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Employment Practices
Supreme Court Clarifies EEOC's Role in Arbitration Disputes
Paul Siegel | February 1, 2002
The Court has upheld the EEOC's right to seek all available remedies for job discrimination regardless of existing arbitration agreements. Paul Siegel examines the ramifications.
Drafting and Interpreting Policies
Self-Insurance, Primary Insurance, and Excess Insurance: Adventures in Contract Interpretation
Kenneth Wollner | February 1, 2002
Litigation is increasingly used to resolve ambiguities and fill the gaps in risk financing documentation, and here Ken Wollner examines a recent decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Terrorism Risk Management and Insurance
The ISO Terrorism Exclusions: Background and Analysis
Jeffrey Woodward | February 1, 2002
Explore the intricacies of ISO terrorism exclusions with IRMI's comprehensive analysis, detailing the evolution, specific exclusions, and regulatory responses across various states.
Enterprise Risk Management
Implementing Enterprise Risk Management: The Emerging Role of the Chief Risk Officer
Jerry Miccolis | January 1, 2002
Jerry Miccolis and Chuck Lee discuss the CRO approach, profile, where to find one, and how this individual should fit into the structure of the organization to make ERM a living reality.
Surety
Surety Credit Basics
Rolf Neuschaefer | January 1, 2002
Rolf Neuschaefer explains how the surety market is changing in light of September 11 and the downfall of Enron, and the essential elements to a good working relationship with your surety, particularly in such uncertain times.
Workers Compensation Issues
Return to Work—A Forgotten Aspect of Workers Compensation
Jim Pocius | January 1, 2002
Jim Pocius examines trends and case law involving returning injured workers to productive lives after industrial injuries, and the importance of doing so for both employers and claimants.
Additional Insured Issues
Can an Indemnity Agreement Determine Who's Primary and Who's Excess?
Joseph Postel | January 1, 2002
Joe Postel explains that the answer is simple: not unless the indemnitee has a judgment for indemnity against the indemnitor, citing a recent California Court of Appeal case.
Construction Safety
Site Assessments: Conducting a Site Assessment—Part 3
Ron Prichard | January 1, 2002
In this, the third of a four-part series, Ron Prichard discusses how to tackle the task of gaining information about a construction site by actually going on-site and determining what those working on-site think of the project and its progress.
Reinsurance
If It Looks Like a Claim, and Sounds Like a Claim, Is It a Claim for Reinsurance Purposes?
Larry Schiffer | January 1, 2002
In this article, Larry Schiffer explains why a claim to an insurance company may not be a claim to a reinsurer, depending on the nature of the reinsurance provided.
Time Element
World Trade Center Terrorist Business Interruption: Claims Will Challenge Policyholders
Daniel Torpey | January 1, 2002
Daniel Torpey and Jeffrey Phillips explain the challenges that a company filing a property or business interruption claim arising from the September 11 terrorist attacks will face in pursuing its claims.
Employment Practices
Supreme Court Clarifies EEOC's Role in Arbitration Disputes
Paul Siegel | February 1, 2002
Drafting and Interpreting Policies
Self-Insurance, Primary Insurance, and Excess Insurance: Adventures in Contract Interpretation
Kenneth Wollner | February 1, 2002
Terrorism Risk Management and Insurance
The ISO Terrorism Exclusions: Background and Analysis
Jeffrey Woodward | February 1, 2002
Enterprise Risk Management
Implementing Enterprise Risk Management: The Emerging Role of the Chief Risk Officer
Jerry Miccolis | January 1, 2002
Workers Compensation Issues
Return to Work—A Forgotten Aspect of Workers Compensation
Jim Pocius | January 1, 2002
Additional Insured Issues
Can an Indemnity Agreement Determine Who's Primary and Who's Excess?
Joseph Postel | January 1, 2002
Construction Safety
Site Assessments: Conducting a Site Assessment—Part 3
Ron Prichard | January 1, 2002
Reinsurance
If It Looks Like a Claim, and Sounds Like a Claim, Is It a Claim for Reinsurance Purposes?
Larry Schiffer | January 1, 2002
Time Element
World Trade Center Terrorist Business Interruption: Claims Will Challenge Policyholders
Daniel Torpey | January 1, 2002
