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Employee Well-Being
HR and Employment Law Support Workplace Mental Health
Sally Spencer-Thomas | June 16, 2023
Human resources (HR) departments, supported by employment law expertise, play a vital role in creating a mentally healthy work environment.
Design and Professional Liability
Design Liability: The Procurement Phase
May 31, 2023
This new series of articles by American Global explores progressive design build. This first article examines design-build procurement best practices and the measures contractors and designers can take to reduce or mitigate risk of loss.
Valuation of Insurance Organizations
2022 Insurance Year in Review: Post-COVID-19
Todd Fries | May 31, 2023
Most sectors of the insurance industry continued to rebound from the impacts of the pandemic. Todd Fries discusses the key drivers and how the hard market impacted these areas.
Additional Insured Issues
High Court Rules Exxon Owed Additional Insured Coverage under Umbrella Policies
Jes Alexander | May 16, 2023
The recent Texas Supreme Court ruling involving Exxon highlights important lessons to craft an effective transfer of risk program regarding additional insured coverage.
Surety
Surety Outlook and Underwriting Changes in Work-in-Progress
May 12, 2023
American Global looks at how the construction industry should combat inflationary pressures by maintaining surety relationships and capacity.
Claims Practices
Mortgagee Has No Right to Insurance Proceeds after Debt Paid
Barry Zalma | May 12, 2023
Barry Zalma relates a case holding that satisfaction of a mortgage eliminates the right of the mortgagee to recover from a homeowners policy.
Current Trends and Issues
Understanding the Estimatics of Settling Total Vehicle Claims
Tim Ryles | May 1, 2023
Introducing the wrong statistical technique can skew auto valuation. Tim Ryles explains.
Reinsurance
The Interplay between Fronting and MGA Arrangements
Larry Schiffer | May 1, 2023
Frequent reporting, auditing, and spot-checking are critical to maintaining a healthy managing agency arrangement. Larry Schiffer explains.
Design and Professional Liability
Expert Required Unless Common Knowledge Exception Applies
Kenneth Slavens | May 1, 2023
Claimants typically must have an expert assess whether certain professional conduct is "negligent." Ken Slavens examines the exception and its application.
Subcontractor Performance Risk
Sharpening the Focus on ESG
Cheri Hanes | May 1, 2023
Environmental, social, and governance has become a higher priority for more contractors, per Cheri Hanes.
Employee Well-Being
HR and Employment Law Support Workplace Mental Health
Sally Spencer-Thomas | June 16, 2023
Valuation of Insurance Organizations
2022 Insurance Year in Review: Post-COVID-19
Todd Fries | May 31, 2023
Additional Insured Issues
High Court Rules Exxon Owed Additional Insured Coverage under Umbrella Policies
Jes Alexander | May 16, 2023
Claims Practices
Mortgagee Has No Right to Insurance Proceeds after Debt Paid
Barry Zalma | May 12, 2023
Current Trends and Issues
Understanding the Estimatics of Settling Total Vehicle Claims
Tim Ryles | May 1, 2023
Design and Professional Liability
Expert Required Unless Common Knowledge Exception Applies
Kenneth Slavens | May 1, 2023
