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Additional Insured Issues

Gregory Podolak | June 29, 2018

Gregory Podolak relates a case where CGL employee exclusion precluded additional insured coverage despite agreement.

Construction Quality

Peter Furst | June 29, 2018

Quality Assurance Management: Ensuring Robust Outcomes—Peter Furst recommends using a measured approach to assess design and construction.

Reinsurance

Larry Schiffer | June 29, 2018

How we buy insurance is changing, per Larry Schiffer, and the way reinsurers provide security for insurers will have to change too.

Liability Insurance

Craig Stanovich | June 22, 2018

Craig Stanovich updates his popular treatise on whether faulty work can be covered by the CGL policy.

Employee Hiring, Development, and Retention

Mike Poskey | June 22, 2018

The most experienced candidate is not necessarily the best fit for your job opening, per Mike Poskey.

Inferior Insurance Product

James Mahurin | June 22, 2018

Insurance Is Supposed To Protect—In this new column, Jim Mahurin discusses the danger of inadequate or misleading insurance policies.

Environmental

David Dybdahl | June 15, 2018

Learn the history, problems, litigation, and solutions for accidental pollution coverage from David Dybdahl.

Current Trends and Issues

Tim Ryles | June 1, 2018

Tim Ryles looks at the history and controversy surrounding federal programs and the noneconomic costs of flood insurance.

Builders Risk Insurance

Steven Coombs | May 25, 2018

Steve Coombs summarizes the major changes and provides tips to those who arrange builders risk policies.

Valuation of Insurance Organizations

Jeff Balcombe | May 25, 2018

Jeff Balcombe discusses the impact of economic and industry conditions and demographic trends.