Kansas Court Remands Case of Gun Shop Liability August 5, 2013 By John Milburn Firearms dealers must use the highest degree of care in preventing the sale of guns to a felon, the Kansas...
Risk Managers Report Total Cost of Risk Up As Market Firms August 5, 2013 Businesses paid about 5 percent more in 2012 than they did in 2011 to cover the total cost of risk....
Hawaii Supreme Court Rules on Wrongful Death Suit August 1, 2013 A la Moana Center had a duty to care for a woman who died after getting stuck in an exhaust...
Overcoming the Fear of Insuring Emerging Risks July 22, 2013 By Amy O'Connor For an industry that depends on lots of data to develop products and price them according to risk, the insurance...
Personal Data of 2.5M People Compromised in California July 22, 2013 Data breaches put the personal information of 2.5 million people in the California at risk, according to a report released...
E&S Veteran Berkley Unfazed by Berkshire Hathaway Specialty July 22, 2013 Profit-focused executives from strong firms who understand the business of underwriting are welcome to enter the excess and surplus lines...
Lawsuit Filed Over Utah Boy’s Falling Tombstone Death July 22, 2013 The parents of a Lehi boy who was killed after a tombstone fell on him last year are suing the...
Market Firming Boosts Cost of Risk July 22, 2013 Businesses paid about five percent more in 2012 than they did in 2011 to cover the total cost of risk....
Careful Drafting Key to Enforceable Noncompetition and Nonsolicitation Covenants July 22, 2013 By Richard J. Frey Insurance is a business based on relationships. Because the profits for an insurance brokerage are driven by the producers’ relationships,...
Here Comes Berkshire Hathaway July 22, 2013 By Susanne Sclafane Interview with BHSI’s Peter Eastwood on Building a New E&S Giant When a veteran of CNA joined Berkshire Hathaway Specialty...