Palo Alto-based The Risk Authority Stanford is incubating risk management solutions using design thinking; that means elevating end users into key roles in addressing health care risk exposures.

Discerning insurance buyers and their brokers increasingly seek specialist wordings from a professional liability community that is desperate to differentiate.

Has the time for sanity in excess follow forms arrived?

Celebrity spokespersons can significantly elevate a brand, as long as they stay on their best behavior.

Even when innocent of wrongdoing, chief compliance officers face liability when their companies act unethically or illegally.

Insurance rates decreased on average by 3.6 percent in the second quarter of 2016.

Frightening fact: There were 12 million unique types of malware identified in 2015 alone.

Excess follow forms don’t necessarily mirror the language of the primary policy, so beware.

Comprehensive risk analysis will help risk managers determine where foreign local D&O premium dollars should be spent.

A look at the latest legal cases impacting the industry.

A California Supreme Court decision clears the way for claims against food producers and retailers.

Investment in Chile and Paraguay is up sharply, as Brazil sees some investment declines.

Stakeholders, including the public, have little tolerance for intentional deception.

Unforeseen liabilities in M&As may cause headaches for buyers. 

Insurers that offer direct, online coverage to small and mid-size businesses are seeing substantial growth.

Practitioners urge the professional liability markets to throw off an ‘antiquated mindset.’

Performing root cause analysis of health care mistakes should be a trained, specific, skill set.

Accepting a seat on a board has always been risky. Perhaps never more than now.

Directors are often unaware of the terms and conditions applicable to their coverage.

Most brokerages are seeing decreased pricing for D&O coverage, although pricing may increase for their smaller company clients.