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Baribeau to Speak at Casualty Actuarial Society’s Annual Meeting

November 9, 2020 Opinion 0

This Tuesday, I will be speaking at the Casualty Actuarial Society’s Annual Meeting on November 10, 2020. During the presentation,”…Read More

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Commercial Property Insurance in Peril

Commercial property insurance was already struggling before COVID-19 hit the scene. Double-digit rate increases were bad enough but hit the…Read More

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Marijuana Industry Insurance Options Grow, But Practical and Moral Issues Remain

May 21, 2019 Insurance Topics, Opinion 0

The marijuana industry is attracting more attention from business insurance agents and brokers. As I explain in my Leader’s Edge…Read More

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The experts weigh in on emerging risks.

Emerging Risks Insurers Are Watching — and So Should You

Emerging risks are a mixture of perception and reality. If you asked executives in 1999 to name one of their…Read More

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Legalizing marijuana introduces greater risk.

Legalizing Marijuana Expands Auto and Workers’ Comp Risk

Legalizing marijuana expands its use. And that widens the risk potential of on-the-road and on-the-job accidents. Just how much is…Read More

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Claim closure should enhance customer experience and an insurer's brand.

Claim Closure Can Enhance Customer Experience, Branding

Claim closure can set a positive tone that bolsters overall customer experience and an insurer’s brand. How insurance companies finish…Read More

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Donald Trump calls the Dodd-Frank Act a disaster.

Trump Calls Dodd-Frank Act a Disaster

January 31, 2017 Insurance Topics, Opinion 0

President Donald J. Trump called the Dodd-Frank Act a disaster, according to an article published at cnn.com yesterday. He pledges…Read More

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Will Trump help eliminate the Dodd-Frank Act provisions affecting property-casualty insurance?

Will Trump Help Eliminate The Dodd-Frank Act’s Insurance Provisions?

January 25, 2017 Insurance Topics, Opinion 1

Changing the Affordable Care Act is a top priority for President Donald J. Trump. Lobbyists that represent property-casualty insurance companies…Read More

The Problem of Pain

February 4, 2014 Insurance Topics, Opinion 1

“Pain,” wrote C.S. Lewis of The Chronicles of Narnia fame, “is God’s megaphone to the world.” In our bodies, pain…Read More