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Reinsurance
Captive Arrangements and Reinsurance
Larry Schiffer | August 30, 2019
Reinsurance plays a critical role in captive arrangements and can manifest in many different forms, per Larry Schiffer.
Agricultural Insurance
Farm/Ag Workers Compensation—Needed or Not?
Casey Roberts | August 19, 2019
Farm/Ag Workers Compensation—Needed or Not? -- Whether required or not, Casey Roberts explains why it's a good idea.
Defense and Settlement
Eight-Corners Rule under Siege
Lyndon Bittle | August 16, 2019
The evolution of the rule continues in Texas. Lyndon Bittle relates the case currently pending in the Fifth Circuit.
Courts and Coverage
Beyond the Eight Corners: Additional Insureds and Workers Comp
David Knapp | August 16, 2019
Additional Insureds and Workers Comp—David Knapp discusses what happens when the named insured is immune under workers compensation law.
Additional Insured Issues
Additional Insured Coverage: Don't Overlook Auto Insurance
Gregory Podolak | August 16, 2019
Discussing the importance of including auto insurance in the downstream risk transfer for accidents that occur on a construction site involving any form of automobile.
Maritime Law
Summer in the Supreme Court: 2019 Maritime Update
Michael Orlando, Michael Orlando Jr | August 16, 2019
Michael Orlando discusses recent cases that provide much-needed clarity to maritime law.
Captives
Elements of Insurance
Hale Stewart | August 16, 2019
There are certain elements that must be present in all insurance transactions. Hale Stewart examines them.
Construction Quality
Managing Expectations: An Important Aspect of Construction Quality
Peter Furst | August 9, 2019
Managing Expectations An Important Aspect of Construction Quality—Peter Furst explains the importance of having an expectation management strategy.
Construction Safety
What's with These New Hard Hats?
TJ Lyons | August 9, 2019
Safety helmets, says TJ Lyons, provide much better protection, and we should all be wearing them.
Big Data and Predictive Analytics
In Insurance, Some Things Never Change … or Do They?
Dale Halon | August 2, 2019
In Insurance, Some Things Never Change … or Do They?—Dale Halon says the valuable lessons from earlier days in our industry are still pertinent today.
Courts and Coverage
Beyond the Eight Corners: Additional Insureds and Workers Comp
David Knapp | August 16, 2019
Additional Insured Issues
Additional Insured Coverage: Don't Overlook Auto Insurance
Gregory Podolak | August 16, 2019
Maritime Law
Summer in the Supreme Court: 2019 Maritime Update
Michael Orlando, Michael Orlando Jr | August 16, 2019
Construction Quality
Managing Expectations: An Important Aspect of Construction Quality
Peter Furst | August 9, 2019
Big Data and Predictive Analytics
In Insurance, Some Things Never Change … or Do They?
Dale Halon | August 2, 2019
