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Cyber Hype…

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The last session of the 2023 Summer Membership Meeting education program was a presentation by Kenneth K. Suh and Alexander R. Cox of Locke Lord entitled Privacy And Cyber Exposures From The Collection Of Information. A video replay of this presentation is available in the AIRROC On Demand library. Key takeaways from this excellent presentation on the most up-to-date … [Read more...] about Cyber Hype…

Civil Human Trafficking Lawsuits: A Growing Risk for Insurance

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Susan Aldridge Partner at Norton Rose Fulbright (US) LLP and Marc Penchansky, a Partner at White & Williams, LLP presented on the following topic:  Human Trafficking Lawsuits: A Growing Risk for Insurance. Their presentation covered federal and state statues that provide relief for claimants who allege they have been trafficked, as well as a review of some applicable case … [Read more...] about Civil Human Trafficking Lawsuits: A Growing Risk for Insurance

Claims Update: The Opioids Epidemic and “All Sums” Claims Presentations

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The afternoon education program of the Spring Membership Meeting included a claims update on topics touched upon before but, nonetheless, remain significant issues impacting the insurance industry and beyond. A video replay of this two-part presentation is available in the AIRROC On Demand library. Latest Developments in the Opioids Crisis  Adam Berardi and Michael Kassak, … [Read more...] about Claims Update: The Opioids Epidemic and “All Sums” Claims Presentations

Ransomware’s Scary – Be Wary and Ready to Parry

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The education portion of AIRROC’s Spring 2022 Membership Meeting commenced with an informative panel discussion on the evolving threat of ransomware; a topic that has dominated headlines over the past year with such high profile attacks on CNA, Colonial Pipeline and JBS Foods. Patrick Byrnes, Partner, with Locke Lord LLP moderated the discussion that featured remarks from … [Read more...] about Ransomware’s Scary – Be Wary and Ready to Parry

Social Unrest: Covered or Not?

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Corporate Partner Dentons highlights the legal issues in assessing coverage for vandalism, looting, and related business interruption and civil authority claims. Legal Information To say we are living in unprecedented times in the insurance and reinsurance world, and everywhere else, would be a gross understatement. While we continue to work from home, insurers … [Read more...] about Social Unrest: Covered or Not?

The Workers Compensation Impacts of 2019 Coronavirus (COVID-19) 

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As the Coronavirus threat increases, so do the questions associated with workers compensation claims. Broadspire, Crawford's global TPA, has produced a white paper which examines the background of COVID-19, how state statutes may see related claims and the potential impact on workers compensation claims. The worker's compensation impacts of 2019 coronavirus - … [Read more...] about The Workers Compensation Impacts of 2019 Coronavirus (COVID-19) 

Is COVID-19 One “Event”?: Reinsurance Aggregation

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As insurers and reinsurers evaluate their potential Covid-19 exposure, we look at the scope for aggregating Covid-19 losses on the basis of some of the market’s more common aggregation language. Read the full article here - https://www.bclplaw.com/en-GB/thought-leadership/is-covid-19-one-event-reinsurance-aggregation.html … [Read more...] about Is COVID-19 One “Event”?: Reinsurance Aggregation

Stranded Assets from Climate Change – Should Insurance Companies be Alarmed?

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Key Coleman discusses the impact climate change could have on the value of insurance companies’ investment portfolios. Climate change from the burning of fossil fuels has many implications for the US economy.  One consideration that deserves greater attention is the impact climate change could have on the value of insurance companies’ investment portfolios.  Given that … [Read more...] about Stranded Assets from Climate Change – Should Insurance Companies be Alarmed?

2010-2019: A Landmark Decade of U.S. Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters

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Adam Smith of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) crunches the data, which reveals a worrisome unprecedented trend of billion-dollar weather and climate disasters. Read full article here -  https://www.climate.gov/news-features/blogs/beyond-data/2010-2019-landmark-decade-us-billion-dollar-weather-and-climate … [Read more...] about 2010-2019: A Landmark Decade of U.S. Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters

States Open The Window For Sex Abuse Claims

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New Jersey, California and North Carolina join list of jurisdictions that have enacted "revival windows” for time-barred sex abuse claims.  New Jersey “revival window” for time-barred sex abuse claims effective as of December 1, 2019; California and North Carolina to follow in January 2020 This year has been a busy one for state legislatures, many of which … [Read more...] about States Open The Window For Sex Abuse Claims

New York State Department Of Financial Services “Expects” Insurers To “Cooperate Fully” With The Child Victims Act

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New York urges insurers with potential exposure to legal claims stemming from the Child Victims Act to act promptly and in good faith.    The New York Child Victims Act (“CVA”) was signed into law on February 14, 2019.  Among other things, the CVA extended the civil statute of limitations for sexual abuse claims against alleged perpetrators and … [Read more...] about New York State Department Of Financial Services “Expects” Insurers To “Cooperate Fully” With The Child Victims Act

The Weather was HOT and so was AIRROC’s Summer Membership Meeting…

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As we do annually, AIRROC members met at the offices of Norton Rose Fulbright to work on their goals and also to take in some new topics offered by our Education Committee and partner firms. First up we featured a look at Captives and Emerging Risks. What do Legacy business and captive market transactions have in common?  The ability to evaluate and manage the exposures … [Read more...] about The Weather was HOT and so was AIRROC’s Summer Membership Meeting…

Do the Right Thing

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It was a record breaking attendance at the AIRROC Spring Membership Meeting on March 5 & 6. Hosted at the offices of Norton Rose Fulbright in New York City, members held meetings and also heard from great education panels. Read on for highlights for this particular session.  Doing the right thing is easy . . . isn’t it? Not always. When it comes to environmental … [Read more...] about Do the Right Thing

Allegations of Clergy Misconduct

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In the wake of the recent release of another investigating grand jury report regarding abuse of minors by clerics, Pennsylvania state lawmakers have introduced a proposal to revive previously time-barred civil claims arising out of allegations of childhood sexual abuse. If passed, the new law would open a two-year “window” during which victims could file such claims without … [Read more...] about Allegations of Clergy Misconduct

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