Claims & Reserving
Risk Alerts: Gender Reveal May Have Caused Wildfire, Death of Firefighter
Despite numerous reports of destruction and even death, many couples still insist on throwing elaborate and risky gender reveal parties—often with unintended consequences. Carrier Management first ...
Mining for Gold: Overcoming Challenges to Unstructured Text Data
Artificial intelligence (AI) is undeniably changing the insurance industry. Carriers are justifiably enthusiastic about the opportunities for improved efficiency and cost savings. Unfortunately, the ...
Risk Alerts: Solar Panel Waste and Carcinogens
Is the U.S. heading toward a solar panel waste crisis? U.S. home installations of solar panels have rebounded after a pandemic slump, and analysts expect the capacity to quadruple in the next 10 ...
Does It Ever Make Sense for Firms to Pay Ransomware Criminals?
Global insurance company AXA announced in May that it will stop writing cyber insurance coverage in France that reimburses customers for making payments to ransomware criminals. Cyber insurance ...
We Can Work It Out: Negotiations Likely On COVID Reinsurance Losses
Catastrophe excess of loss reinsurance contracts "never anticipated an event like a pandemic" when written but cedents can still expect compromises from reinsurers, an industry executive said ...
Plaintiffs Dig to Unearth Old ISO Documents to Back COVID BI Claims
Plaintiffs attorneys are looking deep into the weeds for evidence to support claims for business income lost because of COVID-19 public safety orders. Lawyers for footwear wholesaler Marc Fisher LLC ...
Risk Alerts: Intellectual Property and Safety Risks for Cannabis Edibles
As more states have legalized recreational marijuana, the edibles market has seen a surge. But the choice by many manufacturers to market their products as candy look-alikes has ...
Dealing With COVID WC Vaccine Liability When the Office Reopens
As the owner of my own company, a lot of work, research and tension has accompanied our reopening plans. While our team is extremely excited about seeing each other in person, as a business owner, ...