In 1992, the National Fire Protection Association created a set of investigative guidelines that was published as ‘NFPA 921: Guide for Fire and Explosive Investigations.’ The guide is widely used by both public and private fire investigators.

Ignorance is dangerous. This much has been observed by leaders, educators, and philosophers through the millennia.

A recent survey by PwC found that nearly two-thirds of employees in the U.S., including executives, are looking for a new job. That number is stunning.

As insurers work hard to hire new talent, they are struggling with fraudsters in their way.

The availability of causes of action under Michigan law premised on an insurer’s bad faith has generated significant confusion for several decades.

It will be decades (or more) before we will have a real grasp on all of the ways coronavirus has affected us. But, as many of us are adjusting to our ‘new normal,’ we’re already beginning to see how COVID-19 is changing the way we work.

After more than a year of watching the world change radically, consumers need three things: security, comfort and support. In other words, they need empathy and understanding from brands they trust — and from their insurance providers most of all.

Recent deadly flooding events around the world are evidence of the planet’s changing relationship with precipitation as global temperatures continue to warm, according to environmental experts.

More insurtech startups were launched in the last two years than in the previous 10. The brightest minds are developing new ideas and forging new paths in the insurance industry, but the reality is that significant change is a little further down the line.

A Bronx man allegedly received $1.5 million in just ten months. A California real estate broker raked in more than $500,000 within half a year. A Nigerian government official is accused of pocketing over $350,000 in less than six weeks.

This year has seen a brutally hot, dry summer in the Western U.S., with hundreds of heat records broken amid an unprecedented drought that has created a tinderbox for ferocious wildfires.

Climate change may be the existential threat of our lives, yet when it comes to in-your-face weather, tornadoes are in a class of their own.

A client has hired you to offer sound, legal advice; to represent him zealously. Naturally, as an esteemed lawyer, you rely upon your years of experience, historical judgment, and legal acumen.

Graduating from Northeastern University with the desire to join a multinational corporation — and a mountain of school debt — Danielle Larsen, a speaker at Women in Insurance Chicago, came across a job opportunity that would prove to be a crossroads in her life. Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd. was hiring for a position in Mexico City.

‘I was seeking an international experience, but it wasn’t a popular approach to take an entry-level opportunity at what would be essentially a very low salary,’ said Larsen, now Head P&C BM Bratislava, director, Property & Casualty Business Management at Swiss Re.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are words that have become increasingly prevalent within the insurance community. Yet, to make a meaningful impact, organizations must be intentional in how they approach DEI and prioritize inclusion and equity at all levels.