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This is a guest post from our good friend Andrew Singer, Co-Managing Partner of Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschritt, LLP, a New York law firm.  Andrew leads the employment practice at the firm and recently released this article that is definitely "share-worthy" at this time of year! ‘Tis the season – that is, Holiday Party Season. 

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Tags: employment practice liability, holiday party

Contractual Risk Transfer - A critical risk management strategy for businesses of all sizes. Risk Transfer, or Contractual Risk Transfer not too long ago was solely the domain of contractors and while the construction industry is the heaviest users of risk transfer, I’d like to show businesses of all types and sizes why they need to formalize

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Tags: contractual risk transfer, indemnity agreements, risk management, risk transfer

Directors & Officers Liability Insurance, commonly known as D&O can be confusing.  It's a very different type of policy than most business leaders are familiar with.  The policy itself is written on a "Claims-Made" policy form, which is a bit confusing, the insuring agreements are different than most other liability policies, and to make it even

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Tags: D&O, D&O insurance, Directors & Officers

Product Recall Insurance is a special form of insurance, typically purchased by manufacturers and distributors to safeguard against the costs associated with withdrawing a defective, dangerous, or contaminated product from the marketplace.  Coverage is underwritten by a handful of insurers who often provide specialized risk control and consulting services as part of their coverage offering. The

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Tags: product recall, product recall coverage, product recall insurance, products liability insurance

  Executive Summary:  In this article we focus on understanding indirect loss costs and how they impact a firm’s bottom line.  Indirect loss costs are well established in the Fortune 500 world, but they don’t get much attention in the middle market, which is a shame.  Indirect costs are just as significant (if not more so)

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Tags: indirect loss costs, TCOR, workers compensation

I get this question a lot, from prospects, clients, and centers of influence.  I understand that for a lot of private company owners, D&O may seem like a “nice coverage to have”, but since it’s not mandated by anyone or required by law the purchasing decision gets deferred, sometimes indefinitely!   I get it, insurance isn’t a

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Tags: D&O, management liability, Personal Net Worth

In today’s gig economy, there are numerous forms of employment which can bring challenges to your workers compensation insurance, and worker injury risk.  The Alternate Employer Endorsement is an important risk transfer tool which should be deployed when non-traditional employment arrangements are engaged in.  Here’s why. If you are an employer who employs workers from a

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Tags: alternate employer endorsement, staffing firm, workers compensation

Last month we had referrals into two “good sized” companies to discuss their insurance programs, and the similarities shared between those accounts makes for a good discussion on the importance of a Diagnostic Insurance Review or second opinion.  ("Good sized" means both had 25 or more employees and over $10M in annual sales.) The Diagnostic Insurance

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Tags: Coverage Review, Diagnostic Insurance Review, Insurance Review

Directors and Officers liability (D&O) insurance is a complex coverage form.  There is no “standardized” policy form in the marketplace - every insurer’s form is different from the next, and two policies from the same insurer can differ greatly with the addition of a variety of endorsements.  That’s why when you purchase D&O coverage you need

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Tags: D&O, Directors & Officers Liability, wrongful act

There are two predominate classes of policies are written on Claims-Made policy forms which often require a discussion of Tail Coverage: Management Liability (D&O, Employment Practice Liability, Fiduciary, Cyber) and; Professional Liability forms (E&O, Malpractices, Lawyers Professional, Accountants Professionals, etc.) Here's the basics of Claims-Made & Tail Coverage: For a claim to be covered in a claims-made

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Tags: claims-made, D&O, management liability, Professional Liability, tail coverage