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Getting the Most Out of Insurance Dividend Plans
My insurance pays dividends. Sounds like a good idea. Some insurance companies offer “dividend plans” that allow a policyholder to obtain dividends from the insurance company, often based on the loss experience under the policyholder's insurance program. If losses are low, the insurance company promises to pay the policyholder dividends. Dividend plans do have their pitfalls, however, as a number of Kemper policyholders have discovered. In an undated letter to policyholders, Michael A. Coutu, the acting president and chief executive officer of the Kemper Insurance Companies, stated that as a result of Kemper's financial condition, Kemper “will not declare any dividends in the foreseeable future” meaning that “a payment due Kemper may be larger than anticipated or that a return or credit may be less than expected, despite underlying losses.” As a result, these “loss-sensitive” dividend plans have not always performed as expected.
The Basics of Dividend Plans
The DOJ's Corporate Enforcement Policy: One Year Later
The DOJ's Criminal Division issued three declinations since the issuance of the revised CEP a year ago. Review of these cases gives insight into DOJ's implementation of the new policy in practice.
Use of Deferred Prosecution Agreements In White Collar Investigations
This article discusses the practical and policy reasons for the use of DPAs and NPAs in white-collar criminal investigations, and considers the NDAA's new reporting provision and its relationship with other efforts to enhance transparency in DOJ decision-making.
The DOJ's New Parameters for Evaluating Corporate Compliance Programs
The parameters set forth in the DOJ's memorandum have implications not only for the government's evaluation of compliance programs in the context of criminal charging decisions, but also for how defense counsel structure their conference-room advocacy seeking declinations or lesser sanctions in both criminal and civil investigations.
How AI Has Affected PR
When we consider how the use of AI affects legal PR and communications, we have to look at it as an industrywide global phenomenon. A recent online conference provided an overview of the latest AI trends in public relations, and specifically, the impact of AI on communications. Here are some of the key points and takeaways from several of the speakers, who provided current best practices, tips, concerns and case studies.
CLE Shouldn't Be the Only Mandatory Training for Attorneys
Each stage of an attorney's career offers opportunities for a curriculum that addresses both the individual's and the firm's need to drive success.