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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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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

Listeriosis – One of the Notifiable Diseases

Rheumatoid Arthritis – Advances in Therapy

Organ Transplantation – Improving Life and Reducing Risk

Insurers in Quest of the Perfect Heart Attack Definition