All companies have risk. Successful businesses control their risk and make it work for them. Captive Insurance Companies and other Alternative Risk Transfer techniques enable entrepreneurs to reduce their Total Cost of Risk, by focusing your risk management activities, protecting your assets, allowing for the generation of additional profits while reducing taxes. This special purpose […]

After numerous conversations with C-suite executives about assessing their company’s cybersecurity posture, I am no longer surprised by the quick response delegating this conversation to the IT Department. While recent studies indicate Cyber Risk is gaining equal footing as a business’ traditional exposures to loss, there appears to still be a disconnect with many organizations […]

Cyber Hygiene is a reference to the practices and steps that users of computers and other devices take to maintain system health and improve online security. These practices are often part of a routine to ensure the safety of identity, data and financial assets that could be stolen or corrupted. Much like physical hygiene, cyber […]



 Dear Policyholder, A recent Executive Order issued by Governor Cuomo, together with recent amendments to the insurance and banking regulations (the “regulations”) issued by the New York State Department of Financial Services (“Department”), extend grace periods and give you other rights under your life insurance policy or annuity contract if you can demonstrate financial hardship […]

Dear Policyholder, A recent Executive Order issued by Governor Cuomo, together with recent amendments to the insurance and banking regulations (the “regulations”) issued by the New York State Department of Financial Services (“Department”), extend grace periods and give you other rights under certain property/casualty insurance policies if you are an individual or small business and […]

My Educate-Innovate-Collaborate for Results program includes unique, proprietary and even disruptive insurance and risk management approaches that forward-thinking business are adopting. By stepping away from the status quote, organizations are benefiting from deploying a more cost-effective use of capital to not just protect assets but in certain situations generate more profit and shareholder value. As […]