigated Issue
Jay Levin | March 1, 2011
