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Liability Insurance
Spoliation of Evidence: The Next Frontier for Insurance Coverage Battles
Jill Berkeley | January 1, 2001
Over the past several years, courts have fashioned a new cause of action deriving from products liability cases when evidence is destroyed, lost, or altered: spoliation of evidence. Does the post-1986 ISO, CGL policy cover this loss? See why this author thinks so.
Insurance Archaeology
Insurance Archaeology for Mergers and Acquisitions: Due Diligence before and after Closing
Sheila Mulrennan | January 1, 2001
One often-crucial factor affecting both the advisability and success of a merger is the prospective partner's insurance portfolio. Any corporation moving to merge or purchase a corporation in the United States must recognize the litigious climate and defend itself by making sure that both its own and its prospective partner's insurance coverage is adequate. Learn more in this insightful article.
Quantitative Methods
Risk Quantification in Rapidly Changing Business Environments
Samir Shah | January 1, 2001
Risk assessment and risk analysis Article.
Employment Practices
The New OSHA Ergonomics Program Standard
Paul Siegel | January 1, 2001
OSHA has issued its long-awaited final rule for an Ergonomics Program Standard, 29 CFR Part 1910.900. This new standard contains stringent requirements for most nonconstruction employers to identify and abate musculoskeletal disorders. This article examines the new standard and the possible costs to implement the ergonomics requirements.
Additional Insured Issues
Additional Insureds and Completed Operations
Jeffrey Woodward | January 1, 2001
Learn how construction contracts address additional insured status and completed operations claims, and explore the implications of recent court decisions on these practices.
Cyber and Privacy Risk and Insurance
New Stand-Alone E-Commerce Insurance for Third-Party Liability Claims—Part 2
Michael A. Rossi | December 15, 2000
Mike Rossi discusses general observations regarding the stand-alone e-commerce liability market and what issues you should consider when reviewing or placing insurance coverage.
Environmental
Brownfield Redevelopment: A Risk versus Reward Proposition
John Hannah, Alan Bressler | December 1, 2000
The number of abandoned industrial sites across America in need of environmental remediation continues to grow. With local governments striving to curb urban sprawl and eliminate inner-city decay, and with the development of recent legislative and regulatory initiatives, these 'Brownfield' sites offer an opportunity for redevelopment. This article explains how environmental insurance and innovative risk management tools help reduce the risk and uncertainty surrounding these projects.
Cyber and Privacy Risk and Insurance
New Stand-Alone E-Commerce Insurance for Third-Party Liability Claims—Part 1
Michael A. Rossi | December 1, 2000
Whether you're a small or large firm, if you're in the market for a stand-alone e-commerce liability policy, Mike Rossi explains the issues to consider.
Liability Insurance
Who Wants To Be an Insured?
Richard Rudolph | December 1, 2000
It is common for businesses to involve multiple corporate, partnership, and joint venture entities, and there are a number of subtle nuances that can effect how insurance coverage applies to these entities. Care must be taken to identify them and assure that insured status is properly provided under CGL policies.
Time Element
The Basics of a Business Interruption Claim
Douglas Berry | December 1, 2000
Doug Berry examines Dictiomatic v. USF&G, a Florida case that brings together virtually all of the principles applicable to business interruption claims and provides a concise primer on these principles.
Liability Insurance
Spoliation of Evidence: The Next Frontier for Insurance Coverage Battles
Jill Berkeley | January 1, 2001
Insurance Archaeology
Insurance Archaeology for Mergers and Acquisitions: Due Diligence before and after Closing
Sheila Mulrennan | January 1, 2001
Quantitative Methods
Risk Quantification in Rapidly Changing Business Environments
Samir Shah | January 1, 2001
Additional Insured Issues
Additional Insureds and Completed Operations
Jeffrey Woodward | January 1, 2001
Cyber and Privacy Risk and Insurance
New Stand-Alone E-Commerce Insurance for Third-Party Liability Claims—Part 2
Michael A. Rossi | December 15, 2000
Environmental
Brownfield Redevelopment: A Risk versus Reward Proposition
John Hannah, Alan Bressler | December 1, 2000
Cyber and Privacy Risk and Insurance
New Stand-Alone E-Commerce Insurance for Third-Party Liability Claims—Part 1
Michael A. Rossi | December 1, 2000
