Insurance attorney addresses cyber risks and coverages

Insurance attorney addresses cyber risks and coverages

“If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail.” That is how Fred Karlinsky concluded his presentation on March 7 about cybersecurity insurance at LDI Conference 2022 hosted by the Louisiana Department of Insurance in New Orleans at the Higgins Hotel, part of the World War...
Market Scout: First quarter 2022 rates continue to climb

Market Scout: First quarter 2022 rates continue to climb

Rates for almost all homeowners across the U.S. increased in the first quarter of 2022, regardless of the geographic location or value of the home, according to MarketScout’s Market Barometer. For homes below $1,000,000 in value, rate increases of 5.3 percent were...
What if? What now? What next?

What if? What now? What next?

By MICHAEL G. MANES Manes and Associates I hope to trigger thinking and dialogue with what follows. This is my opinion. Some will agree. Some will disagree. Some will accept these thoughts, some will challenge them, and some will cherry pick what they like and ignore...
Lloyd’s back in the black with best results in six years

Lloyd’s back in the black with best results in six years

London ViewsBy LEN WILKINSLondon Correspondent As predicted, Lloyd’s swung back into the black with an overall profit of almost $3 billion for its 2021 full year, against 2020’s loss of $1.17 billion. The wine bars and pubs around Lime Street have been very, very...
Bryan Clark elected to serve WSIA as 2022-23 president

Bryan Clark elected to serve WSIA as 2022-23 president

A summer internship at Gorst and Compass between his junior and senior year set in motion Bryan Clark’s career path. In 1997 following graduation from San Diego State University with a B.S. degree in business management, Clark joined the firm as an underwriter...