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Coronavirus and the Auto Exposure

Over the last several days, the VU has fielded several auto insurance related questions as it pertains to food delivery and the Coronavirus. These questions cannot be classed simply as…

Email Phishing Scam: Coverage for Social Engineering

With perhaps the exception of ransomware, the largest source of cyber loss for insurance carriers is phishing scams, commonly known as business-email-compromises (BECs), whereby an insured is tricked into sending…

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Coronavirus and the CGL

Very simply, how does or might the commercial general liability (CGL) policy respond to the coronavirus? There are many hurdles that must be jumped before the CGL will respond.

ISO’s Business Income Response to COVID-19

Insurance Services Office (ISO) continually monitors emerging issues and trends that may affect the insurance industry, and the unknown ultimate result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) certainly qualifies as an emerging…

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And You Call Yourself an Expert!

True experts worry more about what they don’t know than what they do know, continually looking for ways to fill their knowledge gap. Self-proclaimed experts ignore the breadth of what…

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The Anatomy of a Hold Harmless and Indemnity Agreement

Although we know that interpreting contracts is a matter of law, because our customers routinely execute hold harmless and indemnity agreements with all manner of entities, knowledge of these contractual…

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A Single-Payer System and the Independent Agent

As the presidential race cranks up you will hear more and more Medicare for all, a.k.a. the single payer plan. What you won’t hear much about are the ramifications that…

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ADA & Accessibility: What You Need to Know

      What’s the risk of not being compliant? In addition to not being able to serve clients, there are numerous legal risks for not being compliant. Solutions: Take…

Coronavirus and Workers’ Compensation

What makes an illness an “occupational illness” and compensable under workers’ compensation? More specifically, how does workers’ compensation respond to the latest viral panic, the Coronavirus?

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