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Kobi L Gibbs, Senior Claims Attorney: Oct 21, 2021 12:00:00 AM
I really struggled this month to find a topic to write about. In fact, I simply did not want to write this blog. Monday I took a partial “mental health day” hoping to feel better. I simply felt a bit overwhelmed. I was frustrated I did not get...
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Tim Line, Claims Attorney: Sep 16, 2021 12:00:00 AM
Clearly, the world in which attorneys operate — a world where the attorney is usually the point person assisting other people or entities in...
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Stacey Smith Claims Manager: Aug 19, 2021 12:00:00 AM
“Baby Boomers, the generation of people born between 1944 and 1964, are expected to transfer $30 trillion in wealth to younger generations over the...
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Mike Flaherty, Senior Claims Attorney: Jul 22, 2021 12:00:00 AM
The idea of the Nigerian e-mail scam in which the rich Prince finds himself needing a few thousand dollars from you so that he can obtain his...
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Kristine Redli, Claims Coordinator: Jun 17, 2021 12:00:00 AM
What is an ethics grievance? An ethics grievance/ bar complaint/ ethics inquiry are all interchangeable words for a complaint made against an...
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John Ries, Claims Attorney: May 20, 2021 12:00:00 AM
On February 23, 2021, the Montana Supreme Court issued an opinion delivered by Justice Laurie McKinnon in ALPS Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co. v. Keller,...
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Shea Sammons, Claims Attorney: Apr 15, 2021 12:00:00 AM
Not too often, but often enough, we receive phone calls from concerned insureds inquiring about what they should do now they have become aware of a...
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Kobi L Gibbs, Senior Claims Attorney: Dec 17, 2020 12:00:00 AM
2020 has been a year of challenges for most people, not just attorneys, both personally and professionally. The virus has created significant...
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David Fratarcangelo, Claims Attorney: Nov 19, 2020 12:00:00 AM
“We must cultivate our garden.” —Voltaire, Candide I wasn’t much of a Voltaire fan when I was assigned Candide in a European History course in...
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Stacey Smith Claims Manager: Oct 15, 2020 12:00:00 AM
Does this article’s title make you nervous? It should. With the unfortunate failures of many businesses due to the pandemic, we suspect claims of...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Oct 7, 2020 12:00:00 AM
Here at ALPS, all of us who work in claims and risk management periodically take calls from lawyers unsure if they need to report a claim. While we...
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Chris Fagan, Claims Attorney: Sep 29, 2020 12:00:00 AM
Lawyers are busy. We’ve got briefs to write, hearings to attend, depositions to prepare for, and trials to worry about. There are 24 hours in a day...
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Tim Line, Claims Attorney: Aug 18, 2020 12:00:00 AM
A jack is a tool with utilitarian value used for practical and beneficial purposes. We jack up a vehicle to change a flat tire. Or we jack up a...
