Articles by Patrick Wraight

Patrick Wraight, CIC, CRM, AU, is director of Insurance Journal's Academy of Insurance. He can be reached at pwraight@ijacademy.com.

I’m From the Government and I’m Here to Help – Part 2

This is the second in a series of posts where I am responding to certain pending legislation geared toward forcing insurance companies to pay for claims for losses related to virus and pandemic. Assessing insurers means assessing insureds Each of …

I’m From the Government and I’m Here to Help – Part 1

This is the first in a series where I intend to respond to pending legislation intended to force insurance companies to make loss related to virus or pandemic a covered cause of loss. There is a great temptation in the …

Guest Post: The Insurance Professional’s Guide to Giving Depositions Part 6: Appearing for Your Deposition

Today’s post is the sixth and final in a series of posts by friend of the Academy, Crystal M. Uebelher, J.D., CPCU. Crystal is an insurance professional and a lawyer. Crystal loves teaching non-lawyers about the law and lawyers about …

Guest Post: The Insurance Professional’s Guide to Giving Depositions Part 5: Practicing for Your Deposition

Today’s post is the fifth in a series of posts by friend of the Academy, Crystal M. Uebelher, J.D., CPCU. Crystal is an insurance professional and a lawyer. Crystal loves teaching non-lawyers about the law and lawyers about insurance. Now …

Guest Post: The Insurance Professional’s Guide to Giving Depositions Part 4: Preparing to Testify as a Corporate Representative

Today’s post is the fourth in a series of posts by friend of the Academy, Crystal M. Uebelher, J.D., CPCU. Crystal is an insurance professional and a lawyer. Crystal loves teaching non-lawyers about the law and lawyers about insurance. If …

Guest Post: The Insurance Professional’s Guide to Depositions, Part 3 – Preparing to Testify as a Fact Witness

Today’s post is the third in a series of posts by friend of the Academy, Crystal M. Uebelher, J.D., CPCU. Crystal is an insurance professional and a lawyer. Crystal loves teaching non-lawyers about the law and lawyers about insurance. Last …

Guest Post: The Insurance Professional’s Guide to Depositions, Part 2 – Understanding Your Role in the Litigation

Today’s post is the second in a series of posts by friend of the Academy, Crystal M. Uebelher, J.D., CPCU. Crystal is an insurance professional and a lawyer. Crystal loves teaching non-lawyers about the law and lawyers about insurance. It …

Guest Post: The Insurance Professional’s Guide to Depositions, Part 1 – What to Expect in a Deposition

Today’s post is the first in a series of posts by friend of the Academy, Crystal M. Uebelher, J.D., CPCU. Crystal is an insurance professional and a lawyer. Crystal loves teaching non-lawyers about the law and lawyers about insurance. Many …

Top 10 Work From Home Tips, or How Not to Lose Your Job from Home

Many workers are being asked to do something that some have wanted for years while others have never wanted. It’s time to work from home. Not to worry, we have plumbed the depths of our WAH (work at home) experience …

Caution is based in knowledge, fear is based in suspicion

I’ve been wrestling over what to write here for the last several days. Here is a list of different articles that I ultimately rejected for several different reasons. Why losses related to COVID-19 is not covered on (you pick) policies. …