E&O Prevention
Strategies for the Professional Agent
June 9, 2016 
 





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Minimizing the Risk of Workplace Violence During Employee Terminations
By Kathleen M. Bonczyk, MBA, Esq.

According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration ("OSHA"), approximately two million American workers experience workplace violence each year.  As if this statistic is not troubling enough, OSHA advises that the actual figure could be much greater. This is because the agency believes that certain episodes of workplace violence may go unreported Read More

Agent Had No Duty to Produce Additional Insurance Coverage For Lost Rent and Soft Cost Without a Specific Request
By Donald A. O'Brien, Esq. of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Plaintiff, a property management company, was seeking a builder's risk insurance policy to cover an apartment building under construction. The Plaintiff's president had discussed with Defendant Insurance Agent a policy that covered lost rent and other soft costs such as interest. Ultimately, he asked the Agent to procure a second policy written by a different carrier that was cheaper, but did not contain additional coverage for lost rent and other soft costsRead More
   
Monitoring Employee Communications: A Brave New World
By Karla Grossenbacher, Esq. of Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Over the last decade, communication via email and text has become a vital part of how many of us communicate in the workplace. In fact, most employees could not fathom the idea of performing their jobs without the use of email. For convenience, employees often use one device for both personal and work-related communications, whether that device is employee-owned or employer-provided.  Read More
   

Complaints about hiring millennials make big news. People say Millennials are lazy, uninterested in working, and goof-off a lot.  "It's like déjà vu all over again!"  Yogi Berra made that "déjà vu" remark. And that quote perfectly describes current bellyaching about hiring and managing Millennials .  Read More
  
No Prejudice Needed When an Insured Settles Without the Insurer's Consent
By Michael Lettiero, Esq. and Louis H. Kozloff, Esq. of Goldberg Segalla

In Travelers Prop. Cas. Co. of Am. v. Stresscon Corp., 2016 Colo. LEXIS 419 (Colo. April 25, 2016), Colorado was faced with a choice: enforce the plain and unambiguous terms of an insurance policy or extend the requirement that an insurer prove it was prejudiced by its insured's breach of the policy's conditions before denying coverage.  Read More

By Christopher J. Bannon, Esq. of Aronberg Goldgehn Davis & Garmisa

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana recently addressed an important issue for claims-made insurers - the applicable coverage when an insured obtains a new insurance policy running simultaneous with a prior policy's extended reporting period ("ERP"). The court's decision provides important guidance on the meaning of "similar" coverage, as used in common ERP provisions, and whether an ERP applies in that situation.  Read More


The phone rings. The caller ID says it's your attorney's office.  When you answer, you are told you owe your attorney additional money and are directed to call a toll-free number.  When you call the number, you are told how to pay the money owed to your attorney.  Would you pay?.  Read More

Privacy Law and Social Media: Why Employers Should Create and Update Social Media Policies
By Joseph P. Breen, Esq. of Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP. 

When can an employer discipline an employee who uses social media to distribute content online that could be detrimental to the employer's business interests? The answer, of course, is "it depends."   Read More

Labor Department Issues New Overtime Rules: Minimum "Exempt" Salary Threshold Raised and Millions of Additional Workers Entitled to Overtime
By Bennett PineEsq. of Anderson Kill P.C.
 
On May 18, 2016, President Obama and the Labor Department issued the much anticipated final rule regarding overtime regulations, which significantly raises the minimum salary threshold required to qualify for "white collar exemptions" under the Fair Labor Standards Act.  Read More

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This edition reflects all of the pertinent changes in the surplus lines laws and regulations of the 50 states and U.S. territories during the past year. We sincerely trust you will find this manual to be a valuable desk reference and if you have any questions regarding the contents, please contact John P. Dearie, Jr., Esq. Editor and Partner at Locke Lord LLP at  jack.dearie@lockelord.com  or (212) 912-2737

Ernst & Young
The 2016 Sensor Data Survey "Disrupt or be disrupted"
 
Ernst & Young surveyed senior executives from nearly 400 insurers around the globe, the survey addressed both current practices and plans for tomorrow. The results make clear that forward-looking and top-performing insurance organizations are already innovating with telematics, wearable technology and sensor data, though not to the extent of leaders from other sectors. Why is sensor data so important to insurers in particular? On the strategic front, it presents a clear and compelling opportunity to reengineer the fundamental value proposition through transformative product innovation to benefit customers and shareholders. CLICK HERE  

Deloitte
Regulatory Top Regulatory Trends For 2016 In Insurance 
 
This publication is part of the Deloitte Center for Regulatory Strategies cross-industry series on the year's top regulatory trends. This annual series provides a forward look at some of the regulatory issues we anticipate will have a significant impact on the market and our clients businesses in the year ahead. CLICK HERE

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