In last month's Fine Print column, "Navigating Workers Compensation Insurance Program Disputes," we discussed the disturbing trend of insurance companies seeking to recover retrospective premiums under old workers compensation programs.

All too often, the insurance claims process leaves policyholders feeling that that they have been taken to the cleaners.

Whether a business keeps data in its immediate possession or transfers it to "the cloud", the threat of hacking is ever-present.

Bankruptcies happen. They happen in booming economies as well as in recessionary ones, and they likely will massively occur in the frozen business environment caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Soon after the 9/11 attacks two decades ago, the FBI quietly launched an investigation into a seemingly obscure Saudi Arabian government bureaucrat in Southern California.

When faced with new envi­ronmental liabilities, com­panies often overlook the existing coverage that insurance poli­cies purchased long ago may provide.

Although many employers regularly face employment litigation, employment-related lawsuits tend to increase during a stagnant or faltering economy.

A temporary restraining order, or TRO, is a powerful remedy in litigation that can be utilized both as a weapon and a shield.

On July 22, 2014, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation amending the New York State Human Rights Law to protect unpaid interns from harassment, discrimination and other forms of unlawful employment practices in the workplace.

Diligent and prescient risk managers can seek to combat corporate fraud, but hopefully none would take offense at a reminder that fraud reduction, not outright prevention, is all that reasonably can be expected.

Three recent federal court decisions have split 2 to 1 over the viability of suits seeking damages arising out of green-house-gas (GHG) emissions and global warming impacts.

The size of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill is hard to conceive. Just one reported oil slick is 10 miles long and 4 miles wide. That single oil slick is bigger than many Caribbean islands.

On December 17, 2010, President Barack Obama signed into law the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 (Tax Relief Act).

As many policyholders have found, the insurance industry’s promise of "seamless coverage" can be anything but. Policyholders often have to pursue insurance coverage for a single claim on an ad hoc basis against multiple insurance companies based upon a myriad of inconsistent denials.

The exchanges between the different entities that constitute a supply chain can provide numerous openings for substandard or counterfeit goods to enter the legitimate stream of commerce.

Product recalls can be enormously expensive. So too can liabilities to claimants who assert that they have either been injured or suffered property damage from using or handling tainted goods: whether toys, construction materials, beverages, food products, etc.

Retrospective premium insurance policies, or retrospectively-rated policies, may, at first blush, appeal to the cost-conscious risk manager or executive.

Social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn have become integral parts of doing business.

Recent economic crises and political upheavals have intensified the risks connected with engaging in international trade and investment.

The founders of tech startups believe that there is no need to engage in estate planning, due to their age, the low present valuation of their business venture, or limited liquidity.