For hedge funds, protecting assets under management is a tall order in an environment where increasing liability exposures can erode them. Being subjected to costly lawsuits has become a cost of doing business. CRC offers expert insights on why D&O and E&O insurance are important tools to protect hedge funds.

Active assailants continue to threaten businesses, houses of worship, schools and public events across the United States.

Wage and hour (W&H) exposure is an often misunderstood and frequently underinsured risk. Naturally, a business seeking protection from the catastrophic exposure of W&H violations may look into purchasing Employment Practices Liability (EPL) insurance. However, to their dismay, W&H violations are largely excluded in EPL policies.

When insureds own multiple companies, they may assume that all the entities in their portfolio are covered by their corporate management liability policy. That can be an expensive mistake. The reality is that it comes down to the actual wording on their policy.

Long-term care facility operators are about to face some changes in the insurance marketplace. After a prolonged period of competition and relatively low rates, insurers are beginning to raise rates and becoming more selective about the facilities they write. Retail agents and brokers can help their senior living facility customers through these changing conditions in several ways, as discussed below.