Source: http://www.insurancejournal.com, October 23, 2014 By: Carolyn Cohn, Rihard Naidu and Avik Das As fear of Ebola infections spreads to developed economies, U.S. and British insurance companies have begun writing Ebola exclusions into standard policies to cover hospitals, event organizers and other businesses vulnerable to local disruptions. As a result, new policies and renewals will […]

Source: http://www.athleticbusiness.com, October 2014 by: Lucas Sullivan, The Columbus Dispatch Columbus will spend about $1.6 million to clean up a Near East Side park where contaminants from an old fertilizer plant were found in the soil. Last night, the Columbus City Council unanimously approved spending $309,000 for engineers to design a drain system for the […]

Source: http://www.claimsjournal.com, October 23, 2014 By: Denise Johnson As fears that an Ebola pandemic is on the horizon, many businesses are looking to insurers to allay their fears. While it is an outbreak could potentially impact several lines of insurance including, workers’ compensation, business interruption, supply chain disruption, general liability and directors & officers, Randy […]

Source: http://www.mondaq.com, October 22, 2014 By: Michael H. Sampson, Courtney C. T. Horrigan and Caitlin R. Garber, Reed Smith Every day, there is a new story about Ebola in the media. While some commentators suggest that the threat of Ebola in the United States is overblown – and we hope they are right – now […]

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Source: Dow Jones News Service, October 21, 2014 By: Leslie Scism A major insurer is warning customers it may impose restrictions on Ebola-related liability claims for businesses and organizations with employees traveling to West Africa, in what is believed to be the first such move by the insurance industry as economic ripple effects of the […]

Source: http://www.constructionbusinessowner.com, October 20, 2014 By: Burns Logan Design and construction services on projects are more integrated now than ever before. As construction and design firms are using BIM software and other resources to improve construction efficiency, that integration is only going to increase. Owners, contractors and designers must understand their potential liability for design […]

Source: http://www.detroitnews.com, October 17, 2014 The city is suing the owners of a dilapidated plant in the footprint of the proposed public Detroit-Windsor bridge listed for $7 million. The city’s law department on Thursday sued GJL Enterprises, the owner of 111 Military, hoping a Wayne County circuit judge will order a cleanup of the half-demolished […]

Source: http://www.dispatch.com, October 21, 2014 By: Lucas Sullivan Columbus will spend about $1.6 million to clean up a Near East Side park where contaminants from an old fertilizer plant were found in the soil. Last night, the Columbus City Council unanimously approved spending $309,000 for engineers to design a drain system for the new soil […]

Source: http://www.propertycasualty360.com, October 14, 2014 By: Barry Zalma Construction defect suits are now flooding the courts of North America in greater numbers every year. The majority of construction defect suits and appellate decisions arise in a few litigious jurisdictions but are spreading across the country like Kudzu. The courts of Texas, Florida, New York, Colorado, […]

Source: http://www.mondaq.com, October 17, 2014 By: Michael H. Sampson, Courtney C. T. Horrigan, John N. Ellison, Kevin B. Dreher and David E. Weiss, Reed Smith Ebola has become a worldwide crisis. It has ravaged Liberia and other West African countries. It has been diagnosed in Europe. And, cases are now being reported in the United […]

Source: http://www.advisenrisknetwork.com, October 15, 2014 By: Chad Hemenway We’ve wondered about the insurance implications of the Ebola virus as its entrance into the US and other countries has stoked concern and prompted leaders at the highest levels to think of, and plan to mitigate, worst-case scenarios. The UN Security Council called the Ebola virus “a […]