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Claims Practices

Insurance Fraud

Barry Zalma | January 1, 2009

Barry Zalma explains that insurance fraud can only be defeated by a thorough investigation by claimspersons, investigators, and insurance coverage counsel.

Construction Safety

Construction Blasting Risk Management

Peter Furst | December 1, 2008

There are many forms of risk associated with blasting work. Peter Furst explains that despite these risks, blasting can be performed without incident.

Employment Practices

Eleventh Circuit Court Requires Comparables "Similarly Situated in All Respects"

Paul Siegel | December 1, 2008

Paul Siegel relates a case where, to prove employment discrimination, plaintiffs must show the comparator's misconduct be nearly identical to their own.

Liability Insurance

Trigger Theories and the CGL

Craig Stanovich | December 1, 2008

Craig Stanovich explains that trigger theories can only affect when the bodily injury or property damage is determined to have occurred.

Reinsurance

Turnabout Is Fair Play—Reinsurers Now Have Credit-Risk Worries

Larry Schiffer | December 1, 2008

Larry Schiffer explores the developing trend by reinsurers to require contractual provisions that protect them against the credit risk associated with their reinsureds.

Enterprise Risk Management

Where Was ERM?

Chris Duncan | November 1, 2008

Chris Duncan looks at what can we learn from the current financial debacle to make ERM more effective in the future.

Claims Management

Is Self-Administration Ever the Right Answer?

November 1, 2008

Glenn Brown explores the decision-making process along with the risks, possible rewards, and challenges of administering your own claims.

Valuation of Insurance Organizations

Credit Crisis and Insurance Companies

Jeff Balcombe | November 1, 2008

Jeff Balcombe discusses the impact of the recent economic turmoil on the valuation of companies operating in the insurance industry.

Construction Safety

Construction Blasting Fundamentals

Peter Furst | November 1, 2008

Peter Furst provides the basics on commercial explosives, blast physics, rock properties, construction blast design and techniques.

Personal Lines Claims

Personal Lines Property Loss Adjusting—Achieving Excellence

Elise Farnham | October 1, 2008

The steps involved to achieve claims closure involve knowing the policy, the contract, textbook answers, and alternatives. Elise Farnham explains.

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