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Directors and officers have begun to question just how much protection they have under their organizations' D&O policies. Their concerns have been prompted in part by litigation in which D&O policies have failed to protect a

This article was derived from a presentation at the AAMGA University Weekend, which was held in August in Scottsdale, Ariz.As usual, the staff at your office caps off a busy week of work with a happy-hour visit to the local watering hole. Much of the

REGARDLESS of whether a company is publicly owned, privately held or nonprofit, the employment practices liability exposure seems to be its greatest concern among the various management liability risks it faces. Certainly, awareness of the issue is

This article was adapted from Mr. Walkotten's and Mr. Hamilton's presentation at the 2004 ASCnet Annual Conference, which was held in October in Orlando, Fla. It includes updated statistics provided by the authors.) At some point,

This article was based on Mr. Jordan's presentation at the Fourth Annual Target Markets Program Administrators Summit, which was held in October in Tempe, Ariz. WHY do insurance programs fail? That's an important question to us at Lexington

THE INVESTIGATION of contingency payments that started last year in one way or another will affect even the smallest independent insurance agency-and probably every insurer and general agency using independent agents and brokers. These investigations

I HAVE been around boats since I was very young, learning how to water ski on Lake Mead. My parents always owned a boat when I was growing up, and today I have my own. I've brought my interest in boating into my insurance agency by selling boat

This article was derived from Mr. Redmond's presentation at the 2004 CPCU Society Annual Meeting and Seminars, which was held in October in Los Angeles. EVERY insurance agent has been there: You spend hours developing a great proposal and make a