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Best's Insurance Law Podcast — 239 episodes

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

2

School Security and Emergency Planning

3

Engineering Methods in Product Liability Cases

4

Rig Collapse Anatomy and Resulting Legal Issues

5

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

6

Navigating Toxic Tort Litigation

7

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

8

Combatting Nuclear Verdicts in Plaintiff-Friendly Jurisdictions

9

From Incident to Analysis: The Science of Human Factors Investigations

10

Foreseeable Use- From a Risk Management and Safety Perspective

11

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

12

Crash & Con: Navigating Staged Accident Fraud

13

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

14

Biomechanics and Impact on Cases

15

Workers’ Compensation Claims and Safety for Remote Employees

16

Litigating Mold Cases

17

Structured Settlements in Employment Practices Liability Claims

18

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

19

Trends in Pipeline Explosion Cases

20

Navigating Through Bicycle Claims

21

Mitigating System Control Failures

22

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

23

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

24

Risk Mitigation for Lithium-ion Battery Failures

25

Current Employment Law Issues in Trucking and Transportation Litigation

26

The Impact of AI on Claims

27

Advantages of Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution in Resolving Claims

28

Investigating Automobile Theft Claims

29

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

30

Planning Your Defense: How Experts Can Counter Plaintiff PowerPoint Strategies

31

When Every Second Counts: Managing Catastrophic Claims

32

Navigating South Carolina Construction Defect Claims

33

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

34

Here Comes the Boom: An Overview of Crane Related Accidents

35

How the Corporate Representative Can Influence Litigation Outcomes

36

Current Trends in Liability Claims

37

How Smarter Homes Benefit Individuals with Disabilities and Claims

38

How Materials Science Impacts Insurance Claims

39

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

40

What Insurers Should Know about Investigating Negligent Security Claims

41

Repelling Reptile Strategies and Establishing Boundaries in Expert Witness Testimony

42

What Insurers Should Know About Potential Claims Based on Hair Discrimination

43

The Importance of Early Case Management in the Litigation Process

44

How Insurance Claims Professionals Are Responding to Evolving Cyber Threats

45

The Challenges of Catastrophic Claims Handling

46

Insurance Defense Attorneys Combat Workers’ Compensation Fraud

47

What the Emergence of Autonomous Vehicles Means for Insurance Claims

48

Effective Interviewing and Interrogation in the Insurance Claims Process

49

How Changes to Life Care Planning Could Impact Insurance Claims

50

Understanding the Impact of Wrongful Expert Designation

51

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

52

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

53

How Covid-19 is Changing Sports Risk

54

How Deposition Providers Help Control Claims Expenses

55

How Social Inflation is Changing Liability Insurance

56

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

57

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

58

How the Rollout of 5G Could Affect Insurance Claims

59

How New Technology is Changing Marine Loss Claims

60

The Complexity of Rideshare Claims

61

Effective Use of Visualizations in Claims Investigations

62

The Surprising Impact of Low-Impact Auto Claims

63

How COVID-19 is Changing Business Interruption Claims

64

Emerging Litigation Trends in Trucking and Transportation

65

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

66

Investigating Commercial Vehicle Claims

67

The Impact of Covid-19 on Claims in Brazil

68

Cumis Counsel Selection and Impact on Claims

69

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

70

Claims Impact of Michigan No-Fault Law Reformation

71

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

72

How COVID-19 is Changing Insurance Claims Handling and Inspections

73

How COVID-19 will Impact the Return to Workplace Environment

74

How COVID-19 Is Affecting Insurance Claims in Mexico

75

Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on Business Interruption Claims

76

Coronavirus Impact on Claims and Litigation

77

Nuclear Containment: How Insurers and Insureds Can Avoid Excessive Verdicts

78

What Insurance Adjusters Should Know About Wildfire-Related Claims

79

What Insurers and Defense Counsel Should Know About E-Discovery

80

What New York Child Victims Act Means for Insurers

81

Navigating Florida Workers' Compensation Claims

82

Enterprise Risk Management Strategies

83

How Vocational Rehabilitation Impacts Claims

84

The Insurance Impact of Class Action Settlements

85

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

86

The Approaching Wave of Autonomous Vehicles Drives New Risks to Insurers

87

Managing the Difficult Claim

88

The Growth of Class Action Lawsuits Involving Data Breaches

89

Water Claims Could Become the New Arson

90

Home Modification and Impact on Claims

91

How Expert Insurance Service Providers Provide Trial Testimony

92

Defending Construction Claims Under the New York Labor Law Statutes

93

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

94

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

95

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

96

Vehicle Modification and Impact on Claims

97

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

98

The Safe Sport Authorization Act and Protecting Young Victims

99

How Social Media is Changing Insurance Claims Subrogation

100

Hurricane Harvey's Impact on Insurance Claims

101

Attendant Care Impact

102

Georgia Valued Policy Law

103

Updates in Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith

104

Defense Strategies Against Business Valuation Tactics

105

The Complexity of Negligent Security Claims

106

How Schools Can Prevent and Defend Against Bullying Claims

107

The Electronic Logging Device Mandate and Effect on Future Trucking Litigation

108

The Widening Risk Concerns Surrounding High School Athletics

109

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

110

The Application of Judicial Estoppel in Insurance Claims

111

Social Media Claims

112

Defense Angle of Slip and Fall Accident Claims

113

Coverage of Intellectual Property (IP) Claims

114

Legal Complexity of Construction Litigation

115

Legal Issues Pertaining to Transportation Network Companies and Autonomous Vehicles

116

How Health Care Changes Could Impact Litigation and Settlements

117

Understanding Nonphysical Injury Structured Settlements

118

Attorneys Discuss and Define Offers of Judgement

119

Recent Legal Developments on the Use of Drones

120

The Handling of Third Party Claims in Missouri

121

Cannabis Insurance Coverage and the impact on the Insurance Industry

122

Premises Liability and Spoliation Claims

123

Litigating to win in the insurance defense industry

124

Legal Challenges of Transgender Restroom Facilities

125

Rescinding an Automobile Policy of Insurance in New Jersey

126

Attorney addresses concussions in pro, college, and youth sports

127

Minimizing Cyber-Data Breach

128

Attorney Discusses the Michigan Dram Shop Act

129

Attorney Discusses Landmark New York Case Pertaining to Legal Malpractice Claims

130

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

131

Attorney Addresses the Trespass Liability Act - Episode # 109

132

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

133

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

134

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

135

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

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

137

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

138

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

139

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

140

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

141

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

142

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

143

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

144

Attorneys Breakdown New Jersey Law Against Discrimination - Episode # 96

145

Attorney Outlines Faulty Workmanship Occurrences - Episode # 95

146

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

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Attorney Irwin Kramer Outlines Alternate Fee Arrangements - Episode # 93

148

The Burden of Medical Provider Fraud - Episode # 92

149

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

150

Attorney Details Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Legislation - Episode # 90

151

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

152

Outlining the Legal Framework of Cyber Losses - Episode # 88

153

Attorney Discusses Dispute in Costly Cargo Claim - Episode # 87

154

Attorney Outlines Fracking's Insurance Issues - Episode # 86

155

Bullying Faces Coverage and Litigation Hurdles - Episode # 85

156

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

157

Attorney Investigates Construction Law Litigation - Episode # 83

158

Insurance and Legal Ramifications of Emergency Response - Episode # 82

159

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

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Breaking Down California Tax Law Changes - Episode # 80

161

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

162

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

163

Exploring Employee Dishonesty Coverage - Episode # 77

164

Attorney Explores Impact of Damage During Transport - Episode # 76

165

Attorneys Discuss Cruise Line Coverage Issues - Episode # 75

166

Attorneys Dissect the Smart Act - Episode # 74

167

Attorney Explores Verizon, Prudential Pension Pass - Episode # 73

168

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

169

Attorney Rich Fidei Highlights Tech Concerns - Episode # 71

170

Managing Liability in Foodborne Illness Cases - Episode # 70

171

Attorney Dissects Okla. Weather Catastrophes - Episode #69

172

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

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The Changing Law of Appraisal in Florida - Episode #67

174

Attorney Golub on Stacking of Policy Limits - Episode #66

175

Attorney Dissects Compliance within Social Media - Episode #65

176

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

177

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

178

Defining Surface Transportation Broker Liability - Episode #62

179

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

180

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

181

Regulating Athletic Conduct: Legal Lessons Learned - Episode #59

182

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

183

Attorneys Discuss the Medicare Secondary Payer Act - Episode #57

184

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

185

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

186

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

187

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

188

Attorney Dan Raab on Limitations of Liability - Episode #52

189

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

190

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

191

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

192

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

193

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

194

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

195

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

196

Attorney Daniel Raab on Limitation of Liability - Episode #44

197

Insurance Coverage in the Motion Picture Industry - Episode #43

198

The Collateral Source Rule in Alabama - Episode #42

199

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

200

Regulatory Compliance Requirements and Privacy Litigation - Episode #40

201

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

202

Enforcing the Medicare Secondary Payer Law - Episode #38

203

Supplemental Uninsured Developments in New York State - Episode #37

204

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

205

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

206

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

207

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

208

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

209

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

210

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

211

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

212

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

213

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

214

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

215

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

216

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

217

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

218

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

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

220

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

221

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

222

Internet Blogging and Potential Legal Issues - Episode #18

223

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

224

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

225

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

226

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

227

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

228

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

229

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

230

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

231

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

232

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

233

The Insurance Implications of Identity Theft - Episode #07

234

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

235

David Burstein on issues in auto coverage - Episode #05

236

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

237

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

238

Keeping Up With the Anticoncurrent Cause Clause - Episode #02

239

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