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Design and Professional Liability
Project Professional Liability: Professional Liability Insurance Alternatives for Construction Projects
Jeff Slivka | June 1, 2007
Jeff Slivka provides an overview of four alternatives for protecting a construction project from professional liability.
Reinsurance
When the Government Is Your Reinsurer
Larry Schiffer | June 1, 2007
Displacing capacity from one of the largest catastrophe risk markets in the world has its economic ups and downs. Larry Schiffer explains.
Surety
Killer Bond Forms and Contract Provisions—Part 1
Marilyn Klinger | June 1, 2007
In an ongoing series, Marilyn Klinger discusses new bond provisions and their impact on the liability of the surety industry.
Construction Safety
The Construction Foreman—Working without a Net
Peter Furst | May 26, 2007
To succeed, foremen must lead the workforce as well as the process. Peter Furst says that few are given the proper leadership training to do so.
Enterprise Risk Management
Addressing the Full Spectrum of Risks
Mark Layton | May 1, 2007
With an appropriate risk strategy in place, Mark Layton says the decision to accept risk exposure will be informed, deliberate, and justified.
Enterprise Risk Management
Balancing Risk Probability and Vulnerability
Mark Layton | May 1, 2007
Mark Layton explains why too much emphasis on probability fails in the face of improbable risks.
Valuation of Insurance Organizations
Financial Institution Acquisitions of Insurance Agency Platforms
Jeff Balcombe | May 1, 2007
Jeff Balcombe explains recent trends and how integration strategies are being created and implemented, and beginning to prove successful.
Property Insurance
When Must an Insurer Pay a Claim?
Jay Levin | May 1, 2007
After a loss, a commercial policyholder needs to get repairs completed and business back up and running at full speed as quickly as possible. Frequently, the proceeds of the property insurance policy are necessary to accomplish this very important goal. Not all policyholders have the ability to finance repairs themselves while they wait for the adjustment process to be completed and the insurance company to pay the loss.
Intellectual Property
Active Inducement of Infringement: Proof of Knowledge of a Patent Is Required
Sanford Warren | May 1, 2007
Sanford Warren explains why "active inducement of infringement" is a critical tool in preventing patent violation, and what the courts have to say on the subject.
Claims Practices
The Lawyer as an Insurance Claims Expert
Barry Zalma | May 1, 2007
Contrary to popular opinion, Barry Zalma says a lawyer can make a good expert witness in an insurance claims dispute.
Design and Professional Liability
Project Professional Liability: Professional Liability Insurance Alternatives for Construction Projects
Jeff Slivka | June 1, 2007
Valuation of Insurance Organizations
Financial Institution Acquisitions of Insurance Agency Platforms
Jeff Balcombe | May 1, 2007
Intellectual Property
Active Inducement of Infringement: Proof of Knowledge of a Patent Is Required
Sanford Warren | May 1, 2007
