Expert Commentary

Construction Law

Pay-When-Paid Clauses and Prompt Payment Acts

Robert Miletsky | September 2, 2016

The interaction of pay-when-paid clauses and state prompt payment acts may impact your construction projects and contracts.

Property Insurance

Other Insurance Clauses: Too Much Insurance Can Hurt You

Jay Levin | September 2, 2016

Relates a recent other insurance case where the policyholder got caught up in a dispute between insurers to its own detriment.

Defense and Settlement

No Home Run If You Don't Touch All the Bases: Collecting Judgments against Nonsettling Insurers

Lyndon F Bittle | August 26, 2016

Lyndon Bittle analyzes the obstacles of collecting judgments against nonsettling insurers in relation to a Texas case, Seger v. Yorkshire Insurance .

Valuation of Insurance Organizations

Valuation of Reinsurers: 2016

Jeff Balcombe | August 26, 2016

Jeff Balcombe discusses some of the factors that impact the valuation of reinsurance businesses and how certain trends and expectations for the reinsurance industry may be affecting the market's current valuations of reinsurance companies.

Reinsurance

What Is a Financial Interest Clause in a Reinsurance Contract?

Larry Schiffer | August 19, 2016

New financial interest clauses are designed to help mitigate legal/regulatory issues in global insurance coverage for multinational policyholders.

Provide a Plan for Travel Risks

Timothy O'Brien | August 5, 2016

Inform clients of travel risks by sharing educational content and online resources to help consumers reduce their exposure to many travel risks.

Construction Defect Coverage

Defective Work as Occurrence: "The Song Remains the Same"

Patrick Wielinski | July 29, 2016

Explore recent case law on defective workmanship as an occurrence and understand the resulting unpredictability in the legal landscape.

Construction Safety

Managing for Results When Dealing with Difficult People

Peter Furst | July 22, 2016

Construction involves many relationships that can become problematic; learn how to deal with problem people.

Claims Management

Opioids: a Stumbling Block to Good Claim Outcomes

Christopher Mandel | July 22, 2016

For injured workers on opioids, claims professional vigilance can facilitate better results.

Claims Practices

Prompt Payment of Appraisal Award Defeats Bad Faith

Barry Zalma | July 22, 2016

A Texas case, Anderson v. American Risk, shows that a breach of contract is needed for a bad faith claim. Barry Zalma explains.