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Role of Financial Advisor in Protecting Assets of the Wealthy

Vice President

As the year draws to a close, many high net worth individuals connect with their financial advisor to review their year-end investment portfolio strategies. High net worth individuals rely on expert market insight and advice to manage their wealth and protect assets. Often not addressed in the year-end planning process is the protection of high value homes or properties that can represent significant assets in one’s portfolio. Owners of high value homes should consider including an annual assessment of their exposure to financial loss to their property as a part of their year-end portfolio review.

Insurance Protection for Valued Wine Collections

Ian Bailey Production Specialist, High Value Cargo

Wine collection is on the rise as passionate connoisseurs accumulate prized bottles or investors seek an alternative asset class. Serious collectors purchase rare labels and the world’s top vintage bottles to amass an enviable assortment of fine wines. The quality collection may boast bottles of Burgundy, Bordeaux or Pinot Noir; yet the risk exposures faced by wine collectors are well recognized within the specialty high value insurance market. Insurance protection of an individual’s fine wine collection can be secured through a range of coverage options, depending on the intended usage, collection objectives and preferred method of storage.

09.25.2018

Hurricane Florence “At-A-Glance”

Dr. Phil Klotzbach Colorado State University, Department of Atmospheric Science

Hurricane Florence made landfall as a Category 1 storm on Friday, September 14, 2018, at 7:15 am near Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. At landfall, maximum sustained winds were recorded at 90 mph with wind gusts of over 100 mph reported in several locations in eastern North Carolina. Wilmington International Airport, for example, reported a wind gust of 105 mph – the strongest wind gust that the city had experienced since Hurricane Donna in 1960.

08.21.2018

Increased Loss Severity in Healthcare Liability Claims

Lainie R. Dorneker President, IronHealth

The principal challenges faced by healthcare liability insurance carriers have remained constant since the crisis of the late 2000s, including poor investment returns, decreasing premiums, eroding rate, and expanding coverage demands. Today, these challenges are being exacerbated by the continued consolidation of the healthcare sector, as well as increased loss severity. Meaningful pricing correction is needed.

08.01.2018

Threat of Securities Class Action Suits Signals Need for D&O Protection

Greg Flood President of IronPro®

In 2017, a record number of 8% of all publicly listed companies were subject to a lawsuit against directors and officers, well above the historical annual average of approximately 3%. Last year began with a total of 785 pending cases in the federal court system, a 12% increase over 2016 case inventory. The recorded pending case count in the federal system alone poses potential investor losses of $900 billion, as reported by the National Economic Research Associates (NERA) 2017 Review.

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11.19.2018

Role of Financial Advisor in Protecting Assets of the Wealthy