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​Insurance Won't be Enough After Miami Condo CollapsePreservation of evidence is critical to understanding why a Florida oceanfront condominium collapsed and to protect the legal rights of victims and others, a judge said Wednesday. Miami-Dade County is expected later this month to hand over control of the Champlain Towers South site to a court-appointed receiver. Cryptocurrency: D&O and E&O Insurance IssuesAs of May 26, 2021, the estimated market capitalization of the cryptocurrency market exceeded $1.7 trillion despite recent market fluctuations. There is growing interest by a wide range of publicly-traded companies in incorporating crypto into their business models given the ongoing market development. Self-Service Apps…

​P&C Insurers' Net Income Increased in Q1 2021According to a new report from Verisk and the American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA), U.S. private property and casualty (P&C) insurers experienced growth in net income after taxes in the first quarter of 2021 when compared to the same period in 2020. However, insurers' combined ratio, which is a key measure of underwriting profitability, worsened.M&A Boom is Under Threat in D.C. As Aon-WTW Deal DissolvesWith a new appetite for stepped-up antitrust enforcement sweeping Washington, big deals are already getting harder to do. Aon's decision on Monday, July 26, to abandon a $30 billion takeover of insurance brokerage…

​​Biden Executive Order Takes​​ Aim at Noncompete AgreementsPresident Biden signed an executive order that the White House says is meant to promote competition in the American economy. The order includes 72 initiatives by more than a dozen federal agencies to tackle what President Biden says are some of the most pressing competition problems across the U.S. economy.What are the Longe​​​r-Term Implications of the Florida Condo Collapse?Authorities still don't know what caused Champlain Towers South to give way last month in Surfside, Florida, killing at least 46 people and leaving more than 90 unaccounted for. But early leads point to cracked concrete and frequent flooding in…