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Liability Insurance

Craig Stanovich | December 1, 2008

Craig Stanovich explains that trigger theories can only affect when the bodily injury or property damage is determined to have occurred.

Enterprise Risk Management

Chris Duncan | November 1, 2008

Chris Duncan looks at what can we learn from the current financial debacle to make ERM more effective in the future.

Claims Management

November 1, 2008

Glenn Brown explores the decision-making process along with the risks, possible rewards, and challenges of administering your own claims.

Construction Safety

Peter G Furst | November 1, 2008

Peter Furst provides the basics on commercial explosives, blast physics, rock properties, construction blast design and techniques.

Valuation of Insurance Organizations

Jeff Balcombe | November 1, 2008

Jeff Balcombe discusses the impact of the recent economic turmoil on the valuation of companies operating in the insurance industry.

Personal Lines Claims

Elise Farnham | October 1, 2008

The steps involved to achieve claims closure involve knowing the policy, the contract, textbook answers, and alternatives. Elise Farnham explains.

Mediation

Jeff Kichaven | October 1, 2008

Jeff Kichaven says it's important to hold your mediators to the same standards as you hold your lawyers.

Enterprise Risk Management

Mark Layton | October 1, 2008

Mark Layton explains why today a frank assessment of the true risks a company faces is crucial.

Liability Insurance

Steven Rawls | October 1, 2008

Steve Rawls shows why an injury-in-fact or actual injury trigger is the only trigger theory he believes is supported by the CGL policy.

Courts and Coverage

R Brent Cooper | October 1, 2008

Brent Cooper looks at Don's Building Supply and its application to the Texas Homeowners Insurance Policy HO-B.