Chris Christian on January 18th, 2009

Investment advisors and money managers frequently forego professional liability coverage. Now that some notable funds have imploded, perhaps they’ll see why they need coverage. With luck, they’ll bestir themselves to purchase it.

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Chris Christian on January 15th, 2009

I have often cautioned my agents about the unfavorable (from the insured’s and broker’s perspective) broadness of an “arising from” exclusion preamble. There are many exclusions for which this wording is unavoidable, but the impact is horrendous.  In the case of insureds that have an incidental or vicarious exposure to bodily injury/property damage claims, unauthorized [...]

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Chris Christian on January 11th, 2009

In the midst of turmoil and economic downturn, opportunities exist. Identifying and capitalizing on them is the key to success.

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Chris Christian on January 4th, 2009

Industry pundits suggest a gradual, prolonged hard market is on the way. Is underwriting sanity returning? Will the abysmally soft pricing of today yield to more reasonable market conduct?

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Chris Christian on January 3rd, 2009

Insolvency exclusion in wholesaler/MGU policy goes too far. Excludes claims arising from agent’s inability to pay. Jeopardizes policyholder in the case of any cancellations for non-payment.

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