Legal Roundup: Dog Shampoo Claims Questioned, Lawsuits Target Owners of Gulf Vessel Disasters and More
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Legal Roundup: Dog Shampoo Claims Questioned, Lawsuits Target Owners of Gulf Vessel Disasters and More

Litigated claims could impact reputation and market share in ways no policy can cover. Here’s how proactive risk mitigation reduces the expense. Product liability claims in the life sciences industry are unique. In many cases, the products in question make a direct impact on consumers’ health. When they don’t perform as intended or cause an…

5 People on the Move
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5 People on the Move

Deloitte Announces New Managing Director Deloitte hired Bob Taylor as managing director of its legal business services practice. Bob Taylor, managing director, Deloitte In this role, Taylor will be responsible for engaging on a variety of topics, “with a specialization in legal innovation, strategy, corporate insurance, litigation management, claims, regulatory compliance and legal technology,” a…

Gas Station’s Leak Not Covered Under Property Policy, Court Decides
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Gas Station’s Leak Not Covered Under Property Policy, Court Decides

Always known as the market of innovation, E&S insurers are leveraging flexibility and creativity to help customers solve problems. The excess and surplus market continues to enjoy steady growth while conditions in the standard market remain challenging for insureds. With standard lines carriers raising rates, tightening terms and conditions and pulling back capacity, risk managers…

An Acquisition Voyage Sets Sail: World Insurance’s COO Frank Costa Discusses His Company’s Strategy with Risk & Insurance
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An Acquisition Voyage Sets Sail: World Insurance’s COO Frank Costa Discusses His Company’s Strategy with Risk & Insurance

New Jersey-based World Insurance, LLC is in the middle a rebrand. It’s also making some noise on the acquisitions front. Founded in 2011 with just five partners, the brokerage firm, now backed by Boston-based Charlesbank, has since completed 102 acquisitions and is still in the hunt, with acquisition targets averaging in the $3 million to…

3 Reasons IT and OT Systems Are Vulnerable to Industrial Control Hack Attacks — Plus 3 Risk Management Solutions
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3 Reasons IT and OT Systems Are Vulnerable to Industrial Control Hack Attacks — Plus 3 Risk Management Solutions

Cyber criminals are becoming bolder, and their targets no longer just threaten data. Increasingly, their targets threaten both public safety and the very infrastructure we rely upon in our daily lives. Advertisement Two recent examples of information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) hacks demonstrate the new reality we are living in. In February, the…