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Workplace Violence Prevention
Workplace Violence in the 21st Century: Emerging Trends
James Madero | July 1, 2005
It is clear that workplace and school violence incidents and prevention efforts have changed since the early 1990s. Dr. James Madero looks at the changes.
Continuous Performance Improvement
Deming's Point #6 as Applied to the Insurance Industry
John Pryor | July 1, 2005
Dr. W. Edwards Deming's sixth principle is 'Institute training. Training must be totally reconstructed.' In his description of this point, Dr. W. Edwards Deming draws a strong distinction between training and education.
Cyber and Privacy Risk and Insurance
Addressing Liability Risks for Data Loss from an Insurance and Contractual Risk Transfer Perspective
Michael A. Rossi | July 1, 2005
Mike Rossi discusses new strategies to help risk managers, brokers, and others address third-party liability risk involving lost or corrupted data.
Design and Professional Liability
The Exception Is Swallowing the Rule: Negligent Misrepresentation and the Economic Loss Doctrine
Kenneth Slavens | July 1, 2005
Ken Slavens relates a recent Pennsylvania case allowing recovery where the defendant is in the business of supplying information for the guidance of others and makes a negligent misrepresentation.
Courts and Coverage
Unmarried Cohabitants Are Not "Members" of the Same "Household"
Richard Valentino | July 1, 2005
What constitutes a household? Richard Valentino looks at a recent 11th Circuit case where the term was deemed ambiguous and lists rulings from other jurisdictions on the topic.
Intellectual Property
Are Technical Documents Privileged?
Sanford Warren | July 1, 2005
Sanford Warren and Jack Richards examine the question of what technical documents, if any, are protected by the attorney-client privilege or work-product doctrine.
Risk and Insurance History
"Flying Machines" and Early Airline Insurance
John Bogardus | June 11, 2005
As America became a world leader in aviation, the industry's size and importance made it a crucial line of business for many agents, brokers, and insurers. Jack Bogardus and Robert Moore explain.
Courts and Coverage
Coverage Disputes Give Rise to "Independent" Counsel
Brent Cooper | June 1, 2005
Brent Cooper explains how the Texas Davalos case sets out how the Independent Counsel Rule should be applied and a test as to what coverage questions give rise to independent counsel.
Additional Insured Issues
Excess Insurer Entitled to Equitable Subrogation—Not Equitable Contribution—from Primary Insurer
Joseph Postel | June 1, 2005
In his Insurance Law column, Joe Postel looks at the 2004 decision in Home Ins. v Cincinnati Ins. and discusses its possible effect on additional insured claims in the future.
Current Trends and Issues
Probing the Gaps in GAP Insurance
Tim Ryles | June 1, 2005
Tim Ryles discusses Guaranteed Auto Protection (GAP) insurance: what it covers, common exclusions, how it is regulated, and certain sales/marketing methods to watch out for.
Workplace Violence Prevention
Workplace Violence in the 21st Century: Emerging Trends
James Madero | July 1, 2005
Continuous Performance Improvement
Deming's Point #6 as Applied to the Insurance Industry
John Pryor | July 1, 2005
Cyber and Privacy Risk and Insurance
Addressing Liability Risks for Data Loss from an Insurance and Contractual Risk Transfer Perspective
Michael A. Rossi | July 1, 2005
Design and Professional Liability
The Exception Is Swallowing the Rule: Negligent Misrepresentation and the Economic Loss Doctrine
Kenneth Slavens | July 1, 2005
Courts and Coverage
Unmarried Cohabitants Are Not "Members" of the Same "Household"
Richard Valentino | July 1, 2005
Risk and Insurance History
"Flying Machines" and Early Airline Insurance
John Bogardus | June 11, 2005
Courts and Coverage
Coverage Disputes Give Rise to "Independent" Counsel
Brent Cooper | June 1, 2005
Additional Insured Issues
Excess Insurer Entitled to Equitable Subrogation—Not Equitable Contribution—from Primary Insurer
Joseph Postel | June 1, 2005
