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Captives
Has the IRS Lost Its Collective Mind?
Donald Riggin | November 1, 2007
The recently proposed IRS regulations for single-parent captives are a step in the wrong direction. Don Riggin explains.
Valuation of Insurance Organizations
Property/Casualty Insurer Valuation Insights
Jeff Balcombe | November 1, 2007
Jeff Balcombe provides greater insight property and casualty insurer valuation and the market's current pricing.
Courts and Coverage
The Measure of "Reasonable" Defense Costs in Independent Counsel Situations
Brent Cooper | November 1, 2007
In independent counsel situations, who determines what costs are reasonable? Brent Cooper and Dana Harbin peruse state positions.
Political Risk
Effective Transactional Risk Management
Daniel Wagner | November 1, 2007
Daniel Wagner explains transactional risk and why it is an essential part of the risk management process in the international business arena.
Intellectual Property
Trade Secret Protection: Good Risk Management
Sanford Warren | November 1, 2007
Sanford Warren advises taking precautions, both offensive and defensive, to protect your trade secrets and those of others.
Property Insurance
Demystifying Appraisal: The Scope and Nature of Insurance Appraisals
Jay Levin | October 1, 2007
Jay Levin examines appraisals, addressing their use, benefits and limitations, jurisdictional differences, and review issues.
Reinsurance
Adventures in Contract Wording: Jury Still Out on Meaning of "Sole Judge"
Larry Schiffer | October 1, 2007
Larry Schiffer warns drafters of reinsurance agreements to exercise caution when negotiating a deal involving a reinsurance sole judge clause.
Construction Safety
Enterprise Safety Management: Creating an Injury-Free Workplace
Peter Furst | September 15, 2007
Peter Furst discusses ESM as a framework for achieving an injury free workplace, including the history, evolution, and foundational elements.
Risk and Insurance History
Lloyd's of London: The Early Days
John Bogardus | September 1, 2007
Jack Bogardus and Robert Moore relate the emergence of coffeehouses and the opportunities they created for revolutionary business practices.
Corporate Fraud Prevention
Building Processes To Detect Fraud
Scott Langlinais | September 1, 2007
Scott Langlinais reveals how to develop an internal approach where everyone is responsible for identifying risks and exposing perpetrators.
Valuation of Insurance Organizations
Property/Casualty Insurer Valuation Insights
Jeff Balcombe | November 1, 2007
Courts and Coverage
The Measure of "Reasonable" Defense Costs in Independent Counsel Situations
Brent Cooper | November 1, 2007
Intellectual Property
Trade Secret Protection: Good Risk Management
Sanford Warren | November 1, 2007
Property Insurance
Demystifying Appraisal: The Scope and Nature of Insurance Appraisals
Jay Levin | October 1, 2007
Reinsurance
Adventures in Contract Wording: Jury Still Out on Meaning of "Sole Judge"
Larry Schiffer | October 1, 2007
Construction Safety
Enterprise Safety Management: Creating an Injury-Free Workplace
Peter Furst | September 15, 2007
