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Risk Mgmt. and Ins. Higher Education Scene

Truly Understanding Millennials

2011-09-01 | Brenda Powell Wells

Insurance and risk management higher education scene is filled with Millennials, but what do they bring to the table? (IRMI.com article).

Current Trends and Issues

Tennessee Supreme Court Deals Blow to "Duty to Read" and Broadens Agent Liability

2011-07-01 | Tim Ryles

In a recent case detailed by Dr. Tim Ryles, agents are labeled experts and are held to a higher standard.

Risk and Insurance History

The History of Proximate Causation

2011-07-01 | Richard J Scislowski

Sir Francis Bacon, Sir Isaac Newton, and Aristotle can provide guidance on how courts have viewed causation under first-party property policies.

Insurance Archaeology

Proving Standard Policy Language of Missing Insurance Policies

2011-06-01 | Douglas Talley

Doug Talley shows how a policyholder can prove the policy language of a missing policy using standard industry forms.

Catastrophe Risk Management

Insurance Coverage Considerations for Claims Resulting from the Japanese Earthquake

2011-04-01 | Christopher M Brophy

Assessing the impact and coverage is no simple task. Chris Brophy elaborates.

Insurance Archaeology

Insurance Policy Authentication, Hearsay, and Reconstruction Methodology

2011-04-01 | Douglas Talley

In this third article on insurance archaeology, Doug Talley and Andrew Whitman address secondary evidence.

Insurance Archaeology

Proving the Existence of Past Policies with Secondary Evidence

2011-01-15 | Douglas Talley

While presentation of secondary evidence is important, Doug Talley explains that it alone will not prove that a policy existed.

Market Practices

Claims Administration—The Insurance Service

2010-12-01 | Peter Polstein

Pete Polstein stresses the importance of claims administration.

Current Trends and Issues

Third-Party Vendors in Insurance Claims Investigations: A Framework for Evaluation

2010-11-01 | Tim Ryles

Tim Ryles provides a framework for assessing the conduct of vendors that provide claims services to insurers.

Insurance Archaeology

Judicial Reconstruction of Missing Insurance Policies

2010-09-01 | Douglas Talley

Doug Talley and Andrew Whitman start a series of six articles on insurance archaeology.