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Environmental

Insured Fixed-Price Contracts as a Means to Quantify Costs and Obtain Funds to Clean Up Contaminated Sites: the Kenosha Model

Michael Hill | April 1, 2003

Using the Kenosha model, Michael O. Hill discusses why insured fixed-price contracts (IFCs) are often the best way to quantify and obtain cleanup funds.

Healthcare Professional Liability Insurance

Tort Reform and Its Impact on Medical Malpractice Insurance

Charles Kolodkin | March 21, 2003

Charles Kolodkin discusses how the medical malpractice insurance industry is definitely in crisis, with many insurers refusing to cover hospitals and physicians.

Catastrophe Risk Management

Quantifying the Risk for Progressive Collapse in New and Existing Buildings

Nathan Gould | March 1, 2003

Nathan Gould discusses the increased risk of progressive collapse in buildings due to terrorism and abnormal loading conditions, emphasizing the importance of standard guidelines and other mitigation measures.

Design and Professional Liability

Liquidated Damages Clause and Waiver of Consequential Damages Clause Effectively Cap Damages Available against Design-Builder

Kent Holland | March 1, 2003

Kent Holland examines a case that provides insight into the judicial interpretation of contract clauses that purport to limit liability of engineers/contractors.

Enterprise Risk Management

ERM Lessons Across Industries

Jerry Miccolis | March 1, 2003

Jerry Miccolis summarizes three new Tillinghast-Towers Perrin enterprise risk management studies that examine trends and provide guidelines.

Equipment Theft Prevention

Technology in the Fight Against Equipment Theft—Part 4

David Shillingford | March 1, 2003

David Shillingford analyzes how technology can be used to fight crime and the cost/benefit considerations of these technologies.

Personal Lines Insurance

Wedding Insurance: A Savvy Purchase?

Robin Olson | March 1, 2003

Spring brings not only flowers, but weddings too. Wedding insurance should be purchased far in advance, before any expenses are incurred. Rob Olson examines the product and the providers.

Political Risk

Terrorism's Impact on International Relations

Daniel Wagner | March 1, 2003

Wagner discusses how the war on terrorism has changed our world and the impact that unpredictability of future events has on global politics and economics.

Reinsurance

Who Owes Whom? Understanding Setoffs in Reinsurance

Larry Schiffer | March 1, 2003

There are many situations in reinsurance relationships where the concept of setoff may apply. Larry Schiffer explains the right, its origins, and its application.

Intellectual Property

The Question of Work for Hire: "I Paid for It. Why Isn't It Mine?"

Sanford Warren | March 1, 2003

Sanford Warren explores the "work for hire" doctrine and provides suggestions for how employers can clear up copyright issues before the work is performed.

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