Commentary


November 13, 2023

In this guest column by board member Bill Wilson, Bill provides an overview of hard markets, looking at hard markets of the past and the current situation.

September 19, 2023

In this FC&S article by Dan Bailey, recent developments in D&O claims are discussed.

This is the first in a series of commentaries addressing ISO commercial auto endorsements, including a brief description and explanation of each endorsement by their assigned ISO category.

June 15, 2023

Allstate Insurance has filed suit against an insured in order to be relased from liability for claim for a serious and fatal dog attack. This commentary looks at standard policy language and explains the relevant issues, exclusions and coverages.

Discusses how to define an occurrence in the commercial property policy and how to apply the deductible when there are multiples of loss.

April 25, 2023

Looks at the differences in claims-made vs occurrence coverages, and how the retro date affects coverage under the claims-made form.

August 15, 2022

This guest column by well-known attorney Chip Merlin discussed bad faith claims and how they're represented.

August 08, 2022

This guest column by Blakely Lloyd, J.D. discusses separation of insureds clauses and court cases.

Brief synopsis of 2021 insurance industry results from ISO and the American Property Casualty Insurance Association,

June 29, 2021

Board member Joseph Harrington CPCU discusses a number of new personal liability issues.