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UPO To Be Up and Running Early 2023

After its July 8 meeting the Unified Patent Court in Luxembourg issued a report saying “the timing of the start […]

Lithium-Ion Cargo Fire Liability May Extend Farther Than You Think

The quantity of lithium-ion batteries currently being shipped at sea is staggering. It includes the raw batteries themselves, more than […]

Global Insurer: Looming Civil Unrest Is Bigger Threat Than Terrorism

Businesses worldwide should prepare for a rise in civil unrest, according to a post from Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty […]

DOJ Announces $1B Penalty In FCPA Bribery & Market Manipulation Case

The Swiss multi-national mining and commodity trading firm Glencore has pled guilty to charges of bribery and commodity price manipulation, […]

Looking Climate Change In The Eye

A thought-provoking interview with an iconoclast, in the New York Times magazine, comes with no real concrete prescription except possibly […]

Éminence Grise Of PR Opines On “Political Risk”

Child abuse within the Catholic church, problems with pet food, Nigeria’s response to Boco Haram’s kidnapping of school girls, and […]

Ukraine War Puts Spotlight On Political Risk Insurance

PRI coverage typically comes without the exclusions in traditional property insurance policies – e.g., nationalization, expropriation, seizure, and, notably, war. […]

Reps & Warranty Insurance Market Feeling Heat From The Ukraine War

Companies that have a deal at the underwriting stage, or expect to soon, are likely to face extensive questioning from […]

Transnational Companies Must Sell Into Nest Of Cybersecurity Regs

Almost all products now contain digital components, and many can connect to the internet. These products – ranging from talking […]

New Due Diligence Obligations for Deforestation-Risk Products

Recently passed legislation in the UK will regulate the import and use of certain so-called forest risk commodities (FRCs), or […]

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