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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Workers Compensation Issues
The Impact of TRIA on Workers Compensation Insurance
Christine Fuge | February 18, 2003
With the passage of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, the landscape of workers compensation insurance has been forever altered. IRMI assesses the ramifications.
Writing Tips for Insurance Professionals
"Never End a Sentence in a Preposition" and Six Other Myths about Writing
Gary Blake | February 8, 2003
In this article, Gary Blake discusses seven 'rules' that insurance claims people must occasionally break to make their communications supple and effective.
Surety
Can a Surety Enforce the Automatic Stay in the Principal's Bankruptcy?
Marilyn Klinger | February 1, 2003
Where a contract has not been terminated prior to the bankruptcy, a surety has standing to enforce the automatic stay against the owner. Marilyn Klinger discusses the factors that can affect recovery.
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
Equipment Theft Prevention
Technology in the Fight Against Equipment Theft—Part 4
David Shillingford | March 1, 2003
Intellectual Property
The Question of Work for Hire: "I Paid for It. Why Isn't It Mine?"
Sanford Warren | March 1, 2003
Workers Compensation Issues
The Impact of TRIA on Workers Compensation Insurance
Christine Fuge | February 18, 2003
Writing Tips for Insurance Professionals
"Never End a Sentence in a Preposition" and Six Other Myths about Writing
Gary Blake | February 8, 2003
Surety
Can a Surety Enforce the Automatic Stay in the Principal's Bankruptcy?
Marilyn Klinger | February 1, 2003
