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Current Trends and Issues
How To Recognize and Avoid Health Insurance Fraud
Tim Ryles | January 1, 2006
Tim Ryles explains that being alert to insurance scams can be helpful in avoiding victimization at the hands of con artists operating through unauthorized insurers.
Reinsurance
Contract Finality—What a Concept!
Larry Schiffer | January 1, 2006
Agreeing to terms and conditions of a reinsurance contract on the day of placement may reduce disputes arising out of ambiguous contract terms. Larry Schiffer explains.
Liability Insurance
Additional Insured Endorsements—A Potential Minefield—Part 1
Craig Stanovich | January 1, 2006
In this first of three articles, Craig Stanovich looks at the connection between the named insured and additional insured necessary for CGL coverage.
Intellectual Property
Liability for Infringing Acts
Sanford Warren, Sanford Warren | January 1, 2006
Sanford Warren discusses how a patent owner can obtain damages for infringing acts that occur before a patent is ever granted.
Risk and Insurance History
"Catastrophes" in Early Twentieth Century America
John Bogardus | December 1, 2005
John Bogardus and Robert Moore look at what history can teach us about how our forebears responded to the threats and opportunities of the early twentieth century.
Litigation Management
Legal Billing—Is There a Change in the Wind? A Look at the UTBMS Task Codes and the Future of Legal E-billing
Michael Boutot | December 1, 2005
Michael Boutot describes the history of legal billing and explains the Uniform Task-Based Management System task codes and what he sees as the future of legal e-billing.
Mediation
Insurance Coverage Litigation: What Is the Role of Mediation?
Jeff Kichaven | December 1, 2005
In his discussion of a recent California insurance coverage case, Jeff Kichaven explains the importance of keeping the demarcation between trials and mediations clear.
Property Insurance
Handle Property Claims Properly
Jay Levin | December 1, 2005
Jay Levin explains how a recent case addressing property insurance for damage to computer systems makes clear that even having the right coverage is not enough.
Continuous Performance Improvement
Deming's Point #8 as Applied to the Insurance Industry
John Pryor | December 1, 2005
John Pryor discusses Dr. W. Edwards Deming's eighth principle: "Drive out fear so that everyone may work effectively for the company" and the importance of trust and security in employment.
Environmental
Absolute Pollution Exclusion in Contractors Policy Does Not Bar Coverage for Toxic Fume Injuries
Kent Holland | November 12, 2005
Kent Holland explains Nav-Its, Inc. v. Selective Insurance , span court case] where the New Jersey Supreme Court limited the pollution exclusion to hazards traditionally associated with environmentally related claims.
Current Trends and Issues
How To Recognize and Avoid Health Insurance Fraud
Tim Ryles | January 1, 2006
Liability Insurance
Additional Insured Endorsements—A Potential Minefield—Part 1
Craig Stanovich | January 1, 2006
Intellectual Property
Liability for Infringing Acts
Sanford Warren, Sanford Warren | January 1, 2006
Risk and Insurance History
"Catastrophes" in Early Twentieth Century America
John Bogardus | December 1, 2005
Litigation Management
Legal Billing—Is There a Change in the Wind? A Look at the UTBMS Task Codes and the Future of Legal E-billing
Michael Boutot | December 1, 2005
Mediation
Insurance Coverage Litigation: What Is the Role of Mediation?
Jeff Kichaven | December 1, 2005
Continuous Performance Improvement
Deming's Point #8 as Applied to the Insurance Industry
John Pryor | December 1, 2005
Environmental
Absolute Pollution Exclusion in Contractors Policy Does Not Bar Coverage for Toxic Fume Injuries
Kent Holland | November 12, 2005
