Timely Notice

Markel's Lisa Brennan and Joe Niemczyk discuss the hallmarks of good privacy counsel. Lisa and Joe cover common qualities and important factors that privacy counsel should consider when faced with a cybersecurity incident. Lisa and Joe contrast this with common oversights made by less proficient counsel, often resulting in a detriment to their clients. Joe and Lisa conclude with thoughts on how to more effectively assist a panicked client undergoing a cyber incident.  

Keith Marxkors, of State Farm, discusses the continued adoption of artificial intelligence by the insurance industry. Keith details how artificial intelligence is being incorporated into claims handling and the industry at large, while also exploring its costs and benefits. 

Howard Panensky, of Willis Towers Watson, and Matt Scott, of Envista Forensics, discuss the emergence of Industrial Internet of Things technologies and the insurance market’s reaction to this new exposure.

Joe Oliva, a partner in Goldberg Segalla's Manhattan office, returns to Timely Notice to provide an update on the litigation landscape for social engineering fraud coverage, and the insurance marketplace’s response.

Stuart Paulson, of American National Property & Casualty Company, examines the costs and benefits associated with carriers’ utilization of legal bill auditors. Stuart addresses the relationship between carriers and outside counsel through the prism of carriers’ employment of auditors, including proactive steps carriers and firms can take to reduce friction in their relationship.

Emily Short, of Brush Creek Partners, discusses managing vendor-related cyber risks. Emily discusses case examples of vendors exposing clients to cyber attacks. She then provides tips for managing third-party vendor risk, as well as important considerations for conducting due diligence when choosing vendors. Emily also addresses the state of the cyber insurance market with respect to insuring vendor risk.

Goldberg Segalla's Jim Rozak offers insights into why we should demand a well-pleaded complaint or counterclaim. Jim discusses procedural pleading motions and weighs the costs and benefits of bringing such a motion at each stage of a dispute. Jim explains the value of taking control of the litigation at the earliest stages, including narrowed discovery and a better shot at summary judgment. Jim closes with what carriers should consider when deciding whether to authorize a procedural pleading motion. 

Returning to offer additional insights on the first substantive episode we published, Goldberg Segalla’s own Tom Segalla provides tips for how insurance bad faith experts can and should stay current on key issues and decisions nationwide. Tom also addresses a problematic trend of insurance bad faith experts being retained late in the case.

Ned Currie, of Currie Johnson & Myers, joins the podcast for a discussion of the Mississippi Supreme Court’s decision in Colony Insurance Co. v. First Specialty Insurance Corp. In the first part of the episode, Ned engages in a comprehensive summary of the underlying events giving rise to the coverage dispute, as well as the legal arguments advanced by each party. Ned then explores each party’s most persuasive arguments ahead of the high court’s review. Ned then returns to the podcast, after the Supreme Court’s ruling, and discusses the court’s reasoning and the case’s ramifications.

Larry Mason and Adam Dolan join the podcast to discuss Illinois legislature’s recent legalization of cannabis. Larry and Adam highlight the key provisions of the new legislation and outline some of the policy considerations behind the statute. The duo also provides insights into how the new law will affect Illinois employers. Adam and Larry then close with their thoughts on how the insurance industry will be affected by the legislation and how insurers can prepare for the coming changes in Illinois.