Personal Lines

Subrogation with regard to a fire claim is an extremely effective means of recovering loss expenses. Whether it involves workmanship, product liability, product design or failure to warn, many of the same steps have to be initiated, documented, and properly performed before recovery is possible. For the sake of clarification

Over our careers, we have witnessed numerous occasions where spine surgery was not in the best interest of the patient, employer and ultimately, the treating physician performing the surgical procedure

I debated whether or not to use this title, since it is a little crass. During Bill Clinton's presidential campaign, James Carville, Clinton's campaign manager, was concerned that Clinton's campaign efforts were getting diluted because Clinton was trying to address so many issues. They decided to identify one item to...

In determining the value of a painting, a number of factors must be considered, including the artist, provenance, the quality of work, period (date), and condition. In many instances we value paintings whose style and date of creation matches those of well-known artists though they lack signatures. High quality works...

Strauss was close. When retaining a potential expert, asking the right questions at the outset of the retention process will lead to an opinion you can use to help determine the relative strengths and weaknesses of the claim. The opinion may not be the right answer in terms of defending...

If you didn't have the opportunity to attend the 18th Annual America's Claims Event or ACE as it's known to many, you missed a great program. It provides professionals with the opportunity to learn about the major issues impacting the insurance industry, network with colleagues and see all of the...