Guest Blogger, Lori Siwik, Lean Leadership – Are You a Lean Leader?
on October 21, 2015
Lean requires strong leadership and collaboration. The old dictator style of leadership is not Lean. The Lean style of leadership involves the hands on work (non-delegation) of the leader standing side-by-side with the employees in a work environment where it is okay to fail. As Charles Dickens said: "Every failure teaches a man something, if he will learn." The "leader" who refuses to learn is not a leader....
The Importance of Timely Reporting Claims Under an Employment Practices Liability Policy
on October 14, 2015
The May 1, 2015 edition of Coverage Counselor discussed Employment Practices Liability Insurance ("EPLI") – what it is and what types of claims are covered. While policies vary, typically EPLI covers employers and its employees against claims of discrimination and harassment based upon protected class status; retaliation and wrongful termination based upon protected class status; other common law claims arising out of the employment relationship, including defamation, false imprisonment and negligent supervision....
Guest Blogger, Lori Siwik, Applying Lean Six Sigma to a Company's Risk Management
on October 7, 2015
Protecting business' assets is important for maximizing productivity and improving business performance. "Risk Management" has been defined as the identification, assessment, and prioritization of risks followed by coordinated and economical application of resources to eliminate, transfer, minimize, monitor, and control the probability and/or impact of unfortunate events; and to maximize strategic opportunities....
CNA Fails To Comply With Its Own Mandatory ADR Provision, Cyber Coverage Case Dismissed
on September 8, 2015
Those watching the evolving landscape of cyber insurance coverage were buzzing in May when Columbia Casualty Company, a CNA Financial Corp. unit, filed a declaratory judgment action against its insured, Cottage Health System seeking: (1) reimbursement of defense and settlement payments CNA made to Cottage stemming from a class action lawsuit in California state court and (2) a declaration that CNA does not have to defend or indemnify Cottage in a related regulatory proceeding. Columbia Casualty Company v. Cottage Health System, C.D.Cal. No. CV 15-03432 DDP (AGRx) (filed May 7, 2015)....
The City Doth Protest Too Much? Cleveland's Plan to Purchase Protest Insurance for the 2016 Republican National Convention
on August 28, 2015
Residents of northeast Ohio are growing accustomed to the variety of infrastructure and beautification projects currently underway in the Cleveland area to prepare the city for the Republican National Convention ("RNC") in July 2016. One of the most important projects has flown under the radar, however: the city's plan to secure extra insurance coverage for the activities of its safety forces....
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