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Professional, D and O, and Fiduciary Liability
Fiduciary Liability Insurance Basics
Robert Bregman | October 12, 2018
IRMI's Bob Bregman explains fiduciary and employee benefit liability insurance, including common claim scenarios.
Construction Safety
Construction Safety: Listen, Learn, and Lead
TJ Lyons | October 12, 2018
These are the tools that should be in every worker's toolbox. TJ Lyons explains.
Employee Well-Being
Veterans Are Good for Work
Sally Spencer-Thomas | October 12, 2018
What can we do to help veterans' mental health? Sally Spencer-Thomas says hire them.
Employee Hiring, Development, and Retention
Hiring for Customer Service: Find the Best Fit
Mike Poskey | September 28, 2018
When hiring employees to work with customers, Mike Poskey says it's important to assess their core competencies.
Time Element
The Essential Equation: A Formula for Determining Business Interruption Loss
Daniel Torpey | September 28, 2018
Daniel Torpey explains that the most fundamental elements in resolving claims are a correct application of the BI formula and the integrity of the calculations behind it. Examples are provided.
Insurance Agent E and O
Agent E&O Tips from the Streets in Rhyming Tweets
Brent Winans | September 28, 2018
In a novel approach to providing agents and brokers advice, Brent Winans offers his recommendations.
Cyber and Privacy Risk and Insurance
A Summary of the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018
Melissa Krasnow | September 28, 2018
Melissa Krasnow provides a brief overview of recent legislation entitled California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018.
Claims Management
Workers Compensation Claims and the Opioid Impact Revisited
Christopher Mandel | September 28, 2018
Workers Compensation Claims and the Opioid Impact Revisited—Chris Mandel looks at the crisis and efforts to quell the tide.
Personal Lines Insurance
What Exactly Is Actual Cash Value? Better Yet, How Do You Calculate It?
Mike McCracken | September 21, 2018
Why are there so many problems surrounding the issue of ACV at claim time? Mike McCracken explores the reasons in various jurisdictions.
Intellectual Property
Update on Alice and Motions To Dismiss
Sanford Warren | September 21, 2018
This defensive tool, according to Sanford Warren, can invalidate issued patents and reduce litigation costs.
Professional, D and O, and Fiduciary Liability
Fiduciary Liability Insurance Basics
Robert Bregman | October 12, 2018
Employee Hiring, Development, and Retention
Hiring for Customer Service: Find the Best Fit
Mike Poskey | September 28, 2018
Time Element
The Essential Equation: A Formula for Determining Business Interruption Loss
Daniel Torpey | September 28, 2018
Insurance Agent E and O
Agent E&O Tips from the Streets in Rhyming Tweets
Brent Winans | September 28, 2018
Cyber and Privacy Risk and Insurance
A Summary of the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018
Melissa Krasnow | September 28, 2018
Claims Management
Workers Compensation Claims and the Opioid Impact Revisited
Christopher Mandel | September 28, 2018
Personal Lines Insurance
What Exactly Is Actual Cash Value? Better Yet, How Do You Calculate It?
Mike McCracken | September 21, 2018
