Expert Commentary

Liability Insurance

More Allocation Theories: Exhaustion

Steven Rawls | July 1, 2007

Steve Rawls and Rebecca Allpelbaum show how different courts apply allocation methods to determine indemnity obligations.

Corporate Aviation

Risk Mitigation—How Corporate Aviation Can Work

Adam Webster | June 9, 2007

Adam Webster examines why taking risks is necessary to avoid business stagnation and discusses the dangers in doing so.

Reinsurance

When the Government Is Your Reinsurer

Larry Schiffer | June 1, 2007

Displacing capacity from one of the largest catastrophe risk markets in the world has its economic ups and downs. Larry Schiffer explains.

Contingent Risk Capital

Donald Riggin | June 1, 2007

Creative risk managers seek a combination of risk financing and transfer techniques to the best use their company's risk capital. Don Riggin explains.

Design and Professional Liability

Project Professional Liability: Professional Liability Insurance Alternatives for Construction Projects

Jeff Slivka | June 1, 2007

Jeff Slivka provides an overview of four alternatives for protecting a construction project from professional liability.

Surety

Killer Bond Forms and Contract Provisions—Part 1

Marilyn Klinger | June 1, 2007

In an ongoing series, Marilyn Klinger discusses new bond provisions and their impact on the liability of the surety industry.

Wrap-Up Programs

Wrap-Ups and the Issue of Collateral—Part 2

Richard Resnick | June 1, 2007

Rich Resnick helps navigate confusing collateral issues by answering typical questions posed by insureds.

Construction Safety

The Construction Foreman—Working without a Net

Peter Furst | May 26, 2007

To succeed, foremen must lead the workforce as well as the process. Peter Furst says that few are given the proper leadership training to do so.

Claims Practices

The Lawyer as an Insurance Claims Expert

Barry Zalma | May 1, 2007

Contrary to popular opinion, Barry Zalma says a lawyer can make a good expert witness in an insurance claims dispute.

Intellectual Property

Active Inducement of Infringement: Proof of Knowledge of a Patent Is Required

Sanford Warren | May 1, 2007

Sanford Warren explains why "active inducement of infringement" is a critical tool in preventing patent violation, and what the courts have to say on the subject.