Emerging Risks
Extra Money for Bills, Beer, or Both - Insuring Side Gigs
Regardless of what you intend to do with them, making a few extra bucks on the side is always helpful. But doing so isn’t without risk, and your personal lines insureds who believe they have liability coverage may be in for an unpleasant surprise. Join Kevin Amrhein as he discusses the personal liability concerns presented by various “side-gig” activities and how to address it with your insured.
Cannabis Claims: A Look at Coverage
There are more areas in the country where cannabis is legal than not, yet with it being considered a controlled substance by the federal government and with varying levels of legality in each state, the insurance issues can be complex. Then you add a cannabis industry that doesn't really trust their insurance companies and insurance companies that don't really know what to expect from their insureds and you have a recipe for difficulty at best.
Join us as Chantal Roberts brings us this session to expand our understanding of these potential issues.
A Case for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Your EPLI Toolkit
When Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion goals are prioritized during employee hiring, promotion, evaluation, and development, better outcomes can be realized for retention. These activities are often the source of EPLI losses stemming from failure to promote, negligent evaluation, deprivation of career opportunities, and wrongful termination. The ability to craft and communicate a commitment and strategy with DEI benchmarks may have favorable impacts on EPLI premiums and reduce loss frequency and severity. Join us as Precious Norman-Walton guides us into the EPLI implications of DEI on employers.
Valuing Commercial Insurance Claims in the Wake of COVID-19
COVID-19 has thrown everything into turmoil. This includes the insurance world. There are dozens of claims in litigation now that come from claims of lost income related to COVID-19 closures. In this fast-paced session, we will hear from Laura Gregory, coverage attorney, and Ryan Stifter, forensic economist about the ways that losses are being valued, the disputes in the claims processes, and some results of recent litigation.
Drones - Insuring Innovators, Enthusiasts, and Idiots
Drones are in the air and they are being used by businesses, enthusiasts, and the totally unqualified. Join us as Kevin Amrhein clues us into how some common commercial and personal lines policies will respond when a claim comes in related to the use of a drone. Don't miss this class because at least one of your clients is already learning how to fly a drone.
Cyber Insurance as a Surety Product
Cyber insurance is the fastest growing line of P&C coverage, but at an estimated $5 billion, its annual premium volume is quite small for a risk that affects virtually all enterprises. This presentation will consider whether cyber insurance is best considered as a type of surety product, wherein the insurer is underwriting the capabilities and capacity of the account as much as external hazards. Join us as Joe Harrington brings his perspective on the use of cyber insurance as a surety product.
Cyber Policy Analysis
Cyber policies are many and varied. It seems every carrier has its own version, even though there is an ISO policy available out there. In this session, Casey Roberts will help us to understand some of the nuances of cyber policies and will answer these questions for us.
- What is the future of Ransomware given recent activity?
- How much attention should you pay to the exclusion for failure to maintain security standards?
- Do the Risk Management services of various carriers make much of a difference?
Modern Trends in High Net Worth Cyber Insurance
Do you serve any high net worth clients? Have you considered their cyber exposures? Have you considered what coverages might be available to help them to mitigate some of their cyber risks? In this class, Hayden Kopser, President of North Improvement, LLC, will help us to begin to understand the complex landscape of cyber insurance and the high net worth client.
Cyber Hygiene & Hacking Exposures
Cyber exposures are rising and businesses are having a hard time keeping up. Join us as Nicole Limpert helps us to understand the threats that are out there, how businesses can protect themselves, and what sets apart a good cyber policy from the rest of the market.
Perspectives on Cannabis
Join us for a special two-part class presented by Casey Roberts. Casey plans to help us to understand the current situation with cannabis, hemp, CBD, and how this impacts our insurance policies.