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| September 2019 | |
| p. 7 | RESTORATION OF SURETY’S RIGHT TO ENFORCE CONDITIONAL PAYMENT CLAUSES ON STATE PROJECTS REQUIREMENTS By: Michael Lane, Riess LeMieux, New Orleans, LA |
| p. 11 | INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE CLAUSES IN PERFORMANCE BONDS: WHAT TERMS ARE ACTUALLY INCORPORATED?
By: Jonathan P. Cohen and Elizabeth S. Rivera, Jonathan P. Cohen, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| p. 17 | SURETY CASENOTES By: Brian Kantar, Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi, PC, New York, NY and West Orange, NJ |
| p. 22 | FIDELITY CASENOTES By: Matthew C. Kalin, Travelers, Braintree, MA |
| p. 22 | LEGISLATIVE UPDATE By: Angela Gleason, American Property Casualty Insurance Association, Washington, DC |
| May 2019 | |
| p. 6 | THE PERFORMANCE BOND SURETY’S DEFENSES TO A CLAIM BY A PROJECT OWNER WHO FAILS TO COMPLY WITH A CONTRACT’S TERMINATION REQUIREMENTS By: Marc R. Lepelstat, Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC, New York, NY |
| p. 13 | THE SURETY’S CLAIMS IN BANKRUPTCY
By: Michael A. Stover and George J. Bachrach, Wright, Constable & Skeen, LLP, Baltimore, MD |
| p. 23 | SURETY CASENOTES By: Brian Kantar, Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi, PC, West Orange, NJ |
| p. 30 | FIDELITY CASENOTES By: Matthew C. Kalin, Travelers, Braintree, MA |
| September 2018 | |
| p. 8 | LEVERAGING TRANSACTIONAL RISKS TO NEGOTIATE FAVORABLE BOND TERMS By: Bryan A. Badeaux, Krebs Farley, PLLC, Dallas, TX |
| p. 15 | THE PROS AND CONS OF NOTIFYING BANKS ABOUT TRUST FUND PROVISIONS By: Shane C. Mecham and Jason S. Leiker, Levy Craig, Kansas City, MO |
| p. 23 | FIDELITY CASENOTES By: Brian Kantar, Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi, PC, West Orange, NJ |
| p. 17 | FIDELITY CASENOTES By: Matthew C. Kalin, Travelers, Braintree, MA |
| p. 27 | LEGISLATIVE UPDATE By: Angela Gleason, American Insurance Association, Washington, DC |
| May 2018 | |
| p. 5 | ENFORCING THE SURETY’S RIGHTS TO THE DEFAULTING PRINCIPAL’S CONTRACT FUNDS ON FEDERAL PROJECTS: A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO NAVIGATING THE FAR
By: Paul K. Friedrich, Williams Kastner, Seattle, WA |
| p. | SURETY CASENOTES
By: Brian Kantar, Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi, PC, West Orange, NJ |
| p. 17 | FIDELITY CASENOTES
By: Carla C. Crapster, Clark Hill Strasburger, Dallas, TX |
| p. 20 | LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
By: Angela Gleason, American Insurance Association, Washington, DC |
| January 2018 | |
| p. 5 | REMEMBER, ONLY “WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS TO BE SELF-EVIDENT”: ENFORCING THE TIMING OF THE SURETY’S EQUITABLE SUBROGATION RIGHTS TO CONTRACT FUNDS PAID TO A BANKRUPT PRINCIPAL By: Eric H. Loeffler, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Boston, MA |
| p. 11 | SURETY CASENOTES
By: Brian Kantar, Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi, PC, West Orange, NJ |
| p. 17 | FIDELITY CASENOTES
By: Lynda Riesgo Jensen, Travelers Bond & Specialty Ins., Braintree, MA |
| p. 20 | LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
By: Angela Gleason, American Insurance Association, Washington, DC |
| September 2017 | |
| p. 9 | FINANCING TO COMPLETION: A MULTISTEP ORDEAL By: Jack Nicholson, Nicholson Professional Consulting, Inc., Roswell, GA |
| p. 15 | IMPROPER AND UNTIMELY NOTICE: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF CLAIMS
By: Ty G. Thompson, and Robert C. Graham, Jr., Mills Paskert Divers, Tampa, FL |
| p. 25 | SURETY CASENOTES By: Brian Kantar, Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi, PC, West Orange, NJ |
| p. 31 | FIDELITY CASENOTES By: Lynda Riesgo Jensen, Travelers Bond & Specialty Ins., Braintree, MA |
| p. 34 | LEGISLATIVE UPDATE By: Angela Gleason, American Insurance Association, Washington, DC |
| January 2017 | |
| p. 7 | USING THE “TRUST FUND” AND/OR “SPECIAL PURPOSE THEORY TO HOLD BANKS ACCOUNTABLE FOR SWEEPING BONDED CONTRACT PROCEEDS By: Jarrod W. Stone, Manier & Herod, P.C., Nashville, TN |
| p. 18 | ARBITRATION INVOLVING NON-SIGNATORIES By: Christopher A. Scifres, Weinstein Radcliff Pipkin LLP, Dallas TX |
| p. 27 | SURETY CASENOTES By: Brian Kantar, Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi, PC, West Orange, NJ |
| p. 34 | FIDELITY CASENOTES By: Lynda Riesgo Jensen, Travelers Bond & Specialty Ins., Braintree, MA |
| p. 38 | LEGISLATIVE UPDATE By: Angela Gleason, American Insurance Association, Washington, DC |
| September 2016 | |
| p. 8 | QUIA TIMET: UPDATE FROM THE FRONT By: Patrick Q. Hustead, The Hustead Law Firm, Denver, CO |
| p. 14 | CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET?: THE JOINT DEFENSE PRIVILEGE By: Andrew F. Carter, Strasburger & Price, LLP, Dallas, TX |
| p. 23 | SURETY CASENOTES By: Brian Kantar, Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi, PC, West Orange, NJ |
| p. 29 | FIDELITY CASENOTES By: Lynda Riesgo Jensen, Travelers Bond & Specialty Ins., Braintree, MA |
| p. 32 | LEGISLATIVE UPDATE By: Angela Gleason, Associate Counsel, American Insurance Association, Washington, DC |
| May 2016 | |
| p. 6 | IS IT EVER WISE FOR A PERFORMING SURETY TO TERMINATE AN OWNER? By: Patrick Kingsley, Jeffrey Grossman, and Chelsea Biemiller Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP, Philadelphia, PA |
| p. 11 | IS THE SUIT LIMITATION PROVISION IN YOUR LITTLE MILLER ACT A STATUTE OF REPOSE? By: Eric H. Loeffler and Chad M. Vacarella, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Boston, MA |
| p. 15 | SURETY CASENOTES By: Kenneth Rockenbach, Liberty Mutual Surety, Seattle, WA |
| p. 17 | FIDELITY CASENOTES By: Lynda Riesgo Jensen, Travelers Bond & Specialty Ins., Braintree, MA |
| p. 19 | LEGISLATIVE UPDATE By: Angela Gleason, Associate Counsel, American Insurance Association, Washington, DC |
| October 2015 | |
| p. 8 | The Potential Expansion Of Subdivision Bond Liability On Public Projects: The Illinois Supreme Court’S Decision In Lake County Grading, Co., Llc V. Village Of Antioch By: Albert L. Chollet, III and Lauren E. Rankins Watt, Tieder, Hoffar & Fitzgerald, L.L.P., Chicago, IL |
| p. 12 | Surety Casenotes By: Kenneth Rockenbach, Liberty Mutual Surety, Seattle, WA |
| p. 14 | Fidelity Casenotes By: Lynda Riesgo Jensen, Travelers Bond, Braintree, MA |
| p. 17 | Legislative Update By: Angela Gleason, American Insurance Association, Washington, DC |
| May 2015 | |
| p. 5 | OBJECTIONS TO DISCHARGE: A POST-BULLOCK ANALYSIS By: Melissa J. Hughes, Manier & Herod, Nashville, Tennessee |
| p. 15 | A PRICELESS “ORIGINAL” THE MEANING OF “ORIGINAL” IN INSURING AGREEMENT (D) OF THE STANDARD FINANCIAL INSTITUTION BOND By: Carla C. Crapster, Strasburger & Price, LLP, Dallas, Texas |
| p. 20 | SURETY CASENOTES By: Kenneth Rockenbach, Liberty Mutual Surety, Duluth, GA |
| p. 22 | FIDELITY CASENOTES By: Lynda Riesgo Jensen, Travelers Bond, Braintree, MA |
| p. 24 | LEGISLATIVE UPDATE By: Angela Gleason, Associate Counsel, American Insurance Association, Washington, DC |
| January 2015 | |
| p. 7 | SWORD OR SHIELD: WHAT TO CONSIDER WHEN A CLAIMANT RELIES ON ITS SUBCONTRACT TO COMPEL THE ARBITRATION OF A MILLER ACT PAYMENT BOND CLAIM By: Dennis McDonnell, Old Republic Surety Company, Brookfield, Wisconsin and Carlos H. Garcia, Strasburger & Price, LLP, Dallas, Texas |
| p. 16 | SHIFTING THE RISK OF NONPAYMENT – PAY-IF-PAID CLAUSES By: David C. Olson, Frost Brown Todd, LLC, Cincinnati, Ohio |
| p. 22 | AMENDMENTS TO FEDERAL REGULATIONS PROVIDE CONTRACTING OFFICERS A NEW CUDGEL WITH WHICH TO THREATEN TREASURY LISTED SURETIES By: Armen Shahinian & Scott W. Lichtenstein, Wolff & Samson PC, West Orange, New Jersey and New York, New York and Martha L. Perkins, General Counsel, National Association of Surety Bond Producers, Washington, DC |
| p. 26 | SURETY CASENOTES By: Kenneth Rockenbach, Liberty Mutual Surety, Duluth, GA |
| p. 28 | FIDELITY CASENOTES By: Lynda Jensen, Travelers Bond, Braintree, MA |
| p. 31 | LEGISLATIVE UPDATE By: Angela Gleason, Associate Counsel, American Insurance Association, Washington, DC |
| October 2014 | |
| p. 10 | PRACTICE POINTER BE REASONABLE: TIPS FOR ATTORNEYS AND CLAIMS PROFESSIONALS TO AVOID EXTRA-CONTRACTUAL LIABILITY By: Patrick Q. Hustead and Connor L. Cantrell, The Hustead Law Firm, Denver, CO |
| p. 14 | THE IPHONE: THE GOLDEN TOOL TO SITE ASSESSMENT By: Douglas Reiser, Claim Kit, Overland Park, KS |
| p. 17 | SURETY CASENOTES By: Kenneth Rockenbach, Liberty Mutual Surety, Duluth, GA |
| p. 19 | FIDELITY CASENOTES By: Lynda Jensen, Travelers Bond, Braintree, MA |
| p. 21 | LEGISLATIVE UPDATE By: Angela Gleason, Associate Counsel, American Insurance Association, Washington, DC |
| May 2014 | |
| p. 6 | OMG, WORST TAKEOVEREVER: ESI ISSUES FOR SURETIES By: Douglas F. Wynne, Simon Peragine Smith & Redfearn, LLP, New Orleans, LA |
| p. 13 | SUPPLEMENTING THE PRINCIPAL’S WORK: PUT IT ON THE SURETY’S TAB? By: Thomas K. O’Gara, Ernstrom & Dreste, LLP, Rochester, NY |
| p. 19 | SURETY CASENOTES By: Kenneth Rockenbach, Liberty Mutual Surety, Duluth, GA |
| p. 22 | FIDELITY CASENOTES By: Lynda Jensen and Ben Zviti, Travelers Bond, Hartford, CT |
| p. 25 | LEGISLATIVE UPDATE By: Angela Gleason, Associate Counsel, American Insurance Association, Washington, DC |
| January 2014 | |
| p. 7 | LETTERS OF CREDIT AND BANKRUPTCY REVISITED: A DISCUSSION OF THE FOURTH CIRCUIT’S RULING IN RE: ESAENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALISTS, INC. By: Kirsten A. Worley, Worley Law Corp., P.C., Foothill Ranch, CA |
| p. 13 | CLAIMS BY LOAN PARTICIPANTS: THE ODDS OF RECOVERY ON A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION BOND By: John R. Riddle, Strasburger & Price, LLP, Dallas, TX |
| p. 20 | SURETY CASENOTES By: Kenneth Rockenbach, Liberty Mutual Surety, Duluth, GA |
| p. 23 | FIDELITY CASENOTES By: Lynda Jensen and Ben Zviti, Travelers Bond, Hartford, CT |
| p. 31 | LEGISLATIVE UPDATE By: Angela Gleason, Associate Counsel, American Insurance Association, Washington, DC |
| September 2013 | |
| p. 6 | CAN AN OBLIGEE’S DELAYED TERMINATION OF A PRINCIPAL UNDER AN A312 PERFORMANCE BOND DISCHARGE THE SURETY? By: Bradford R. Carver and Jonathan C. Burwood, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Boston, MA |
| p. 14 | MECHANIC’S LIEN DISCHARGE BONDS: AN INTRODUCTION TO KEY ISSUES By: Bill Sturges and Christian Staples, Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP, Charlotte, NC |
| p. 18 | THE MUNICIPAL BANKRUPTCY CHAPTER 9 ISSUES FOR SURETIES By: Matthew H. Sloan and Joseph A. Brophy, Jennings, Haug & Cunningham, L.L.P., Phoenix, AZ |
| p. 22 | SURETY CASENOTES By: Kenneth Rockenbach, Liberty Mutual Surety, Duluth, GA |
| p. 24 | FIDELITY CASENOTES By: Adam Friedman, Wolff & Samson PC, New York, NY and West Orange, NJ |
| p. 25 | LEGISLATIVE UPDATE By: Angela Gleason, Associate Counsel, American Insurance Association, Washington, DC |
| May 2013 | |
| p. 8 | THE FRAUDULENT JOINDER AND MISJOINDER DOCTRINES’ RELEVANCE IN THE FIDELITY CONTEXT By: Clay Cossé, Strasburger & Price, LLP, Dallas, TX |
| p. 18 | SURETY CASENOTES By: Kenneth Rockenbach, Liberty Mutual Surety, Duluth, GA |
| p. 20 | FIDELITY CASENOTES By: Ben Zviti, Travelers Bond, New York, NY |
| p. 27 | LEGISLATIVE UPDATE By: Angela Gleason, Associate Counsel, American Insurance Association, Washington, DC |
| January 2013 | |
| p. 4 | WHEN YOUR PRINCIPAL IS A FEDERAL CONTRACTOR: KNOW THE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS By: Jennifer Fiore and John Dunlap, Dunlap Fiore, LLC, Baton Rouge, LA |
| p. 10 | DON’T GET STRIPPED: THE SUBDIVISION BOND SURETY, THE SUCCESSOR OWNER, AND OBLIGATIONS THAT RUN WITH THE LAND By: Michael J. Dudek and T. Scott Leo, Leo & Weber, P.C., Chicago, IL |
| p. 17 | SURETY CASENOTES By: Kenneth W. Rockenbach, Liberty Mutual Surety, Richardson, TX |
| p. 20 | FIDELITY CASENOTES By: Ben Zviti, Travelers Bond, New York, NY |
| p. 28 | LEGISLATIVE UPDATE By: Angela Gleason, Associate Counsel, American Insurance Association, Washington, DC |
| October 2012 | |
| p. 7 | EXAMINING THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN PERFORMANCE BONDS AND INSURANCE IN CONSTRUCTION DEFECT LITIGATION By: Richard J. Storrs, Mills Paskert Divers, Atlanta, GA |
| p. 17 | SECTION 8(A) MENTOR/PROTÉGÉ RELATIONSHIPS By: Ben Patrick and Mariela Malfeld, Watt, Tieder, Hoffar & Fitzgerald, L.L.P., Miami, FL |
| p. 23 | SURETY CASENOTES By: Kenneth W. Rockenbach, Liberty Mutual Surety, Richardson, TX |
| p. 25 | FIDELITY CASENOTES By: Ben Zviti, Travelers Bond, New York, NY |
| p. 34 | LEGISLATIVE UPDATE By: Angela Gleason, Associate Counsel, American Insurance Association, Washington, DC |
| May 2012 | |
| p. 4 | PITFALLS AND PRECAUTIONS IN TEAMING WITH DBE ENTITIES By: Ben Patrick, Watt, Tieder, Hoffar & Fitzgerald, L.L.P., Miami, FL |
| p. 11 | ENFORCEMENT OF COLLATERAL SECURITY CLAUSES IN THE NINTH CIRCUIT By: Matthew H. Sloan, Jennings, Haug & Cunningham, L.L.P., Phoenix, AZ |
| p. 15 | SURETY CASENOTES By: Kenneth W. Rockenbach, Liberty Mutual Surety, Richardson, TX |
| p. 17 | FIDELITY CASENOTES By: Ben Zviti, Travelers Bond, New York, NY |
| p. 25 | LEGISLATIVE UPDATE By: Angela Gleason, Associate Counsel, American Insurance Association, Washington, DC |
| January 2012 | |
| p. 4 | RECONCILING IN RE POYNTER WITH ACUITY V. PLANTERS BANK: UNDER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES CAN A SURETY’S INDEMNITY AGREEMENT GIVE RISE TO AN EXPRESS TRUST? By: Frank Marsico, Hinshaw & Culbertson, LLP, Chicago, IL |
| p. 10 | THE PRIVATE SIDE OF SUBDIVISION BOND CLAIMS By: Stephanie M. Keddy, Leo &Weber, P.C., Chicago, IL |
| p. 14 | SURETY CASENOTES By: Kenneth W. Rockenbach, Liberty Mutual Surety, Richardson, TX |
| p. 16 | FIDELITY CASENOTES By: Ben Zviti, Travelers Bond, New York, NY |
| p. 23 | LEGISLATIVE UPDATE By: Angela Gleason, Associate Counsel, American Insurance Association, Washington, DC |
| October 2011 | |
| p. 7 | IT IS NOT ABOUT YOU By: Galina Davidoff, Ph.D., Magna Legal Services, Boston, MA |
| p. 10 | SURETY CASENOTES By: Kenneth W. Rockenbach, Liberty Mutual Surety, Richardson, TX |
| p. 12 | FIDELITY CASENOTES By: Ben Zviti, Travelers Bond, New York, NY |
| p. 22 | LEGISLATIVE UPDATE By: Angela Gleason, Associate Counsel, American Insurance Association, Washington, DC |
| May 2011 | |
| p. 4 | TAKE IT TO THE BANK: A SURETY’S ABILITY TO RECOVER AGAINST A BANK FOR SWEEPING CONTRACT FUNDS FROM A PRINCIPAL’S OPERATING ACCOUNT By: John E. Sebastian & Clifford E. Yuknis, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Chicago, IL |
| p. 9 | RECOVERY AGENT’S WISH LIST By: Jodi L. Smith, JOMAX Recovery Services, Glendale, AZ |
| p. 10 | SURETY CASENOTES By: Kenneth W. Rockenbach, Liberty Mutual Surety, Richardson, TX |
| p. 13 | FIDELITY CASENOTES By: Tracey Santor, Travelers Bond, Hartford, CT |
| p. 19 | LEGISLATIVE UPDATE By: Angela Gleason, Associate Counsel, American Insurance Association, Washington, DC |
| October 2010 | |
| p. 6 | PROFESSIONAL FEE OPTIONS IN THE SURETY & FIDELITY WORLD By: Todd Kazlow, Kazlow & Fields LLC, Baltimore, MD |
| p. 10 | DEFALCATION WHILE ACTING IN A FIDUCIARY CAPACITY: A SURETY’S ABILTIY TO CLASSIFY A DEBT AS NONDISCHARGEABLE UNDER SECTION 523 OF THE BANKRUPTCY CODE By: Alec M. Taylor, Krebs, Farley & Pelleteri, PLLC, Jackson, MS |
| p. 15 | SURETY CASENOTES By: Kenneth W. Rockenbach, Liberty Mutual Surety, Richardson, TX |
| p. 17 | FIDELITY CASENOTES By: Tracey Santor, Travelers Bond, Hartford, CT |
| p. 23 | LEGISLATIVE UPDATE By: Angela Gleason, Associate Counsel, American Insurance Association, Washington, DC |
| May 2010 | |
| p. 4 | PREVAILING WAGE CLAIMS AND STATUTORY PENALTIES – WHEN “MAY” IS INTERPRETED AS “SHALL”: THE CATASTROPHIC EFFECT ON THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR By: Lee M. Brewer, Alber Crafton, PSC, Westerville, OH |
| p. 8 | USING SCHEDULING CONSULTANTS AND ANALYZING DEFAULT SCHEDULE DELAYS By: Alan F. Nagorzanski, John L. Bailey, James E. West, Veritas Advisory Group, Inc., Dallas, TX |
| p. 15 | SURETY CASENOTES By: Luke Bissell, Liberty Mutual Surety, Richardson, TX |
| p. 17 | FIDELITY CASENOTES By: Tracey Santor, Travelers Bond, Hartford, CT |
| p. 22 | LEGISLATIVE UPDATE By: Angela Gleason, Associate Counsel, American Insurance Association, Washington, DC |
| January 2010 | |
| p. 5 | LEGISLATIVE UPDATE By: Angela Gleason, Associate Counsel, American Insurance Association, Washington, DC |
| p. 8 | KNOWING YOUR OPTIONS WHEN A PERSONAL INDEMNITOR CONSIDERS BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION By: Robert E. Nies, Wolff & Samson PC, West Orange, NJ |
| p. 13 | SILENCE IS NOT ALWAYS GOLDEN – AN ALLEGEDLY COLLUDING CUSTOMER’S INVOCATION OF FIFTH AMENDMENT PRIVILEGE UNFAIRLY TARNISHES THE INSURER By: Michael D. Feiler, Strasburger & Price, LLP, Dallas, TX |
| p. 20 | SURETY CASENOTES By: Kenneth W. Rockenbach, Liberty Mutual Surety, Richardson, TX |
| p. 22 | FIDELITY CASENOTES By: Tracey Santor, Travelers Bond, Hartford, CT |
| p. 26 | LEGISLATIVE UPDATE By: Angela Gleason, Associate Counsel, American Insurance Association, Washington, DC |
| October 2009 | |
| p. 5 | NOTICE TO RISK MANAGER ENDORSEMENTS AND THE DOCTRINE OF CONTRA PROFERENTEM By: John M. Kraft, Clausen Miller, P.C., Chicago, IL |
| p. 10 | KILL OR BE KILLED: THE APPLICATION OF THE BUDINICH “BRIGHT- LINE” RULE FOR FILING APPEALS IN FEDERAL COURT By: Gene F. Zipperle, Jr., Martin, Ogburn & Zipperle, PLLC, Louisville, KY |
| p. 17 | SURETY CASENOTES By: Luke Bissell, Liberty Mutual Surety, Richardson, TX |
| p. 20 | FIDELITY CASENOTES By: Tracey Santor, Travelers Bond, Hartford, CT |
| p. 24 | RECENT LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY By: Kimberly Rennie Moore, Senior Counsel, American Insurance Association, Washington, DC |
| January 2009 | |
| p. 4 | CAN A FIDELITY/CRIME POLICY EVER EFFECTIVELY PROVIDE LIABILITY COVERAGE? By: Karen E. Jung, Gilbert Kelly Crowley & Jennett LLP, Los Angeles, CA |
| p. 10 | THEORIES FOR ELIMINATING, OR AT LEAST REDUCING, A SURETY’S LIABILITY FOR LATENT DEFECTS THAT ARE DISCOVERED AFTER FINAL COMPLETION AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE BONDED CONTRACT By: Jarrod W. Stone and Jeffrey S. Price, Manier & Herod, a Tennessee Professional Corporation |
| p. 18 | SURETY CASENOTES By: Luke Bissell, Liberty Mutual Surety, Richardson, TX |
| p. 22 | FIDELITY CASENOTES By: Tracey Santor, Travelers Bond, Hartford, CT |
| p. 24 | LEGISLATIVE UPDATE By: Kimberly Rennie Moore, Senior Counsel, American Insurance Association, Washington, DC |
| October 2008 | |
| p. 6 | ADMISSIBILITY OF AN ADVERSE INFERENCE AGAINST A PARTY TO A CIVIL CASE WHEN A NON-PARTY WITNESS INVOKES THE FIFTH AMENDMENT PRIVILEGE: THE FOUR-FACTOR APPROACH ESTABLISHED IN LIBUTTI V. UNITED STATES By: Jennifer Lattimore, Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll LLP, Washington, DC |
| p. 11 | LIBERTY MUTUAL V. AVENTURA: USING THE GIA TO SETTLE THE PRINCIPAL’S AFFIRMATIVE CLAIMS OVER ITS OBJECTIONS By: Carol Z. Smith, Gilliland & Hayes, LLC Overland Park, KS |
| p. 15 | SURETY CASENOTES By: Luke Bissell, Safeco, Richardson, TX |
| p. 18 | FIDELITY CASENOTES By: Tracey Santor, Travelers Bond, Hartford, CT |
| p. 24 | RECENT LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY By: Kimberly Rennie Moore, Senior Counsel, American Insurance Association, Washington, DC |
| January 2008 | |
| p. 4 | THAT E-MAIL WAS PRIVILEGED, WASN’T IT? PRACTICAL TIPS ON PRESERVING THE ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGE DURING CLAIMS INVESTIGATIONS By: Carleton R. Burch, Lisa Le Nay Coplen, Anderson, McPharlin & Conners LLP, Los Angeles, CA |
| p. 8 | THE SURETY AND THE CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY: AN EXAMINATION OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROJECTS By: Grace Winkler Cranley and Jennifer Watt, Leo &Weber, P.C., Chicago, IL |
| p. 13 | ERISA BONDS AND EMPLOYEE DISHONESTY: WHEN IS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE SPONSOR CONSIDERED AN EMPLOYEE OF THE PLAN? By: Joel P. Williams and David D. Gilliss, Niles, Barton &Wilmer, LLP, Baltimore, MD |
| p. 18 | SURETY CASENOTES By: Jason Stonefeld, Safeco, Richardson, TX |
| p. 24 | FIDELITY CASENOTES By: John J. Tomaine, Chubb, Warren, NJ |
| p. 29 | RECENT LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY By: Kimberly Rennie Moore, Senior Counsel, American Insurance Association, Washington, DC |
| May 2007 | |
| p. 5 | JUSTICE DELAYED IS JUSTICE DENIED – MAKE A “FEDERAL” CASE OUT OF IT By: Carleton R. Burch, Anderson, McPharlin & Conners LLP, Los Angeles, CA |
| p. 8 | MOTOR VEHICLE DEALER BONDS AND INTERPLEADER ACTIONS: IS THE COST WORTH THE CERTAINTY? By: Patrick Q. Hustead, The Hustead Law Firm, A Professional Corporation, Denver, CO |
| p. 11 | SURETY CASENOTES By: Nicholas Hyslop, Safeco, Seattle, WA |
| p. 13 | FIDELITY CASENOTES By: John J. Tomaine, Chubb, Warren, NJ |
| p. 20 | RECENT LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY AS OF DECEMBER 15, 2006 By: Kimberly Rennie Moore, Senior Counsel, American Insurance Association, Washington, DC |
| January 2007 | |
| p. 5 | GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY: EXTENSION OF OVERPAYMENT CLAIMS ON FEDERAL PROJECTS By: Alberta (Ali) Adams, Mills Paskert Divers P.A., Tampa, FL |
| p. 10 | NOT DEAD YET: THE IMPOSITION OF ARBITRATION AWARDS AGAINST NON-PARTY SURETIES By: David J. Krebs and Harvey S. Bartlett, Krebs, Farley & Pelleteri, P.L.L.C, New Orleans, LA |
| p. 13 | SURETY CASENOTES By: Nicholas Hyslop, Safeco, Redmond, WA |
| p. 14 | FIDELITY CASENOTES By: John J. Tomaine, Chubb, Warren, NJ |
| p. 16 | RECENT LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY AS OF DECEMBER 15, 2006 By: Kimberly Rennie Moore, Senior Counsel, American Insurance Association, Washington, DC |