Publisher's Synopsis
<p> <i><b>Legal Issues in Risk Management: A Policyholder's Guide</b></i> is designed to help in-house counsel and risk managers understand important coverage issues being addressed in the courts and to handle problems that arise in connection with the pursuit of insurance claims. </p> <p> Specifically, <i><b>Legal Issues in Risk Management</b> </i>will help you: </p> <ul> <li> Identify legal issues that may have a negative impact on insurance coverage and recoveries </li> <li> Effectively address legal issues that may have a negative impact on insurance coverage and recoveries </li> <li> Develop strategies for pursuing insurance recoveries </li> </ul> <p> <i><b>Legal Issues in Risk Management </b></i>can be used as a: </p> <ul> <li> Primer on major insurance coverages and important legal issues that relate to them </li> <li> How-to guide for addressing major legal issues and pursuing coverage claims </li> <li> Reference to case law and statutes on important coverage issues </li> </ul> <p> In short, <i><b>Legal Issues in Risk Management</b></i> is the first and only guide to insurance risk management that is designed to assist in-house counsel and risk managers with the legal issues they face on a regular basis. </p> <p> <i><b>Legal Issues in Risk Management </b></i>has been updated to include: </p> <ul> <li> A discussion of developments in duty to defend case law, including a look at what constitutes a “suit” under liability policies sufficient to trigger the duty to defend and an insurance company's obligation to defend its policyholder even where coverage could only exist upon a change in the applicable law </li> <li> An analysis of the potential effect of the "personal profit" exclusion on an insurance company's obligation under a D&O policy to defend a director or officer accused of wrongful gain </li> <li> An examination of the "contractual liability" exclusion in D&O policies </li> <li> An updated look at exhaustion issues and the potential for policyholders to settle away their excess insurance coverage </li> <li> Analyses of "additional insured" and "required parties" issues in Chinese drywall litigation </li> <li> A discussion of recent case law concerning the duties of insurance brokers to their policyholder clients </li> </ul> <p> </p> <p> </p>
