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BRACING for BREXIT - After The Shock, What Now?
By Robert Hanley, Esq., Ming Henderson, Esq., Amy S. Levin, Esq., Gordon Peery, Esq., Julia K. Sutherland, Esq., Peter Talibart, Esq. and Deirdre M. Murphy, Esq. of Seyfarth Shaw LLP
To the shock of corporate Britain the UK voted last week, by 52% to 48%, to leave the European Union. Within hours of the referendum result the British Prime Minister David Cameron announced that he would be standing down some time before October. The British Pound slumped, and stock markets around the world saw billions wiped off their value.
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Confidentiality Agreements: Two Lurking Problems
By John M. O'Connor, Esq. and Carrie Maylor DiCanio, Esq. of Anderson Kill P.C.
Business litigation these days frequently involves the production of voluminous documents in discovery. At the same time, clients may want their documents to be held confidential and to limit the persons who can examine them. The solution is usually for the parties to make the document production and related discovery subject to a confidentiality agreement.
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Insured's False Statements Lead To No Coverage
By Marc Zimet, Esq. of Jampol Zimet LLP
An insurer does not have to provide coverage when the insured's business operation and use of the premises was not in accordance with that listed on the insurance application. In Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Co. v. Almco Ltd., a federal judge for the District of Columbia ruled that where an insured's application requested insurance for a "deli," the insurer did not have to provide coverage under the policy when a shooting occurred at the insured's entertainment venue resulting in personal injury claims.
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By William F. McDevitt, Esq. of Wilson Elser
On April 3, 2016, the public learned that millions of client documents from the Panamanian law firm and corporate services provider Mossack Fonseca & Co. (MF) had made their way to an international organization, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), and that the information would be used to publish potentially damaging stories.
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Banning Employee E-Mailing?
By Michael Schmidt, Esq. of Cozen O'Connor
"Everything in moderation," I'm always saying. Exercise, TV, French fries. Well, I tend to moderate my exercise a tad more than my French fries, but I digress. What about technology? Social media? Those who know me know that I am a big believer in being able to disconnect sometimes, and that I often shout from the soapbox how we need to strike the appropriate balance personally and professionally when it comes to gluing our eyes and staple-gunning our hands to our phones and the social media displayed on them.
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By Adrian Elmslie, Esq. of Dentons
One of the more confusing issues that employers deal with is what to do in the face a request for a reference letter by a departing employee. While dealing with a reference letter for a stellar employee is easy, the task becomes more difficult when determining what to do with a request for a reference letter from an employee whom the employer was glad to see go or whom the employer was forced to dismiss.
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Potential Conflicts for Summer Hires?
By Seth L. Laver, Esq., Timothy M. Gondek, Esq. and Anthony J. Golowski, Esq. of Goldberg Segalla
Many law firms employ law clerks, or hire summer associates. The former are often current law students, while the latter are almost always current law students. There are benefits to both the firm and the student in these situations; the student gains real-world legal experience and an opportunity to work alongside experienced attorneys, while the firm gets capable and often short-term employees.
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Reservation of Rights Letters Preserved Coverage Defenses
By Robert Tugander, Esq. of Rivkin Radler LLP
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, affirming a decision by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, has ruled that insurers had preserved their coverage defenses by mailing reservation of rights letters to their policyholders.
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Cyber Attacks Continue to Grow and Evolve
By Greg Burch, Esq. and David E. Harrell Jr., Esq. of Locke Lord LLP
Cyber criminals continue to prey on websites with unpatched vulnerabilities and ill-protected point of sale (POS) systems to steal credentials such as personal data, credit card numbers and bank account details.
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Crittenden Inside Insurance Report
Crittenden's Inside Insurance Report offers readers vital analysis of commercial insurance including the excess and surplus, medical professional liability, and main street markets. This report provides readers with in-depth, behind-the-scene information on specific programs and segments, pertinent financial information, and predictions of market trends and carriers' actions. Inside Insurance is an invaluable resource for producers who want details on which carriers are actively writing coverage, their target markets and underwriting details. With our service you can effortlessly build leads and relationship while remaining abreast of the market and the competition. For additional information
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2016 Excess & Surplus Lines Laws
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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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