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Catastrophe Risk Management
FAQs for Surviving Wildfire Losses—Texas 2024
Robin Olson | March 5, 2024
IRMI offers information about dealing with wildfire insurance claims.
Professional, D and O, and Fiduciary Liability
Courts Limit Insurer Liability and Increase Agent Responsibilities
Frederick Fisher | February 29, 2024
Fred Fisher relates cases that seem to swing away from traditional insurer responsibilities and change insureds' risks.
Reinsurance
Missing or Lost Reinsurance Contracts
Larry Schiffer | February 29, 2024
Legacy claims are often reported decades after an insurance policy has been issued and reinsured. Insurer insolvencies and mergers add to the problem. Larry Schiffer examines the challenges.
Case Law
Do Liability Policies Cover Suits Related to the Opioid Epidemic?
Jes Alexander | February 21, 2024
Learn about the ongoing battle over whether liability coverage exists for lawsuits brought by local and state governments seeking costs related to the opioid crisis, including a major recent decision out of California.
Catastrophe Risk Management
Homeowners Law and Ordinance Coverage Challenges
John E Putnam | February 9, 2024
John E. Putnam shares his experience from three Colorado wildfires.
Workplace Issues
20 Workers Comp Issues to Watch in 2024
Mark Walls, Kimberly George | January 26, 2024
Mark Walls and Kimberly George discuss essential issues for every risk manager and insurance professional to monitor in 2024.
Subcontractor Performance Risk
Construction Tech Adoption Trends
Cheri Hanes | January 26, 2024
Cheri Hanes explains these trends and how they are a necessary evolution to meet the growing demands and challenges in the construction sector.
Political Risk
How Insurers Can Become Climate Champions
Daniel Wagner | January 26, 2024
Do insurers have a role in promoting climate responsibility? Daniel Wagner believes they do.
Claims Practices
Court Must Agree When Parties Agree to Appraisal
Barry Zalma | January 19, 2024
Barry Zalma relates a case involving appraisal of damages caused by Hurricane Ian.
Commercial Property
End of Silent Cyber in Property Insurance
Catherine L Trischan | January 19, 2024
The exposure for property damage due to a cyber event grows daily. Catherine Trischan looks at the exposures and possible solutions.
Catastrophe Risk Management
FAQs for Surviving Wildfire Losses—Texas 2024
Robin Olson | March 5, 2024
Professional, D and O, and Fiduciary Liability
Courts Limit Insurer Liability and Increase Agent Responsibilities
Frederick Fisher | February 29, 2024
Case Law
Do Liability Policies Cover Suits Related to the Opioid Epidemic?
Jes Alexander | February 21, 2024
Catastrophe Risk Management
Homeowners Law and Ordinance Coverage Challenges
John E Putnam | February 9, 2024
Workplace Issues
20 Workers Comp Issues to Watch in 2024
Mark Walls, Kimberly George | January 26, 2024
Commercial Property
End of Silent Cyber in Property Insurance
Catherine L Trischan | January 19, 2024
