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Current Trends and Issues
Auto Markets and Settlement of First-Party Totaled Vehicle Claims
Tim Ryles | July 29, 2022
Introducing the wrong statistical technique can skew auto valuation. Tim Ryles explains.
Construction Safety
Construction Safety Beliefs Regarding Hazards and Risk Matter
Peter Furst | July 22, 2022
Peter Furst explains why only safe work practices must be acceptable to construction supervisors and their organizations.
Liability Insurance
Do Trade Names Limit CGL Coverage?
Craig Stanovich | July 22, 2022
Craig Stanovich relates a recent Massachusetts case that appears to restrict named insured coverage.
Intellectual Property
Is Your Brand Protected?
Sanford Warren | July 22, 2022
Sanford Warren warns of the importance of maintaining and protecting underlying trademarks and brands.
Construction Safety
Suicide in Construction: The Long Emergency
TJ Lyons | July 21, 2022
TJ Lyons relates information and advice learned at a recent conference and provides tips for ways to combat this epidemic.
Courts and Coverage
Courts Rule on Insurance for Violations of Biometric Privacy Laws
David Knapp | July 15, 2022
Recent decisions address whether a policy exclusion bars coverage. David Knapp relates the cases and issues.
Communication
Heat Can Be a Construction Worker Killer
Stokes McIntyre | July 15, 2022
Heat can kill. Stokes McIntyre discusses the risks, what to look for, and offers possible solutions.
Property Insurance
Responding to the Current Underinsurance Problem
Linda Robinson | July 15, 2022
Have you overlooked the effect of recent economic problems on your insurable values and property insurance limits? IRMI offers guidance.
Builders Risk Insurance
Beware of Builders Risk Additional Premiums and Policy Expirations
Jeffrey Segall | July 14, 2022
Write reasonable cost escalation and automatic time extensions into the policy, advises Jeff Segall.
Leadership at All Levels
Introducing Generation Z
Brenda Powell Wells | July 14, 2022
Dr. Brenda Wells describes their characteristics, tendencies, and what employers should do to recruit and keep them.
Current Trends and Issues
Auto Markets and Settlement of First-Party Totaled Vehicle Claims
Tim Ryles | July 29, 2022
Construction Safety
Construction Safety Beliefs Regarding Hazards and Risk Matter
Peter Furst | July 22, 2022
Courts and Coverage
Courts Rule on Insurance for Violations of Biometric Privacy Laws
David Knapp | July 15, 2022
Builders Risk Insurance
Beware of Builders Risk Additional Premiums and Policy Expirations
Jeffrey Segall | July 14, 2022