August 8, 2005
If you believe the stereotype, insurance adjusters love golf. When I first began working in the insurance claims industry 15 years ago, I was told a joke about the industry: Three 10-year old boys are bragging about their dads, as …
June 20, 2005
Five Practical Coverage-Related Suggestions to Mitigate E&O Claims There is an abundance of material offering insurance agents advice designed to minimize or prevent errors and omissions claims. Most of these materials are generalized, focusing on proper file documentation and stressing …
May 23, 2005
The medical malpractice market in Washington state has improved immensely in recent times, but the debate about tort reform is just getting started. Competing initiatives will be in front of voters this fall with the trial lawyers on one side …
August 9, 2004
It takes a special breed of individual to devote their business career to helping people in a time of great loss. The costs of doing so are both emotional and physical—emotional stress from dealing with unexpected, difficult and frequently tragic, …
August 4, 2003
Restoration contractors most often find themselves on the back end of a disaster—it is the essence of their job to clean, restore and help put the pieces back together after disaster strikes, whether from fire, wind or water. But as …