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Best's Insurance Law Podcast — 240 episodes

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Marine Terminals Workers Compensation and Safety Issues

2

Investigating Beyond the Collision: Traffic Signals, MOT, and Case Strategy

3

School Security and Emergency Planning

4

Engineering Methods in Product Liability Cases

5

Rig Collapse Anatomy and Resulting Legal Issues

6

Single Claimant Qualified Settlement Funds & Structured Settlements: A Reality Check

7

Navigating Toxic Tort Litigation

8

Common Cases Prevalent in Real Estate Errors & Omissions (E&O) Claims

9

Combatting Nuclear Verdicts in Plaintiff-Friendly Jurisdictions

10

From Incident to Analysis: The Science of Human Factors Investigations

11

Foreseeable Use- From a Risk Management and Safety Perspective

12

How to Assess Security and Safety in Schools K-12: The Product War Continues.

13

Crash & Con: Navigating Staged Accident Fraud

14

Measuring Medical Expenses in Malpractice Cases: Time for an Overdue Course Correction

15

Biomechanics and Impact on Cases

16

Workers’ Compensation Claims and Safety for Remote Employees

17

Litigating Mold Cases

18

Structured Settlements in Employment Practices Liability Claims

19

Reducing Risk: Why Real Estate Brokerages are Especially Vulnerable to Fraudsters

20

Trends in Pipeline Explosion Cases

21

Navigating Through Bicycle Claims

22

Mitigating System Control Failures

23

Understanding How OSHA’s Multiemployer Worksite Citation Policy Impacts Construction Claims

24

“Ununiformed Uniforms”- Avoiding Claims for Denial of Participation in Sports

25

Risk Mitigation for Lithium-ion Battery Failures

26

Current Employment Law Issues in Trucking and Transportation Litigation

27

The Impact of AI on Claims

28

Advantages of Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution in Resolving Claims

29

Investigating Automobile Theft Claims

30

The Sudden Resurgence and Effectiveness of Structured Settlements in Claims Negotiations and Resolution

31

Planning Your Defense: How Experts Can Counter Plaintiff PowerPoint Strategies

32

When Every Second Counts: Managing Catastrophic Claims

33

Navigating South Carolina Construction Defect Claims

34

Court-Ball in Sports- Liability and Defenses in Claims to Reverse Officials’ Calls

35

Here Comes the Boom: An Overview of Crane Related Accidents

36

How the Corporate Representative Can Influence Litigation Outcomes

37

Current Trends in Liability Claims

38

How Smarter Homes Benefit Individuals with Disabilities and Claims

39

How Materials Science Impacts Insurance Claims

40

What Claims and Telemedicine Professionals Should Know About the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Transition

41

What Insurers Should Know about Investigating Negligent Security Claims

42

Repelling Reptile Strategies and Establishing Boundaries in Expert Witness Testimony

43

What Insurers Should Know About Potential Claims Based on Hair Discrimination

44

The Importance of Early Case Management in the Litigation Process

45

How Insurance Claims Professionals Are Responding to Evolving Cyber Threats

46

The Challenges of Catastrophic Claims Handling

47

Insurance Defense Attorneys Combat Workers’ Compensation Fraud

48

What the Emergence of Autonomous Vehicles Means for Insurance Claims

49

Effective Interviewing and Interrogation in the Insurance Claims Process

50

How Changes to Life Care Planning Could Impact Insurance Claims

51

Understanding the Impact of Wrongful Expert Designation

52

How Smart Home Data is Used in Fire Scene Investigations and Claims

53

Building a Foundation: The Crucial Role of Background Investigations for Recorded Statements

54

How Covid-19 is Changing Sports Risk

55

How Deposition Providers Help Control Claims Expenses

56

How Social Inflation is Changing Liability Insurance

57

It’s Only Fun Until Someone Gets Hurt: Emerging Risks in Amusements, Sports and Entertainment

58

How Developments in Structured Settlements Affect Today’s Insurance Claims Environment

59

How the Rollout of 5G Could Affect Insurance Claims

60

How New Technology is Changing Marine Loss Claims

61

The Complexity of Rideshare Claims

62

Effective Use of Visualizations in Claims Investigations

63

The Surprising Impact of Low-Impact Auto Claims

64

How COVID-19 is Changing Business Interruption Claims

65

Emerging Litigation Trends in Trucking and Transportation

66

How COVID-19-Related Claims Differ in Canada Versus the US

67

Investigating Commercial Vehicle Claims

68

The Impact of Covid-19 on Claims in Brazil

69

Cumis Counsel Selection and Impact on Claims

70

"Reverse Reptile:" How Defense Counsel Are Turning the Tables

71

Claims Impact of Michigan No-Fault Law Reformation

72

How the COVID-19 Crisis Creates an Environment for Fraudulent Insurance Claims

73

How COVID-19 is Changing Insurance Claims Handling and Inspections

74

How COVID-19 will Impact the Return to Workplace Environment

75

How COVID-19 Is Affecting Insurance Claims in Mexico

76

Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on Business Interruption Claims

77

Coronavirus Impact on Claims and Litigation

78

Nuclear Containment: How Insurers and Insureds Can Avoid Excessive Verdicts

79

What Insurance Adjusters Should Know About Wildfire-Related Claims

80

What Insurers and Defense Counsel Should Know About E-Discovery

81

What New York Child Victims Act Means for Insurers

82

Navigating Florida Workers' Compensation Claims

83

Enterprise Risk Management Strategies

84

How Vocational Rehabilitation Impacts Claims

85

The Insurance Impact of Class Action Settlements

86

The Internet is Forever: Social Media's Role in Claims Litigation

87

The Approaching Wave of Autonomous Vehicles Drives New Risks to Insurers

88

Managing the Difficult Claim

89

The Growth of Class Action Lawsuits Involving Data Breaches

90

Water Claims Could Become the New Arson

91

Home Modification and Impact on Claims

92

How Expert Insurance Service Providers Provide Trial Testimony

93

Defending Construction Claims Under the New York Labor Law Statutes

94

Managing the Expense of Electronically Stored Information (ESI) Discovery Claims

95

How Expert Witnesses Should Handle Attempts to Ghost Write Reports and Impact on Liability Claims

96

Toxicology: A Small Dose of Science for Attorneys and Insurance Claims Professionals

97

Vehicle Modification and Impact on Claims

98

Emerging Global Cyber Ransom Threats Require a Strategic Response From the C-Suite

99

The Safe Sport Authorization Act and Protecting Young Victims

100

How Social Media is Changing Insurance Claims Subrogation

101

Hurricane Harvey's Impact on Insurance Claims

102

Attendant Care Impact

103

Georgia Valued Policy Law

104

Updates in Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith

105

Defense Strategies Against Business Valuation Tactics

106

The Complexity of Negligent Security Claims

107

How Schools Can Prevent and Defend Against Bullying Claims

108

The Electronic Logging Device Mandate and Effect on Future Trucking Litigation

109

The Widening Risk Concerns Surrounding High School Athletics

110

Severity of Trucking Claims Present Workers' Compensation Challenges in North Carolina

111

The Application of Judicial Estoppel in Insurance Claims

112

Social Media Claims

113

Defense Angle of Slip and Fall Accident Claims

114

Coverage of Intellectual Property (IP) Claims

115

Legal Complexity of Construction Litigation

116

Legal Issues Pertaining to Transportation Network Companies and Autonomous Vehicles

117

How Health Care Changes Could Impact Litigation and Settlements

118

Understanding Nonphysical Injury Structured Settlements

119

Attorneys Discuss and Define Offers of Judgement

120

Recent Legal Developments on the Use of Drones

121

The Handling of Third Party Claims in Missouri

122

Cannabis Insurance Coverage and the impact on the Insurance Industry

123

Premises Liability and Spoliation Claims

124

Litigating to win in the insurance defense industry

125

Legal Challenges of Transgender Restroom Facilities

126

Rescinding an Automobile Policy of Insurance in New Jersey

127

Attorney addresses concussions in pro, college, and youth sports

128

Minimizing Cyber-Data Breach

129

Attorney Discusses the Michigan Dram Shop Act

130

Attorney Discusses Landmark New York Case Pertaining to Legal Malpractice Claims

131

Certified Life Planner Details Health Care System Impact on Legal and Insurance Communities - Episode #110

132

Attorney Addresses the Trespass Liability Act - Episode # 109

133

Canine Liability's Growing Impact on Insurers - Episode # 108

134

Attorney Discusses Impact of Social Media on Claims - Episode # 107

135

Attorney Addresses The Assignment of Benefits Issue, or AOB, in Florida - Episode # 106

136

Attorney Breaks Down Catastrophic Auto Accidents and Michigan's No-Fault Law - Episode # 105

137

Attorney Discusses Impact of Cyber Liability on Businesses - Episode # 104

138

Attorneys Outline Exhaustion Defense and its Impact on Insurers - Episode # 103

139

Attorney Gives Primer on Insurers' Reservation of Rights - Episode # 102

140

Recovery of Attorneys' Fees in Maritime Matters - Episode # 101

141

Attorney Discusses Mode of Operations and Relevant Cases - Episode # 100

142

Attorney Raab on Limitation Liability on Motor Carriers - Episode # 99

143

Attorney Discusses Impact of Medical Protective Orders on Insurers - Episode # 98

144

Attorney Explains How Bad Faith Claims in NJ Impact Insurance Companies - Episode # 97

145

Attorneys Breakdown New Jersey Law Against Discrimination - Episode # 96

146

Attorney Outlines Faulty Workmanship Occurrences - Episode # 95

147

Seventh Circuit Courts Expand When an Insurer Must Offer Independent Counsel - Episode # 94

148

Attorney Irwin Kramer Outlines Alternate Fee Arrangements - Episode # 93

149

The Burden of Medical Provider Fraud - Episode # 92

150

Attorney on Bad Faith in Florida Insurance Impact - Episode # 91

151

Attorney Details Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Legislation - Episode # 90

152

How a Tri-partite Relationship Impacts the Insurance Industry - Episode # 89

153

Outlining the Legal Framework of Cyber Losses - Episode # 88

154

Attorney Discusses Dispute in Costly Cargo Claim - Episode # 87

155

Attorney Outlines Fracking's Insurance Issues - Episode # 86

156

Bullying Faces Coverage and Litigation Hurdles - Episode # 85

157

Insurance Liability in Animal Livestock and Equine Coverage - Episode # 84

158

Attorney Investigates Construction Law Litigation - Episode # 83

159

Insurance and Legal Ramifications of Emergency Response - Episode # 82

160

Attorney Explores Case that Asked: Is a House a Boat? - Episode # 81

161

Breaking Down California Tax Law Changes - Episode # 80

162

Professional Liability Cases Complex, 'Cyclical' - Episode # 79

163

State-Offered Mediation 'Effective' on Disputes - Episode # 78

164

Exploring Employee Dishonesty Coverage - Episode # 77

165

Attorney Explores Impact of Damage During Transport - Episode # 76

166

Attorneys Discuss Cruise Line Coverage Issues - Episode # 75

167

Attorneys Dissect the Smart Act - Episode # 74

168

Attorney Explores Verizon, Prudential Pension Pass - Episode # 73

169

Attorney Explores Sandy's Impact on Insurers - Episode # 72

170

Attorney Rich Fidei Highlights Tech Concerns - Episode # 71

171

Managing Liability in Foodborne Illness Cases - Episode # 70

172

Attorney Dissects Okla. Weather Catastrophes - Episode #69

173

Attorney Sam Sorich on Calif. Workers' Comp Revamp - Episode #68

174

The Changing Law of Appraisal in Florida - Episode #67

175

Attorney Golub on Stacking of Policy Limits - Episode #66

176

Attorney Dissects Compliance within Social Media - Episode #65

177

Raymond Law Group Attorney on Cyber Risk Impact - Episode #64

178

Legal Fallout from Failure to Make Timely Payments - Episode #63

179

Defining Surface Transportation Broker Liability - Episode #62

180

Insurer's Liability for Cell Phone Use, Texting - Episode #61

181

The Impact of Social Media on Claims Outcomes - Episode #60

182

Regulating Athletic Conduct: Legal Lessons Learned - Episode #59

183

Attorney Travis Miller on Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund Legislation - Episode #58

184

Attorneys Discuss the Medicare Secondary Payer Act - Episode #57

185

Attorney Rich Fidei on the Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act - Episode #56

186

Attorneys Discuss How Insurers Can Deal with Bad Faith Matters - Episode #55

187

Attorneys Fred Karlinsky and Katie Webb on Senate Bill 408's Impact on Florida - Episode #54

188

Elimination of Joint and Several Liability in Tort Cases - Episode #53

189

Attorney Dan Raab on Limitations of Liability - Episode #52

190

Attorney Tim Thornton on Patent Litigation and Advertising Injury - Episode #51

191

Attorney Dale Hightower on Ten Commandments to Avoid Premises Liability Suits - Episode #50

192

Attorney Larry Rogak on New York's No-Fault Law - Episode #49

193

Construction Systems' Michael Panish on Selection of Expert Witnesses - Episode #48

194

Attorney Al Goldberger on the Impact of Sports-Related Concussions on Insurance Industry - Episode #47

195

Attorney Chris Massenburg on Federal Asbestos MDL Litigation - Episode #46

196

Attorney David Burstein on Canada's Insurance Act - Episode #45

197

Attorney Daniel Raab on Limitation of Liability - Episode #44

198

Insurance Coverage in the Motion Picture Industry - Episode #43

199

The Collateral Source Rule in Alabama - Episode #42

200

State Insurance Premium and Other Important Insurance Taxes - Episode #41

201

Regulatory Compliance Requirements and Privacy Litigation - Episode #40

202

IP and Technology Claims' Impact on Insurance Companies - Episode #39

203

Enforcing the Medicare Secondary Payer Law - Episode #38

204

Supplemental Uninsured Developments in New York State - Episode #37

205

Tavern Issues, Finding Jury in Fatal Airport Injury Case - Episode #36

206

The Impact of Sports Law on the Insurance Industry - Episode #35

207

Negligent Security Issues Related to Terrorist Attacks in Shopping Centers - Episode #34

208

How the Financial Crisis Can Affect The Insurance Industry - Episode #33

209

The 2009 Session of the Florida Legislature's Impact on Property Insurance Law - Episode #32

210

A Landmark California Court of Appeals Ruling on the Stacking of Policies - Episode #31

211

A Federal Court of Appeals Ruling that Limits an Insurance Company's Liability in a Tragic Trucking Accident - Episode #30

212

Credit Scoring's Impact on the Insurance Industry - Episode #29

213

Ga. Court Ruling Bars Lawyers From Connecting With a Victim's Doctor - Episode #28

214

The Impact of State Farm's Decision to Pull Most of Their Residential Property Lines out of Florida - Episode #27.

215

What Insurers Should Know About the Other Insurance Clause - Episode #26

216

Hurricane Ike and Related Catastrophe Impact on Texas and the Insurance Industry - Episode #25

217

Florida's Recently Adopted Reinsurance Collateral Rule - Episode #24

218

An Insurance Case Involving Missing Policies and Establishing Burden of Proof - Episode #23

219

A Self-Insurance Fund Matter Case and the Impact on Individuals, Corporations and Insurers - Episode #22.

220

A Recent Nebraska Supreme Court Ruling Against the State of Florida in a Decade-long Multi-million Dollar Dispute - Episode #21.

221

The Liability Concerns of Property Insurer Executives - Episode #20.

222

Regulators Grapple With Multistate Health Insurance Oversight - Episode #19.

223

Internet Blogging and Potential Legal Issues - Episode #18

224

Recent Maryland Law Changes Pertaining to an Insureds Ability to Bring Action Against its Insurer for Failing to Act in Good Faith - Episode #17

225

A Recent Supreme Court Ruling Involving New Legal Liabilities for 401K Plan Administrators - Episode #16.

226

A Recent Landmark Case Involving the Liability of Rental Car Companies when Accidents Cause Injuries or Death - Episode #15

227

A Supreme Court Ruling in a Medical Malpractice Case and the Impact on Tort Cap Protections for Public Entities - Episode #14.

228

The Importance of an Airboat Case in Florida Waters and its Impact on Insurers - Episode #13.

229

An Important Supreme Court Decision Favoring Major Insurance Companies - Episode #12.

230

Recent State and Federal Efforts to Reform the Regulation and Taxation of the Surplus Lines Insurance Market - Episode #11

231

Fred Karlinsky and Rachel LeBlanc on the Recent Credit-Scoring Decisions - Episode #10

232

A Discussion on a Landmark Decision in a New Jersey Automobile Case - Episode #09.

233

How the April Virginia Tech Incident has Impacted Legal Issues and the Defense of Educational Institutions - Episode #08.

234

The Insurance Implications of Identity Theft - Episode #07

235

What the Move to Repeal of the Anti-Trust Exemption Means to Insurers - Episode #06

236

David Burstein on issues in auto coverage - Episode #05

237

Dan Martinez and Kevin Frye on the Changing Landscape for E-Discovery - Episode #04

238

What Insurers and Legal Providers Should Know About Responding to Catastrophe Situations - Episode #03

239

Keeping Up With the Anticoncurrent Cause Clause - Episode #02

240

State Farm Loses the First High-Profile Post-Katrina Homeowners Case - Episode #01