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Time Element
When Does Business Interruption Insurance Coverage Stop?
Jay Levin | June 1, 2008
Jay Levin relates a property case forcing insurers to fulfill their promise not only to pay for covered losses, but to do so in a timely fashion.
Liability Insurance
CGL Insurance 2007 Edition—A Summary of Changes
Craig Stanovich | June 1, 2008
While tempting, it's not wise to dismiss the December 2007 ISO changes. Craig Stanovich provides a synopsis.
Catastrophe Risk Management
Facility Damage Evaluation Following Major Disasters
Nathan Gould | May 10, 2008
Dr. Nathan Gould explains why an effective facility evaluation plan should include the preparation of a Post-Disaster Facility Inspection Manual.
Liability Insurance
Variations on a Theme: When the Cause Theory Determines the Number of Occurrences
Steven Rawls | May 1, 2008
Steve Rawls shows how similar facts may result in a different number of occurrences, despite courts' reliance on the cause theory.
The Evolution of Finite Reinsurance and Financial Accounting Statement (FAS) 113
Donald Riggin | May 1, 2008
Looking back to the '80s and projecting forward, Don Riggin examines finite reinsurance.
Valuation of Insurance Organizations
Valuation of Reinsurers: 2008
Jeff Balcombe | May 1, 2008
Jeff Balcombe provides insight into the valuation of reinsurers and the market's current pricing of these businesses.
Employment Practices
"Associational" Discrimination Claims a Growing Concern for Employers
Paul Siegel | May 1, 2008
Paul Siegel explains why human resources professionals must consider the potential for claims by employee spouses, relatives, and partners.
Claims Practices
Surprise: Insurance Is Not a Service
Barry Zalma | May 1, 2008
Barry Zalma reviews a California case concluding that insurance is neither a good nor a service, but only for the purposes of the Consumer Legal Remedies Act.
Courts and Coverage
No Insurance Coverage for "Actual Physical Contact" with "Integral Part" of Auto
Brent Cooper | May 1, 2008
Brent Cooper describes a Texas Supreme Court ruling that collision with an axle isn't contact with a motor vehicle.
Corporate Aviation
Knowing Your Aviation Business Model
Adam Webster | April 25, 2008
Despite the allure of private business jet fractional ownership, it's red ink on a bad day and treading water on a good one. Adam Webster explains.
Catastrophe Risk Management
Facility Damage Evaluation Following Major Disasters
Nathan Gould | May 10, 2008
Liability Insurance
Variations on a Theme: When the Cause Theory Determines the Number of Occurrences
Steven Rawls | May 1, 2008
The Evolution of Finite Reinsurance and Financial Accounting Statement (FAS) 113
Donald Riggin | May 1, 2008
Employment Practices
"Associational" Discrimination Claims a Growing Concern for Employers
Paul Siegel | May 1, 2008
Courts and Coverage
No Insurance Coverage for "Actual Physical Contact" with "Integral Part" of Auto
Brent Cooper | May 1, 2008
