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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Apr 16, 2020 12:00:00 AM
Do you feel like you’re living on another planet right now? There’s a reason. Humans are social animals and social distancing and isolation is not our normal here on Earth. Mark sits down with his son Tristan, and Carmel Johnston, two crew members...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Apr 15, 2020 12:00:00 AM
Solo and small firm lawyers continue to occasionally call in wanting to discuss a business opportunity that has come to be known as a “license...
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Jeffrey H. Bunn: Apr 8, 2020 12:00:00 AM
I know, only a dweeb like me would own — and actually refer to — an Oxford English Dictionary (OED). Blame it on the bossa nova. Or the coronavirus....
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Mar 25, 2020 12:00:00 AM
During a recession, and for the three years following, there has historically been a huge spike in paid claims, which is a number that typically...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Mar 23, 2020 12:00:00 AM
While missed deadlines are always a risk management concern, the significant number of uncertainties brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic only...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Mar 18, 2020 12:00:00 AM
Occasionally a lawyer will reach out to me wanting clarification on what should be covered in a letter notifying active clients, whose matters the...
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Stacey Smith Claims Manager: Mar 13, 2020 12:00:00 AM
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. We talk a lot about risk management here at ALPS, but what we’re really talking about is prevention...
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Jeffrey H. Bunn: Mar 11, 2020 12:00:00 AM
It’s not nearly as woo woo as it may sound. The Japanese even have a term for it: Shinrin-yoku (loosely translated as, taking in the forest through...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Mar 4, 2020 12:00:00 AM
I’ll admit that advertising missteps rarely garner much attention from those who enforce the Rules of Professional Conduct. This shouldn’t be much...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Feb 27, 2020 12:00:00 AM
ALPS Risk Manager Mark Bassingthwaighte shares two real-world stories of attorneys struggling with behaviors that often lead to malpractice claims....
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Karen Thalacker: Feb 25, 2020 12:00:00 AM
Guest Blogger Karen Thalacker advocates that sometimes a good, old-fashioned phone call makes the most sense.
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David Fratarcangelo, Claims Attorney: Feb 20, 2020 12:00:00 AM
Q: What do you get when you cross the Godfather with a lawyer?A: An offer you can’t understand. Q: How does an attorney sleep?A: First he lies on...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Feb 14, 2020 12:00:00 AM
ALPS Risk Manager Mark Bassingthwaighte sits down with ALPS CEO David Bell to discuss David’s past, ALPS future, why every company should have a...
