Articles by Kathleen Ellis and David Barr

Ellis is a senior vice president of Chubb & Son and manager of Multinational Risk Group - Global Accounts.

Environmental Liabilities in Europe: Changing Times

Historically, U.S. companies doing business in Europe weren’t likely to list environmental litigation among their major concerns. While the United States has boasted a robust regulatory environment for some time, Europe has traditionally been perceived as lagging behind – but …

Insuring Infrastructure Projects in Latin America

With its aging infrastructure, growing population and successful bids for mega-sports events like the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil, Latin America is offering the construction industry billions of dollars of opportunities in infrastructure projects. Growth Brings Opportunity Savvy contractors from …

Knowing Clean Technology Customers

In the next 10 years, the clean technology market is expected to increase by more than 60 percent to nearly $400 billion worldwide, according to Clean Edge’s Clean Energy Trends 2014 Report – creating an enormous selling opportunity for agents …

The Importance of Having an Integrated Services Solution

U.S. multinational businesses are increasingly seeking opportunities in new regions of the world, expanding outside of the United States and continental Europe into sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and Latin America. As their operations outside of the United States grow, however, multinationals …

Understanding Foreign Voluntary Workers’ Comp Policies

In spite of videoconferencing, social media and other new technologies, many businesses depend on their key executives and top sales people to travel overseas to meet with clients in person, to negotiate with foreign business leaders and to explore potential …

Why Clients Might Need Foreign Voluntary Workers’ Comp

In spite of videoconferencing, social media and other new technologies, many businesses depend on their key executives and top sales people to travel overseas to meet with clients in person, to negotiate with foreign business leaders and to explore potential …

Viewpoint: Trade Sanctions and Risk Management

The U.S. government has increasingly used laws and regulations that impose economic sanctions on others as an instrument to advance foreign policy and national security goals, with some of the most recent efforts aimed at putting additional pressure on Iran …

Trade Sanctions and Risk Management

Understanding Economic Sanctions and Regulation When Doing Business Abroad The U.S. government has increasingly used laws and regulations that impose economic sanctions on others as an instrument to advance foreign policy and national security goals, with some recent efforts aimed …

Mobile Device Explosion in the Workplace Creates Need for Heightened Security

Mobile devices have taken the workplace by storm, but the proliferation of these devices has created a new set of security challenges. After a number of high-profile data breaches and “hacktivist” incidents last year, many companies have focused on protecting …

The Spy Who Robbed Me

Mobile Device Explosion Creates Need for Heightened Security Mobile devices have taken the workplace by storm, but the proliferation of these devices has created a new set of security challenges. After a number of high-profile data breaches and “hacktivist” incidents …