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It’s Long Past The Time for Banks and Insurers to Unfriend Coal. Here’s Why.
Les Williams
October 15, 2019
September 20 through 27 commemorated a historic week around the globe. According to the website GlobalClimateStrike.net, over 150 countries experienced protests supporting climate change initiatives. These ...
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Gun Owners and Personal Liability Insurance: A Vital Tool in the Battle Against Mass Shootings
Andres Franzetti
October 7, 2019
What happens when foreign powers start holding U.S. companies liable for gun deaths suffered by their citizens on U.S. soil? A whole new area and ...
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An Amazon Survival Guide Is Needed
Dante Disparte
October 1, 2019
This article was originally published at Forbes.com in November of 2018. Since then, Amazon has been quietly making moves to solidify its place ...
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How to Keep Health Care Coverage Going During a Government Shutdown
Les Williams
September 30, 2019
While this article was originally published in January 2019, the specter of a government shutdown is perpetually on the horizon. The effects of ...
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Cyber Attacks are Killing Small Businesses; Here’s What They Can Do to Survive
Les Williams
September 6, 2019
It happened again. According to the Texas Department of Information Resources, on August 16, 2019 twenty-two Texas towns were simultaneously targeted by a ...
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California’s New Wildfire Fund Offers a Risk Management Strategy for Other Natural Disasters
Les Williams
August 26, 2019
According to the U.S. Department of Interior, only 10% of wildfires in the U.S. are started by natural causes (lava or lightning). Sadly, ...
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RC Quick Takes – Brexit
Andres Franzetti
August 21, 2019
As the October 31st deadline for a Brexit deal draws near, the specter of post-Brexit consequences is becoming more and more real. Recently, ...
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A Two-Tier Health Care System Could Be Just What the Doctor Ordered
Les Williams
August 19, 2019
Health care has dominated each of the 2019 Democratic Primary Debates. The first question posed to the candidates on July 30th in Cleveland focused ...
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RC Quick Takes – Equifax Breach
Risk Cooperative
August 6, 2019
Equifax is back in the news with regards to its 2017 cyber breach which saw the records of 147 million Americans exposed. This ...
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The Boeing Case Study: Goodwill’s Role in Valuing Claim Payouts
Les Williams
August 1, 2019
UPDATED: March 2, 2020 Boeing’s woes continue into 2020. According to The Wall Street Journal, in mid-February Boeing mid-level executive Keith Cooper was ...
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5 Cyber Insurance Myths
Risk Cooperative
July 15, 2019
Cyber risk has become as ubiquitous within the American lexicon as apple pie, yet few truly understand it or even worse how truly ...
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One Idea From Tesla We Should All Steal: A Low-Interest Employee Loan Program
Les Williams
June 4, 2019
Earlier this Spring, Tesla announced that it would be rolling out loan programs for its employees. This unique announcement offers a ray of ...
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