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Design and Professional Liability
Contractors Professional Liability Market Update
Jeff Slivka | June 1, 2008
Jeff Slivka expects to continue to see an expanded need for contractors professional liability. Markets, requirements, rates, and trends are provided.
Claims Management
Third-Party Administrators: Quality versus Price
June 1, 2008
The wise consumer will analyze the quality indicators first and then compare price when selecting a TPA. Glenn Brown explains.
Time Element
When Does Business Interruption Insurance Coverage Stop?
Jay Levin | June 1, 2008
Jay Levin relates a property case forcing insurers to fulfill their promise not only to pay for covered losses, but to do so in a timely fashion.
Liability Insurance
CGL Insurance 2007 Edition—A Summary of Changes
Craig Stanovich | June 1, 2008
While tempting, it's not wise to dismiss the December 2007 ISO changes. Craig Stanovich provides a synopsis.
Catastrophe Risk Management
Facility Damage Evaluation Following Major Disasters
Nathan Gould | May 10, 2008
Dr. Nathan Gould explains why an effective facility evaluation plan should include the preparation of a Post-Disaster Facility Inspection Manual.
Liability Insurance
Variations on a Theme: When the Cause Theory Determines the Number of Occurrences
Steven Rawls | May 1, 2008
Steve Rawls shows how similar facts may result in a different number of occurrences, despite courts' reliance on the cause theory.
The Evolution of Finite Reinsurance and Financial Accounting Statement (FAS) 113
Donald Riggin | May 1, 2008
Looking back to the '80s and projecting forward, Don Riggin examines finite reinsurance.
Valuation of Insurance Organizations
Valuation of Reinsurers: 2008
Jeff Balcombe | May 1, 2008
Jeff Balcombe provides insight into the valuation of reinsurers and the market's current pricing of these businesses.
Courts and Coverage
No Insurance Coverage for "Actual Physical Contact" with "Integral Part" of Auto
Brent Cooper | May 1, 2008
Brent Cooper describes a Texas Supreme Court ruling that collision with an axle isn't contact with a motor vehicle.
Employment Practices
"Associational" Discrimination Claims a Growing Concern for Employers
Paul Siegel | May 1, 2008
Paul Siegel explains why human resources professionals must consider the potential for claims by employee spouses, relatives, and partners.
Design and Professional Liability
Contractors Professional Liability Market Update
Jeff Slivka | June 1, 2008
Catastrophe Risk Management
Facility Damage Evaluation Following Major Disasters
Nathan Gould | May 10, 2008
Liability Insurance
Variations on a Theme: When the Cause Theory Determines the Number of Occurrences
Steven Rawls | May 1, 2008
The Evolution of Finite Reinsurance and Financial Accounting Statement (FAS) 113
Donald Riggin | May 1, 2008
Courts and Coverage
No Insurance Coverage for "Actual Physical Contact" with "Integral Part" of Auto
Brent Cooper | May 1, 2008
Employment Practices
"Associational" Discrimination Claims a Growing Concern for Employers
Paul Siegel | May 1, 2008
