Amy Elizabeth Stewart has been invited to join the faculty of a seminar designed for architects and engineers, entitled Minimizing Engineering Liability Exposure, to be held in Arlington, Texas on July 19, 2012.  Ms. Stewart will address common insurance issues arising under professional liability and general liability insurance policies in connection with claims against engineers, architects and other design professionals, including considerations in purchasing insurance, the scope of coverage under v ...

Among other sweeping reforms designed to mitigate against the next financial crisis, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd-Frank) created the first federal regulatory agency focused on insurance, an industry historically subject primarily to state regulation under the McCarren-Ferguson Act of 1945.  Undoubtedly prompted by the near-failure of insurance giant AIG, the Federal Insurance Office Act of 2010 established the Federal Insurance Office (FIO) within the U. ...