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Beyond Dram Shop Exposures - 7 Additional Liability Considerations for Craft Alcohol Business

Commercial Umbrella | Aug 12, 2019| English

When restaurant or bar operations are considered for insurance, we automatically think about fires, liquor liability and workers' compensation. That is a tried and true start. But underwriters beware! Breweries, wineries and distilleries present additional...

Long Term Care Reform in Germany – At Long Last

Long Term Care | Jul 30, 2019| English

Demographic and societal changes make it more and more indispensable to protect against the risk of care costs surpassing a person’s financial means. In Germany, a well-established public system underwent major reforms in 2017 to address this...

Childhood Sexual Abuse Claims and Law Reforms - 3 Things Underwriters Can Do

General Liability | Jul 29, 2019| English

State legislatures across the U.S. are enacting reforms for claims of past childhood sexual abuse that previously were barred by statutes of limitations, and so now old claims are being revived. Bill Baumann of our Claims department recently reviewed...

Defective Medical Devices – How New European Legislation is Shaping German Liability Laws

General Liability | Jul 25, 2019| English

From breast implants filled with industrial silicone to degrading metal-on-metal hip implants, defective medical devices have repeatedly hit the headlines. We look at the steps the EU is taking to improve the process used to certify these devices.

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Issue: Mar 12, 2019| Life | English | View in Deutsch
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Don't Forget Your Free Underwriting Tool - The World Wide Web

By Joe Curtin | Dec 11, 2018 | English

With advancing technology and evolving underwriting tools, it may be easy to overlook what has now become an “old standard”, the World Wide Web. Underwriters routinely use numerous screening tools to help assess whether applicants meet the requirements...
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Current State of Group Medical EOI Applications

By Joe Iannetti | Jul 31, 2018 | English

This past May, Gen Re released the results of our Group Medical Evidence of Insurability Underwriting Survey. The survey covered Group Life, LTD and STD products with a focus on how companies staff and process their Evidence of Insurability (EOI) applications....
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Making the Connection With Disability Insurance

By Steve Woods | May 14, 2018 | English

I have never sold insurance; however, in my 25 years in the insurance business I have worked with a lot of salespeople. During this time, I’ve made an elementary discovery: It is easier to sell an insurance product to someone that understands the need...
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Beyond Dram Shop Exposures - 7 Additional Liability Considerations for Craft Alcohol Business

Long Term Care Reform in Germany – At Long Last

Childhood Sexual Abuse Claims and Law Reforms - 3 Things Underwriters Can Do

Defective Medical Devices – How New European Legislation is Shaping German Liability Laws

In the Digital Era – Claims Insights

Don't Forget Your Free Underwriting Tool - The World Wide Web

Current State of Group Medical EOI Applications

Making the Connection With Disability Insurance