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Valuation of Insurance Organizations
Earn-Outs in Insurance Industry Merger and Acquisition Transactions
Jeff Balcombe | February 1, 2015
Earn-outs can benefit both buyers and sellers. Jeff Balcombe provides the details.
Builders Risk Insurance
Builders Risk: Tunnels and Underground Projects
Steven Coombs | February 1, 2015
Steve Coombs explains why builders risk insurance involving underground work is one of the most difficult types of projects to underwrite.
Construction Safety
Applying Systems Thinking to Safe Operations
Peter Furst | February 1, 2015
Focusing on construction worker training is one way to eliminate losses Peter Furst advocates focusing on the systems instead.
Disability and Disability Insurance
Is Extreme Productivity the New Normal?
Marcia Carruthers | January 31, 2015
Many firms seek to squeeze more productivity out of fewer workers. Marcia Carruthers explains how this can backfire.
Design and Professional Liability
Who Can Opine on the Design Professional's Standard of Care?
Kenneth Slavens | January 31, 2015
What makes one an expert? Ken Slavens looks at a recent New Jersey case that examines the like-licensed requirement.
Insurance Agent E and O
Independent Agents: Pay Special Attention to Your "Special Relationship" Clients
Brent Winans | January 17, 2015
Brent Winans provides a general overview of the duties of insurance agents as established by state laws.
Captives
Captive Stories: The Genesis of Risk Shifting and Risk Distribution
Donald Riggin | January 1, 2015
Don Riggin digs deep to discuss a 1941 ruling that an annuity and an insurance policy produced no insurance risk.
Design and Professional Liability
Mold and Professional Liability Insurance
Jeff Slivka | January 1, 2015
Does the typical professional liability policy cover mold and microbial issues? Jeff Slivka takes a quick look.
Claims Practices
Eight-Corners Rule Defeats Right to Defense
Barry Zalma | January 1, 2015
A court rules there's no accident when a person is shot in the head at close range. Barry Zalma relates the case.
Web-Based Insurance Marketing
Why Backlinks Matter to Local SEO and Where to Get Them
Ryan Hanley | December 20, 2014
Ryan Hanley examines ways to increase your agency's search engine results.
Valuation of Insurance Organizations
Earn-Outs in Insurance Industry Merger and Acquisition Transactions
Jeff Balcombe | February 1, 2015
Builders Risk Insurance
Builders Risk: Tunnels and Underground Projects
Steven Coombs | February 1, 2015
Disability and Disability Insurance
Is Extreme Productivity the New Normal?
Marcia Carruthers | January 31, 2015
Design and Professional Liability
Who Can Opine on the Design Professional's Standard of Care?
Kenneth Slavens | January 31, 2015
Insurance Agent E and O
Independent Agents: Pay Special Attention to Your "Special Relationship" Clients
Brent Winans | January 17, 2015
Captives
Captive Stories: The Genesis of Risk Shifting and Risk Distribution
Donald Riggin | January 1, 2015
Design and Professional Liability
Mold and Professional Liability Insurance
Jeff Slivka | January 1, 2015
Web-Based Insurance Marketing
Why Backlinks Matter to Local SEO and Where to Get Them
Ryan Hanley | December 20, 2014
