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Al Shapiro spoke with Robert M. Schlein of Prince Lobel Real Estate Practice Group on May 9th at Prince Lobel Tye LLP in Boston.  They discussed legal and insurance issues facing property owners. 

Lisa Hartman will speak at Gillette Stadium on May 15, 2013 at a one day extensive training hosted by NEAHMA, IREM and ARS on Safety and Risk Management Issues.  Her presentation cover best practices for proper accident investigation, safety self-inspection, risk transfer and claim reporting.

Question: How often do we engage in a business relationship without considering the “what ifs”? 
Answer: Too often.

In a previous article we examined general approaches to manage supply chain disruption risk. In this article, we illustrate those main points by examining a critical supply chain link for the integrated circuit industry – contract manufacturing in Taiwan. The region is uniquely exposed to several types of devastating natural catastrophes. Companies that rely upon Taiwan manufacturing must carefully examine and manage these exposures.

James Evans was quoted in Katie Kuehner-Hebert's article "Breaking New Ground" in the November 1, 2012 online issue of Risk & Insurance.

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Holidays are a time for relaxing with family and friends. Unfortunately, it is also the time of year when criminals shift into high gear as evidenced by an increase in burglaries during the holiday season...

Snow looks pretty when it's just fallen, but it can be a messy and costly proposition if not treated soon after it falls. Help protect your business from slip and fall incidents...

For the Risk Manager or Chief Financial Officer of publicly-traded companies, buying Directors & Officers Insurance has changed over the past five to ten years. Many new insurers have entered the D&O marketplace, policy forms and endorsements have gotten more generous, and the pricing has come down.

Joe Underwood and Tom Atkins spoke on October 1 at the Developmental Financial Institutions (DFI) Insurance Forum in Washington DC. The DFI group includes some of the world's most influential non-profit financial and research organizations. Joe's topic was "Property Casualty Risk Analysis using No-cost or Low-cost Technologies". Tom's topic was "Competitive Bidding of Insurance Programs and Broker Selection".

The insurance market is showing signs of hardening and that means carriers are tightening underwriting standards and increasing insurance premiums. Property owners and managers with poor loss experience, who are not proactively managing their claims practices, will suffer the financial impact of this market change on a greater basis than their peers.