Expert Commentary

Regulation and Compliance

Motor Vehicle Service Contract Ancillary Products

Aaron Lunt | January 3, 2020

Motor Vehicle Service Contract Ancillary Products—Aaron Lunt takes a look at coverage for auto tires and wheels, theft, vehicle appearance, and fobs.

Personal Risk Management

Personal Risk Management and How It Improves Loss Resilience

Kurt Thoennessen | January 3, 2020

Personal Risk Management and How It Improves Loss Resilience—Having a risk management mindset is key, per Kurt Thoennessen.

Workers Compensation Issues

Understanding the Big Picture in Workers Compensation Costs

Mark Walls | December 20, 2019

Data matters, as does the market. Mark Walls reviews the factors involved.

Reinsurance

A Reinsurer's Right to Recoveries

Larry Schiffer | December 20, 2019

Salvage and subrogation are an essential part of the risk-spreading feature of insurance and reinsurance. Larry Schiffer explains.

Political Risk

Looming Risks for 2020 and Beyond

Daniel Wagner | December 20, 2019

The coming decade is sure to present us with new and unforeseen challenges. Daniel Wagner once again looks ahead.

Construction Safety

Determining a Construction Site's Character

TJ Lyons | December 20, 2019

TJ Lyons advises looking beyond compliance; rather, personally examine the actual conditions of a construction site.

Courts and Coverage

Why Insurance Policy Language Matters

David Knapp | December 13, 2019

Design and Professional Liability

The Dangers of OPPI Insurance

Jeff Slivka | December 13, 2019

If you think OPPI insurance is "only excess insurance," you could be very wrong, warns Jeff Slivka.

Valuation of Insurance Organizations

Trends in the Valuation of Agents and Brokers: 2019

Jeff Balcombe | December 6, 2019

Jeff Balcombe considers how recent economic and industry conditions and demographic trends are impacting the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) environment and market valuations of agencies and brokers.

Construction Quality

Predictive-Based Safety—Saving Lives, Shaping Construction Insurance

Rose Hall | December 6, 2019

Rose Hall and Tim Gattie peer into the future.