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23 03, 2023

Retooling the Client Engagement Letter to Minimize Liability Claim Exposure
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Retooling the Client Engagement Letter to Minimize Liability Claim Exposure

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Retooling the Client Engagement Letter to Minimize Liability Claim Exposure

By PLUS|2023-03-23T07:37:15-05:00March 23, 2023|@PLUS, General Risk Management, PL Insurance|0 Comments

Attorneys eager to solidify relationships with new clients, or excited to land a piece of developing business, should pause for a moment’s forethought before rushing to prepare the latest client engagement letter. Each new engagement offers opportunity to revise and strengthen provisions that could provide better preventive protection against possible malpractice claims. Adjustments to standard provisions could provide greater clarity as to the scope of the relationship between lawyer and client, the particular services being offered, and the limits to both. This is particularly true for letters being sent to new clients or that focus on a new area of [...]

PLUS Podcast: Demystifying NFTs Episode 1

By PLUS|2023-03-09T09:02:02-06:00March 9, 2023|@PLUS, General Risk Management, Misc. Lines|0 Comments

In Demystifying NFTs Episode 1, Alice Budge of SR International is joined by Jennifer Stivrins and Vito Marzano of Kissel, Straton & Wilmer to discuss the super-basics of NFTs. What are NFTs? How do they work? And how are they valued? Our speakers have a spirited conversation about why we should care about NFTs and preview topics for future episodes as well, including how they expect NFT exposure to factor into liability underwriting in the coming years.Special thanks to Liam Thau of Kissel, Straton & Wilmer for support and research for this episode. If you'd like to send a question to [...]

PLUS Podcast: Managing Cybersecurity Threats in 2023 Episode 1

By PLUS|2023-03-06T09:18:19-06:00March 6, 2023|@PLUS, Cyber, General Risk Management|0 Comments

Cryptojacking: New Risk for Carriers and Their Insureds Cryptojacking is an emerging cybercrime in which another party's computing resources are hijacked to mine cryptocurrency. Also referred to as malicious cryptomining, cryptojacking lets hackers mine cryptocurrency without paying for computing power, hardware and other mining resources. This podcast will explore this latest cybercrime and related risks for carriers and their insureds; and how insurers are responding. You can listen to the podcast episode below or for easy access on the go, listen to the podcast on the PLUS Connect App. The transcript for this podcast recording is available to view below. Managing-Cybersecurity-Threats-in-2023-Ep.-1-Transcript-1Download [...]