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Current Trends and Issues

Noneconomic Costs of Flood Insurance in a Regulatory Minefield

Tim Ryles | June 1, 2018

Tim Ryles looks at the history and controversy surrounding federal programs and the noneconomic costs of flood insurance.

Defense and Settlement

Settlement Relationships—Insurer, Insured, and Defense Counsel

Lyndon F Bittle | May 25, 2018

Is defense counsel a "sub-agent" of the insured client? Lyndon Bittle relates the case.

Valuation of Insurance Organizations

Trends in the Valuation of Agents and Brokers: 2018

Jeff Balcombe | May 25, 2018

Jeff Balcombe discusses the impact of economic and industry conditions and demographic trends.

Builders Risk Insurance

Builders Risk: New AIA Requirements

Steven Coombs | May 25, 2018

Steve Coombs summarizes the major changes and provides tips to those who arrange builders risk policies.

Regulation and Compliance

An Insurer's Framework To Hire outside Counsel

Aaron Lunt | May 11, 2018

Aaron Lunt offers advice on when to hire outside counsel, especially for regulatory compliance issues.

Employee Hiring, Development, and Retention

How To Avoid Blind Spots When Hiring

Mike Poskey | May 11, 2018

Paul Siegel relates a case where, to prove employment discrimination, plaintiffs must show the comparator's misconduct be nearly identical to their own.

Construction Safety

Construction Safety Opportunities and Challenges

Peter Furst | May 11, 2018

Construction Safety Opportunities and Challenges—There's a lot of useless information out there. Peter Furst provides a realistic view.

Additional Insured Issues

Whose Contract Is It Anyway: Gilbane Decision Requires Contractual Privity

Gregory Podolak | May 11, 2018

New York's high court recently weighed in on contractual privity. Gregory Podolak relates the Gilbane case.

Insurance Agent E and O

Avoiding E&O in Excess and Surplus Lines

Brent Winans | May 11, 2018

Brent Winans provides recommendations that may save your agency from a costly E&O claim.

Current Trends and Issues

Fair Claims versus the Property Insurance Mortgage Clause

Tim Ryles | May 4, 2018

Tim Ryles examines the property insurance mortgage clause and the problems it presents to the mortgagee.

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