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Posted: Nov 10, 2020
White Paper Summary
Posted: Nov 10, 2020
Marsh Announces New Hire In Eddie Albers Marsh hired Eddie Albers as head of the brokerage’s US life sciences practices. Albers will be responsible for overseeing company response to risk exposure.
Posted: Nov 10, 2020
Since the beginning of the pandemic, workers’ comp patients have faced many barriers to care — from clinics shutting down as stay-at-home orders were issued to hospitals putting
Posted: Nov 10, 2020
As a physician overseeing other health care professionals, I have a somewhat unique perspective and level of respect for all frontline workers who face significant personal risks each workday during the pandemic. This includes not only phys...
Posted: Nov 10, 2020
Following uncertainty at the start of the pandemic, the surety markets, and especially surety-supporting construction projects, have fared surprisingly well, but that could change without further government help. Advertisement...
Posted: Nov 10, 2020
Steely Dan cofounder and former Bard College student Donald Fagen wrote: “When he tried to hang that sign on me, I said ‘Take it down.’ ” Fagen was taking exception to labeling, for his own reasons. I take exception for othe...
Posted: Nov 10, 2020
In July 2014, a little girl was referred to Seaman’s Society for Children and Families after the Administration of Children’s Services (ACS) in New York City opened an investigation regarding alleged abuse. Soon after, Seamen’s Society visited the...
Posted: Nov 10, 2020
Posted: Nov 10, 2020
Eight months after the COVID pandemic precipitated an unprecedented shift to work at home, RIMS, the global not-for-profit risk management society, has released a new executive report, “
Posted: Nov 09, 2020
Wearable devices, ranging from smart watches to full exoskeletons, have been gaining traction in popular culture for over a decade. Now, the construction industry is providing the still-fledgling industry with a new consumer group — and a new purp...
Posted: Nov 09, 2020
Call me Methuselah. The car rental agency advised that, as of my next birthday, I’d be so old that “The Insurance” would not let me rent a car ever again. So I bought one. The experience was something of a motorpsycho nightmare (© Bob Dylan...
Posted: Nov 09, 2020
Posted: Nov 09, 2020
Expedia, the self-proclaimed one-stop travel site for any dream vacation, was accused of a bait and switch marketing scheme by four hotel operators. According to the operators, Expedia was using their hotels, which did not have a contract w...
Posted: Nov 08, 2020
The global COVID-19 pandemic has caused tremendous damage, claiming millions of lives while wreaking havoc on the global economy. Advertisement
Posted: Nov 08, 2020
If there’s one thing the COVID-19 pandemic has brought, it’s uncertainty. The virus rattled markets, shut down cities, and sent workplaces remote — if they could remain open at all. Advertisement
Posted: Nov 06, 2020
Two Restaurants Succeed in COVID Business Interruption Suit The Case: After the pandemic led to business shutdowns in Durham, N.C., restaurateurs Matt Kelly and Giorgios Bakatsias filed business interrupt...
Posted: Nov 06, 2020
Cannabis has become a multi-billion-dollar business in the U.S. over the last decade. Advertisement
Posted: Nov 06, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted nearly every fiber of the world economy. Advertisement
Posted: Nov 05, 2020
Generally, there’s a risk for contracting COVID-19 every time you interact with people. For those who do not have the luxury of working from home, the risk becomes even greater. Advertisement
Posted: Nov 05, 2020
On October first, a state judge in Houston acquitted the U.S. arm of French chemical maker Arkema, as well as two executives, of criminal recklessness in a fire and chemical release at the company’s plant in Crosby, TX in 2017. Then, Hurricane Har...
Posted: Nov 05, 2020