As States continue to diverge in their interpretation and enforcement of restrictive covenant agreements, it is now more important than ever to ensure those agreements are drafted to conform with jurisdiction-specific laws. By Harris S. Freier, Esq MAIN TYPES OF RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS There are generally four main categories of restrictive covenants to consider in employment […]
Elizabeth K. Lange & Elizabeth A. Diffley On July 16, 2020, Delaware adopted new amendments to its public benefit corporation statute, continuing a trend to make this relatively new corporate form more accessible. The amendments, among other things, (i) reduce impediments to use of the public benefit corporation form by eliminating supermajority voting requirements and […]
By Sue C. Quimby, CPCU, AU, CIC, CPIW, DAE – Assistant Vice President/Media Editor More and more baby boomers are reaching retirement age. At the same time, the coronavirus pandemic may have put a wrench in their investments and income stream. For some, a reverse mortgage can be an attractive option, as they may have […]
By Doug Voss The trucking industry is faced with a crisis of insurability in the commercial automobile liability market. To a great degree, this crisis results from nuclear verdicts coupled with fewer insurance underwriters. Furthermore, while the trucking industry pursues various remedies to address nuclear verdicts, Congress is seriously considering an increase in truck liability […]
By Harris S. Freier, James W. Sukharev As States continue to diverge in their interpretation and enforcement of restrictive covenant agreements, it is now more important than ever to ensure those agreements are drafted to conform with jurisdiction-specific laws. MAIN TYPES OF RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS There are generally four main categories of restrictive covenants to consider […]
By Kevin Ross It used to be that certain parts of the processing of a Workers Compensation Claim were 100% manual. The gathering, organization, and analysis of files – the first step in processing any new claim – was an unavoidably time-intensive task. A human got boxes of paper files or electronic pdfs (or other […]
According to Price Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand (PwC), Artificial Intelligence has the potential to contribute $15.7 trillion to the global economy by 2030. While AI impacts nearly every industry, the insurance market is rife with the opportunity to leverage AI in business operations. Advanced technology such as this not only grants insurers a competitive […]
By Sue C. Quimby, CPCU, AU, CIC, CPIW, DAE – Assistant Vice President/Media Editor The insurance industry has long had an image problem. Even though insurance is essential to life as we know it, too often the negative stories, such as claims being denied or delayed, make the headlines. Insurance providers are not always […]
By Joe Chvasta, JD, CPCU The Insurtech market’s global revenue reached $5.5 billion in 2019 and is projected to double by 2025. (1) Insurtech products are mainly being purchased by individual consumers. Life insurance represents the largest segment with nearly one-half of all 2019 global written premiums for Insurtech, followed by accident and health at […]
By Jane M. Orient, M.D. The dictionary definition of “hype” is a deception or put-on, or promotional publicity of an extravagant or contrived kind. But regarding medical advances, it might be used to refer to hope. Hope, or “false hope,” is something doctors are not supposed to give patients regarding a non-established treatment for a […]
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