The coronavirus pandemic could lead to increased medical malpractice claims, but much remains uncertain at this point, including the possibility of federal and state governments acting to relieve health care provider liability, say observers.
Virtual Mediation and Virtual Arbitration Stop the World: I Want to Get Off was a musical with Anthony Newley. It originally opened in London in 1961 and made it to Broadway in 1962. It was followed by a film in 1966 and a revival in 1978. In the play, whenever something unsatisfactory happened to the […]
By Judy Greenwald Companies directing large numbers of employees to work from home for the first time because of the coronavirus pandemic face a host of cybersecurity issues, including concerns over tthe security of workers’ personal computers and vulnerability to phishing attacks.In addition, data lines may be strained as the number of staffing corporate systems […]
Reagan Consulting Urges Agents, Brokers to Continue Improving Efficiency ATLANTA (February 17, 2020) — Optimism remains high in the independent insurance channel, despite a slight drop in year-end 2019 growth rates and profitability. Agents and brokers predict that 2020 will be a stronger year with 7.0% organic growth, according to the latest Organic Growth […]
Excerpted from the Cromwell Moring Regulatory Forecast 2020: What Corporate Counsel Need to Know for the Coming Year, Co-edited by Dan Wolff and David Stepp Artificial intelligence business solutions and other “cognitive” systems have the power to transform insurance. Here’s a sci-fi scenario for 2030, courtesy of the McKinsey consultancy: You’re using your mapping app […]
Businesses are being asked to measure their financial risk of climate-related change. But no one seems to know how In October 2018, Ron Dembo was driving through an area of burned forest in Northern California.The CEO and founder of Toronto-based Riskthinking.ai, Dembo had been invited to give a keynote speech at the conference of the […]
Recent months have seen institutional investors and other stakeholders, notably BlackRock and State Street, stressing the importance of comparable and decision-useful ESG disclosures by their portfolio companies. Such calls follow in the wake of growing interest among investors and other stakeholders in understanding and assessing the performance of companies based on ESG metrics. While the […]
Analysis by Genevra Burns Law Offices, New Jersey Affinity Brokerage relationship can present regulatory risk. On September 5, 2019, the State of New Jersey, Department of Banking and Insurance entered a Consent Order in the Matter of Proceedings by the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance, State of New Jersey, to fine Lockton Affinity, LLC, Reference […]
By Marilyn M. Singleton, M.D., J.D. Medicare for All (M4A) retained its prominent place on the stage at the latest Democratic debate. In its purest Bernie Sanders form, concurrent with abolishing private health insurance, U.S. residents would be enrolled in “Medicare.” The program would pay for unlimited “medically necessary” health expenses, including pharmaceuticals, mental health […]
By Sue C. Quimby, CPCU, AU, CIC, CPIW, DAE – Assistant Vice President/Media Editor Most people try to take care to have regular health checkups. But when was the last time your clients had a checkup on their insurance coverage? Over time, needs change, and, more importantly, there may be penalties for being underinsured. Improper […]
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