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Insurers: To Rescind or Not to Rescind?

Hiring Your Insurance Advisor

This article is written to assist a business owner in the interview process of a prospective insurance agent or broker.

Shinning A Light On Insurer Misconduct

A uniform law proposed by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) is currently working its way through state legislatures. The Corporate Governance Annual Disclosure Model Act[i] would require American insurers to disclose a wide range of information relating to their governance, performance evaluation systems, compensation and incentive plans, Enterprise Risk Management (“ERM”) plans and codes of ethics and conduct. This article will highlight some of the important features of the NAIC’s model act and illuminate how they are designed to cloak insurer disclosures in secrecy, but at the same time provide compelling evidence of information whose existence insurers have long denied. Discarding the secrecy mandated by the model act and allowing access to the disclosed information will help discourage insurer misconduct long hidden from the insuring public.

[i] http://www.naic.org/store/free/MDL-305.pdf.

Derivative Suit Exposure From Officers And Directors

I do not truly understand the rationale in suing the company adjuster in a lawsuit against the Insurance Company, since he has no independent duties apart from those of the Insurance Company. However, Directors and Officers of corporations owe fiduciary duties to corporate stockholders and to the Corporate business entity itself.

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James J Moore

James founded a Workers’ Compensation consulting firm, J&L Risk Mgmt Consultants, Inc. in 1996. J&L’s mission is to reduce our clients’ Workers Compensation premiums by using time-tested techniques. J&L’s claims, premium, reserve and Experience Mod reviews have saved employers over $9.8 million in earned premiums over the last three years. J&L has saved numerous companies…

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Pauline Thomas

EXPERIENCE Agent / Broker / Producer Standard of care, underwriting, insurance policy coverage interpretation, claims, good faith, bad faith Property, liability, WC, inland & wet marine, commercial & personal lines, self-insurance, risk management Interpretation of clauses in lease agreements, construction, PEO & other contracts, additional insureds, certificates Help professionals & laypersons understand insurance & risk…

What The Plaintiffs’ Attorney May Be Missing In The Analysis Of His Clients Insurance Policy

I was often amazed at what I could only discern as an argument by a Plaintiff’s attorney concerning an insurance claim where he had never bothered to read the policy or have a true of understanding of insurance.

What The Attorney Hired By The Insurance Company Is Not

Corporate Counsel is not properly the attorney to specifically respond for the Insurance Company to a suit against the Insurance Company.

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