Risk Management

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Declared-Value Trap Could Ensnare Insureds After $Multi-Million Jewelry Heist

The robbery made headlines worldwide, with some comparing it to the operation in the movie Ocean’s 11. That seems a […]

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$600K Phishing Attack Not Covered By Computer Fraud Policy

The operative term for what happened to a company called SJ Computers is a BEC  (“business email compromise”) attack, sometimes […]

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Trade Secret Case Over A Defanged Psychedelic

A therapy that’s said to take the hallucinations out of a psilocybin high but leave beneficial antidepressant effect intact is […]

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Time To End The Taboo On “Worst-Case” Climate Scenarios

A post in the online publication Inside Climate News suggests it’s time for scientists and others, including politicians and risk […]

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AI Cure For ESG Woes Can Be Worse Than The Disease

Artificial intelligence is widely regarded in the financial industry as the only realistic solution to the massive compliance burden of […]

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In High-Stakes Biometric Coverage Battle, Players Await A Key Decision

The Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) has spawned numerous lawsuits since it went into effect in 2008, and some […]

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18-Wheel Headache: Risk Management & Coverage Challenge For Trucking Companies

Economic and political factors that are peripheral in much of the liability insurance market are having an outsized effect on […]

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Tightening The Insurance Belt In Hard Times

This post, with suggestions for companies that want to manage risk “when they can’t afford more insurance.” is keyed to […]

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Daubert Lives

In a documentary that was three years in the making, Radiolab tells the back story of the 1993 Supreme Court […]

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Conundrum After The Breach: What To Say And How To Say It

In the perilous aftermath of a data breach, strategies that seemingly address one potential problem can make others more likely, […]

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