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Construction Defect Coverage
Policy Modifications and Endorsements Relating to Liability Insurance Coverage for Mold
Patrick Wielinski | March 1, 2002
Discover how policy modifications and endorsements impact liability insurance coverage for mold, enabling you to navigate the complexities of insurance claims and litigation.
Personal Lines Insurance
Credit-Based Insurance Scoring: A Simmering Debate
Robin Olson | March 1, 2002
With consumer groups squarely and vehemently lined up against the insurers, and regulators caught in the middle, compromises on this issue are virtually assured.
Reinsurance
Sorting Out the Reinsurance Contract Morass
Larry Schiffer | March 1, 2002
Reinsurance terminology, like technical terms in other industries, seems unintelligible at first glance. In this article, Larry Schiffer defines the terms and their usage for the uninitiated.
Environmental
The Pitfalls of Accepting Contaminated Fill
Jeff Slivka | March 1, 2002
What happens when an earthwork contractor accepts fill material at the site to establish proper elevations only to discover later that the "clean fill" is anything but? Jeff Slivka provides ways to control the exposure.
Workers Compensation Issues
Achieving Workers Compensation Savings through Medical Bill Repricing
Martin McGavin | February 9, 2002
Medical bill repricing leads to legitimate and real workers compensation savings, but it does have its drawbacks. Martin McGavin examines the process, including its strengths and weaknesses.
Surety
California Workers Compensation Self-Insured Bonds and the Principal's Bankruptcy
Marilyn Klinger | February 1, 2002
Many states allow employers to self-insure workers compensation (WC) as long as the employer supports that self-insurance with a surety bond or other security. Marilyn Klinger discusses California WC self-insured bonds in the context of the employer's bankruptcy.
Eradicating Sales Call Reluctance
The Secret Shame of Selling
Frank Lee | February 1, 2002
What do you do when your stellar salesman reveals he secretly is ashamed of selling? Frank Lee explains this type of Sales Call Reluctance and offers possible solutions.
Drafting and Interpreting Policies
Self-Insurance, Primary Insurance, and Excess Insurance: Adventures in Contract Interpretation
Kenneth Wollner | February 1, 2002
Litigation is increasingly used to resolve ambiguities and fill the gaps in risk financing documentation, and here Ken Wollner examines a recent decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Maritime Law
To Remove or Not To Remove, That Is the Question
Michael Orlando | February 1, 2002
In this article, Michael Orlando explores some of the intricacies of removing a maritime-oriented case from state court to federal court.
Employment Practices
Supreme Court Clarifies EEOC's Role in Arbitration Disputes
Paul Siegel | February 1, 2002
The Court has upheld the EEOC's right to seek all available remedies for job discrimination regardless of existing arbitration agreements. Paul Siegel examines the ramifications.
Construction Defect Coverage
Policy Modifications and Endorsements Relating to Liability Insurance Coverage for Mold
Patrick Wielinski | March 1, 2002
Personal Lines Insurance
Credit-Based Insurance Scoring: A Simmering Debate
Robin Olson | March 1, 2002
Workers Compensation Issues
Achieving Workers Compensation Savings through Medical Bill Repricing
Martin McGavin | February 9, 2002
Surety
California Workers Compensation Self-Insured Bonds and the Principal's Bankruptcy
Marilyn Klinger | February 1, 2002
Drafting and Interpreting Policies
Self-Insurance, Primary Insurance, and Excess Insurance: Adventures in Contract Interpretation
Kenneth Wollner | February 1, 2002
Employment Practices
Supreme Court Clarifies EEOC's Role in Arbitration Disputes
Paul Siegel | February 1, 2002
