Gregory DL Morris

1 week ago | riskandinsurance.com | Gregory DL Morris

Topics: Business Interruption | Climate Change | Loss Control | Mar./Apr. 2025 Issue | Supply Chain The market for business interruption (BI) insurance had been hardening since the heavy hurricane season of 2017 — Harvey, Irma and Maria — but may have peaked, with rates starting to moderate. Underwriters and brokers agree that the coverage has become standardized and is mostly bought rather than sold.

2 months ago | riskandinsurance.com | Gregory DL Morris

Topics: Construction | Risk Management | Supply Chain While labor and safety issues will probably remain the top concern in the construction sector for some time to come, supply chain issues will never be too far behind. “Insureds at all levels are dealing with supply-chain complications, interest rate changes, and price escalation as well as limited availability of energy, labor, and materials,” said Amelia Valz, senior vice president of construction specialties at Arch Insurance.

2 months ago | themiddlemarket.com | Gregory DL Morris

Dashing through due diligence can defeat the purpose, increasing the risk of post-closing liabilities. But as the velocity of dealflow increases this year, so does pressure to get over the goal line. Here’s more. “We expect to be hearing: ‘We need to sign the deal in two weeks! What will it take for due diligence and can we get insurance?’” says Matthew Wiener, managing director and co-practice leader of the M&A practice at Aon.

Sep 7, 2024 | riskandinsurance.com | Alex Wright |Courtney DuChene |Autumn Demberger |Gregory DL Morris

331 Recently in WSIA Though the volume of premiums has fallen off compared to previous years, specialty and E&S coverages are still in hot demand. Ahead of this year’s WSIA conference in San Diego, here are some key trends affecting specialty lines.

Sep 4, 2024 | riskandinsurance.com | Paul Sullivan |Gregory DL Morris |Dan Reynolds |Peggy Fogarty

343 Recently in Business Interruption Many business owners assume that BI is covered under their business owner’s policy or commercial property policy. They are not always aware of what may or may not trigger coverage, or that it may be an optional coverage that needs to be customized.