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  • Navigating Pollution Liability Exposures: Strategies for Effective Risk Management

    Pollution incidents—chlorine leaks at hotel pools, dust from construction sites, chemical releases in manufacturing, etc.—pose significant safety and liability challenges across many industries, including hospitality, construction, manufacturing, healthcare, transportation, and agriculture. The scenarios above highlight the critical need for organizations of all sizes and across all sectors to integrate pollution risk management into their safety…

  • Client Advisory: Insurance Strategies For Renewable Energy Tax Credits

    Combining Tax Insurance and Business Interruption Insurance To Achieve Tax Credit Qualification and Quantification Certainty It’s hard to believe that more than a year has passed since the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was signed into law. The climate-related impacts of this sweeping legislation are certainly already being felt. Significant investments from a broader investor pool are…

  • Navigating the Hard Property and Casualty Insurance Market: Strategies for Apartment Owners

    Insurance costs for multifamily property owners rose significantly in 2020, compounding an already challenging multifamily market. Apartment owners saw insurance rates rise as much as 30%; assets that were viewed as challenged by the insurance marketplace made up the highest end of the spectrum. An increase of $50 a unit for insurance cost is meaningful…

  • Strategies to optimize your property program – 2024 Property Market Update

    Summary The property insurance market outlook for 2024 has shown signs of improvement with decelerated rate increases as compared to the last several years. This comes as positive news amid insureds’ fatigue of significant rate increases over multiple years, particularly in 2023, as insureds saw large jumps in their property insurance costs. Rate increases in…

  • Putting Your Best Risk Forward: Strong Submissions for Real Estate Accounts Lead to Better Outcomes

    As an insurance marketing account executive for McGriff Specialty, my role includes presenting my clients’ accounts in the best possible light to our insurance company partners. How I submit each account directly affects the coverage options and terms we receive. Accounts presented favorably tend to generate more interest from a larger pool of insurers, which…

  • Weathering the Storm 2026

    Summary In 2025, the United States experienced 23 billion-dollar weather and climate disaster events, the third-highest annual total on record. These disasters caused about $115 billion in damages and an estimated 276 deaths, underscoring the growing intensity and frequency of severe weather and the need for comprehensive risk management strategies. The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season…

  • De-Escalation in Hospitality: Enhancing Safety, Respect, and Risk Management

    The Critical Role of De-Escalation in Hospitality In the dynamic and often high-pressure environment of hospitality, managing conflict effectively is not just a matter of good customer service, it is a vital component of safety, risk management, and business continuity. Whether in hotels, restaurants, bars, or event venues, employees frequently encounter situations involving upset guests,…

  • McGriff National Webinar Series

    About the Webinar Series Webinars typically take place on the third Thursday of every month at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time. Each webinar lasts approximately 60 minutes. Registration links are provided below with each webinar; a confirmation email will be sent to the email address provided. Reminder emails will be sent 24 hours and one hour…

  • The High Cost of Distraction: Protecting Your Fleet, Drivers, and Balance Sheet

    Date: October 15, 2026 Time: 2:00 PM ET Duration: 60 Minutes Distracted driving is escalating the severity of losses across the trucking industry, causing expensive disruptions and exposing fleets to costly settlements and verdicts. Traditional safety programs are no longer enough. To limit and mitigate the cost of claims and lawsuits when they’re presented, the…

  • The Impact of Nuclear Verdicts and Modern Courtroom Tactics on Claim Adjusting

    Two of the most influential developments are the rise of extremely large jury awards—commonly referred to as nuclear verdicts—and the evolution of modern courtroom strategies used by plaintiff attorneys. Together, these trends have increased claim severity, heightened litigation risk, and forced insurers to modify how claims are investigated, documented, reserved, and settled. As a result,…