Las Vegas is a place where visitors and residents have almost everything at their fingertips, all hours of the day and night. Over the years many things have changed, but the hospitality industry has always been a constant in Las Vegas. Looking back, hospitality also played a huge role in my career. I have had the pleasure of working with several entertainment companies and nightclubs to ensure proper insurance coverage was in place for these facilities. Continue reading
The changing excess and surplus insurance landscape was an oft discussed topic on Monday, with experts describing the challenges and opportunities going forward.
“The business that we have and the risk we see is going to be changing. No question.” Continue reading
Rating agency A.M. Best said it is maintaining its negative outlook on the commercial lines segment of the U.S. property/casualty (P/C) industry, despite relatively solid aggregate results over the past several years. The negative outlook indicates A.M. Best’s expectation of more downgrades than upgrades in the coming year.
At the same time, A.M. Best is also holding over its stable outlook on the personal lines segment of the U.S. P/C industry. Continue reading
Wireless operator T-Mobile has bought the naming rights to the $375 million arena being built by MGM Resorts International and Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) that is set to open on the Strip in April.
The building, informally called Las Vegas Arena for the past two years, is officially the T-Mobile Arena. Continue reading
Nightclub and restaurant operator SBE Entertainment said Monday it will place a branch of its Hyde Lounge nightclub inside the $350 million Las Vegas Arena, which opens in April. Continue reading
When it comes to product liability, as discussed last month, there are a number of parties that can be involved in the event of a claim. Product Liability claims arise when a product sold to a consumer causes injury and is considered defective or unreasonably dangerous. The very basic understanding of product liability rests in definition and the law. Continue reading
First, let’s be clear – this is only a SMALL sampling of simple questions agents and underwriters fail to ask! There are dozens of simple, common sense questions that are often skipped – why remains a mystery.
Second, this article does not provide every answer or option available for each of these questions. This is not intended as a text book, the point of this short article is to raise your awareness of the need to ask questions, even or especially those that may seem basic. Because if you don’t ask, the lawyers will (and juries will be very interested in the simplicity of the questions). Continue reading
Every year, we do it on the same day at the same time. The instant the calendar changes from the old year to the new one, we convince ourselves that this year will be different. We’re going to do everything we didn’t do in the past. It’s a predictable ritual; it’s become part of our DNA.
Good faith efforts rarely work. “Stuff” gets in our way and throws us off course. The big challenge is ending the year with the same drive and resolve with which we started it. Here are seven actions that can help: Continue reading
