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Intellectual Property

Trade Secret Protection: Good Risk Management

Sanford Warren | November 1, 2007

Sanford Warren advises taking precautions, both offensive and defensive, to protect your trade secrets and those of others.

Political Risk

Effective Transactional Risk Management

Daniel Wagner | November 1, 2007

Daniel Wagner explains transactional risk and why it is an essential part of the risk management process in the international business arena.

Property Insurance

Demystifying Appraisal: The Scope and Nature of Insurance Appraisals

Jay Levin | October 1, 2007

Jay Levin examines appraisals, addressing their use, benefits and limitations, jurisdictional differences, and review issues.

Reinsurance

Adventures in Contract Wording: Jury Still Out on Meaning of "Sole Judge"

Larry Schiffer | October 1, 2007

Larry Schiffer warns drafters of reinsurance agreements to exercise caution when negotiating a deal involving a reinsurance sole judge clause.

Construction Safety

Enterprise Safety Management: Creating an Injury-Free Workplace

Peter Furst | September 15, 2007

Peter Furst discusses ESM as a framework for achieving an injury free workplace, including the history, evolution, and foundational elements.

Risk and Insurance History

Lloyd's of London: The Early Days

John Bogardus | September 1, 2007

Jack Bogardus and Robert Moore relate the emergence of coffeehouses and the opportunities they created for revolutionary business practices.

Corporate Fraud Prevention

Building Processes To Detect Fraud

Scott Langlinais | September 1, 2007

Scott Langlinais reveals how to develop an internal approach where everyone is responsible for identifying risks and exposing perpetrators.

Enterprise Risk Management

Taking Risks to Create Value—It's What Capitalism's All About!

Mark Layton | September 1, 2007

To establish a risk intelligent enterprise, you must take calculated risks and avoid "the taboo of failure." Mark Layton explains.

Terrorism Risk Management and Insurance

Key Coverage Issues in the TRIA Debate

James Macdonald | September 1, 2007

James Macdonald examines the federal terrorism insurance program and the key coverage issues in the TRIA debate.

Construction Defect Coverage

Worth the Weight (in Gold): the Texas Supreme Court Weighs in on Defective Construction as Occurrence

Patrick Wielinski | September 1, 2007

Pat Wielinski relates the recent Texas Supreme Court holding that unexpected/unintended property damage is an "occurrence" under the CGL.