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Supply Chain Finance and Trade Credit Insurance in Spotlight

As struggling companies continue to look for liquidity amid the COVID-19 pandemic, many have turned to supply chain financing (SCF) solutions to shore up their balance sheets and to mitigate risk. SCF is a financial transaction in which a bank or third party provides funding to pay a company’s supplier […]

Using a Professional Employer Organization? Check for Employment Practices Liability Insurance

Professional employer organizations provide human resources solutions for small and mid-size businesses. In the US, PEOs serve more than 175,000 small and mid-sized businesses, which represents 15% of all US employers with 10 to 99 employees, according to the National Association of Professional Employer Organizations. In addition to handling human […]

Bipartisan Bill Would Provide Federal Safe Harbor for Insurance for the Cannabis Industry

On March 18, US Senators Robert Menendez, D-NJ, Rand Paul, R-KY, and Jeffrey Merkley, R-KY, introduced legislation meant to encourage insurer penetration in the cannabis industry. Under the Clarifying Law Around Insurance of Marijuana Act, or CLAIM Act, federal law would provide certain protections and assurances to insurers that transact […]