In 2024, the citizens of more than 60 countries have gone or will be going to the polls to exercise their electoral rights, leading some to dub this year the “super-cycle” election year. The political change that some of these elections will bring could also bring political risk, but political risk insurance can mitigate some of those risks. In thi…

In this podcast, Bert Wells, Cristina Shea and Adrienne Kitchen of Reed Smith’s Insurance Recovery Group delve into the critical topic of insurance coverage for supply chains, highlighting the significant risks and disruptions that can impact global logistics. This episode explores how events like political instability, cyberattacks and natural dis…

From “greenwashing” to “greenhushing,” from sustainability goals to boardroom debates, ESG exposures are fluid and formidable. Learn from Carolyn Rosenberg and Jennifer Smokelin how claims have morphed and how pro-active strategies, including insurance, can be implemented to lower the temperature.Reed Smith LLP tarafından oluşturuldu

Reed Smith alum, Naz Sachedina, shares her journey from qualifying as a lawyer at Reed Smith to her current role as a director at WisdomTree Asset Management. Naz discusses her diverse experiences at Reed Smith, including two secondments, and how these shaped her career. Naz also offers valuable insights on transitioning from private practice to in…

Most large U.S. companies buy catastrophic liability insurance through a Bermuda Form, a unique policy with many features designed to protect the selling insurance company. Further, Bermuda Forms require arbitration in London or Bermuda, under English procedural law and modified New York substantive law. John Ellison, Richard Lewis and Catherine Le…

With hurricane season underway and wildfires ravaging parts of California, understanding how to go about an insurance claim after a natural disaster is as important as ever. In part one of a two-part series on the topic, Matt Weaver, Chris Kuleba and Jessica Gopiao take listeners through many of the issues commonly faced by property owners immediat…

Reed Smith partners Luke Sizemore and Andy Muha address challenges posed by mass tort litigation and discuss strategies for permanently resolving mass tort claims through bankruptcy and corporate dissolution. They also analyze the role of insurance recoveries in these strategies. ----more---- Transcript: Intro: Hello and welcome to Insured Success,…

Alum Wendy Jephson shares highlights from her very successful and varied career, taking in her time at Reed Smith predecessor firm Richards Butler, as a senior in-house counsel, in several posts as a behavioral psychologist (including at NASDAQ) and more recently as CEO and co-founder of Let’s Think – a behavioral science-led tech company focused o…

Lisa Szymanski and Catherine Lewis are joined by Elizabeth Vieyra to discuss topical issues related to insurance towers and how policyholders can take steps to manage the issues that can arise in complex insurance programs. ----more---- Transcript: Intro: Hello, and welcome to Insured Success, a podcast brought to you by Reed Smith's insurance reco…

Reed Smith insurance recovery lawyers, Richard Lewis, John Ellison and Jessica Gopiao discuss the complexities of handling insurance claims after natural disasters. This episode covers critical topics such as the nuances of replacement cost insurance, business income coverage, and the impact of wider effects of losses in mass catastrophes. They als…

Carolyn Rosenberg, Stephen Raptis and Jalen Brown explain what “bump up” exclusions in D&O insurance are, and policy considerations when considering or structuring a transaction. ----more---- Transcript: Intro: Hello, and welcome to Insured Success, a podcast brought to you by Reed Smith's insurance recovery lawyers from around the globe. In this p…

Alum Stacey Heyman shares highlights from her successful decade as a Reed Smith global regulatory enforcement associate, and in the senior in-house roles she has held since then. Stacey built professional acumen and confidence through trial experience as a new associate, an early-career client secondment in London, and working with detail- and clie…

Catherine Lewis and Emma Shafton team up to discuss the UK's Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act of 2023 and its potential impact on directors and officers (D&O) insurance coverage. Both based in London, the lawyers discuss important steps that policyholders can take to mitigate risks. ----more---- Transcript: Intro: Hello and welcome to …

David Cummings and Lauren Gubricky are joined by Jeff Buzen of McGill and Partners to discuss representations and warranties insurance, best practices for making claims and trends in the industry. ----more---- Transcript: Intro: Hello and welcome to Insured Success, a podcast brought to you by Reed Smith's insurance recovery lawyers from around the…

Laura-May Scott and Margaret Campbell analyze the ABN AMRO Bank N.V. v. RSA et al case in detail and also cover what should be included in a marine cargo policy. ----more---- Transcript: Intro: Hello and welcome to Insured Success, a podcast brought to you by Reed Smith's insurance recovery lawyers from around the globe. In this podcast series, we …

Mark Pring, Catherine Lewis, and Tom Morgan break down the three pillars of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance), and discuss current risks that policyholders are facing and how they should go about mitigating certain risks. ----more---- Transcript: Intro: Hello and welcome to Insured Success, a podcast brought to you by Reed Smith's insuran…

Alum Adam Tachner traces his path from junior IP associate to a senior business and legal role at AI chipmaker Groq Inc. Adam shares how his unrelenting curiosity about his clients’ businesses, and cultivation of a deep professional network in the tech community, have contributed to his ability to “see around corners” at the leading edge of tech ac…

In this episode, Ellie Ruiz and Kelly Knight discuss the ins and outs of non-payment insurance policies. They address the non-negotiables and other key issues that policyholders should be aware of when purchasing non-payment insurance.----more---- Transcript: Intro: Hello and welcome to Insured Success, a podcast brought to you by Reed Smith's Insu…

Business interruption (BI) ranked among the top concerns for companies globally in 2023. Extreme weather events, cyberattacks, fires and explosions, political violence, and COVID-19 will continue to drive BI claims in the coming year. In this episode, insurance recovery partners Mark Pring (London) and Anthony Crawford (New York) discuss BI insuran…

Insurance recovery partners Carolyn Rosenberg and Anthony Crawford delve into artificial intelligence, the risks associated with companies using AI in their business practices, and the different insurance products that may help mitigate those risks. ----more---- Transcript: Intro: Hello and welcome to Insured Success, a podcast brought to you by Re…

Reed Smith alumna Jaimee Farrer discusses her path from lateral litigation associate at the firm to assistant general counsel at GSK. Jaimee talks about how she landed her first in-house role, key differences between her law firm and in-house practice, and how the skills she developed as a Reed Smith litigator prepared her for the fast-paced, strat…