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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 this nature will increase. It seems many clients believe that when they hire a transactional attorney,...
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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...
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Mike Flaherty, Senior Claims Attorney: Jul 16, 2020 12:00:00 AM
As I sit at home working in relative isolation wondering when the second COVID-19 wave will crest (or is it part two of the first wave?), I have...
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Shea Sammons, Claims Attorney: May 14, 2020 12:00:00 AM
Attorneys are fixers. This characteristic may be natural for some or was instilled and molded through law school for others but, however it came to...
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John Ries, Claims Attorney: Apr 16, 2020 12:00:00 AM
When thinking of a topic for this blog, I initially had a few ideas bouncing around in my head related to avoiding malpractice. But then what was a...
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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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Kobi L Gibbs, Senior Claims Attorney: Jan 29, 2020 12:00:00 AM
January is a time for making new resolutions, setting goals and evaluating what works and what can be improved. Generally, a majority of these...
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Stacey Smith Claims Manager: Jan 16, 2020 12:00:00 AM
In the Claims world, we love closure letters. Unfortunately, we rarely see them in the files – perhaps that is because attorneys who send closure...
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Kobi L Gibbs, Senior Claims Attorney: Nov 21, 2019 12:00:00 AM
It is almost Thanksgiving and Christmas is right around the corner. All of the retailers panicked with 7 fewer days to shop between Thanksgiving and...
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Martha Amrine, Senior Claims Attorney: Oct 15, 2019 12:00:00 AM
Maybe obvious, but one of the most important considerations in a claims made and reported insurance policy is timely reporting. ALPS’ Claims Made...
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Mike Flaherty, Senior Claims Attorney: Sep 19, 2019 12:00:00 AM
It is often said that money is the root of all evil. I don’t know if that’s true but what is true is money is the center of all legal malpractice...
