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Reinsurance and the Reaction to September 11

As I am writing this, President Bush is pushing Congress to consider the insurance terrorism bill that has been floating around Congress for months. When asked recently to describe what measures should be taken in order to reinvigorate the economy, …

Sarbanes-Oxley Act and Directors & Officers Coverage

Living in the nation’s energy capital, Houston, is never boring. During the oil and gas boom-times,the city is in perpetual motion and lawyers are running around doing deals. During the bust periods, the lawyers get busy fighting over all the …

Sarbanes-Oxley Act and Directors & Officers Coverage

Living in the nation’s energy capital, Houston, is never boring. During the oil and gas boom-times, the city is in perpetual motion and lawyers are running around doing deals. During the bust periods, the lawyers get busy fighting over all …

King v. Dallas Fire: Occurrence From Another Angle

On August 29, 2002, the Texas Supreme Court issued its revised opinion in King v. Dallas Fire Insurance Company (No. 00-1152, Tex. Sup. Ct., Aug. 29, 2002), withdrawing and replacing its previous opinion of May 30, 2002, with minor modifications. …

Adjusting Our Focus

It was a beautiful fall morning. I had been running late, and then had gotten lost in the rolling hills of Northern New Jersey on the way to a meeting, but the cool breeze brushed away my concerns. The meeting …

Adjusting Our Focus

It was a beautiful fall morning. I had been running late that morning and then had gotten lost in the rolling hills of Northern New Jersey on the way to a meeting, but the cool breeze brushed away my concern …

Webs for the Unwary: The Perils of Internet Marketing

The World Wide Web—touted as the greatest communication development of all time—has also become the world’s biggest catalog. Along with the use of the Internet for marketing, have come new torts, and a new body of law. As businesses, large …

A Short Walk Through Surplus Lines

To many insurance professionals, surplus lines policies are a mystery. Many think of it as a coverage for strange risks with odd provisions. But getting a grasp on surplus lines coverage is not difficult. Let’s take a short walk through …

A Short Walk Through Surplus Lines

To many insurance professionals, surplus lines policies are a mystery. Many think of it as a coverage for strange risks with odd provisions. But getting a grasp on surplus lines coverage is not difficult. Let’s take a short walk through …

A Short Walk Through Surplus Lines

To many insurance professionals, surplus lines policies are a mystery. Many think of it as a coverage for strange risks with odd provisions. But getting a grasp on surplus lines coverage is not difficult. Let’s take a short walk through …

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