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Mark Cohen’s article, Enforcing Arbitration Provisions in Professional Liability Policies, was published in the September 2015 edition of “Covered Events,” an electronic newsletter of the Defense Research Institute’s Insurance Law Committee.

Mark Cohen’s article, Taking the Temperature of the Courts: When Do Claims Made Against Health Care Facilities and Workers Involve “Professional Services?” was published in the February 2015 edition of “Covered Events,” the Insurance Law Committee of the Defense Research Institute’s electronic newsletter.

Mark Cohen’s article, The Ten Most Significant Professional Liability Coverage Decisions of 2014, was published in the October 2014 edition of “Covered Events,” the electronic newsletter of the Insurance Law Committee of the Defense Research Institute. Mark’s “Leadership Notes” also appeared in the same edition.

Mark Cohen spoke on “Professional Services Liability: Analyzing Claims” at the Property and Liability Resource Bureau’s Regional Adjusters Conferences in Bellevue, WA in June 2014, Minneapolis, MN in August 2014 and will present in Providence, RI in November 2014.

R.J. Maselek co-authored a chapter on coverage for Cybertorts in DRI’s Personal and Advertising Injury Compendium, a comprehensive resource on claims under Coverage B. The chapter discusses this emerging issue, which will continue to pose issues in the electronic age.

An arbitration panel has unanimously found in favor of Mark Cohen’s client in an insurance coverage arbitration (Mark Cohen represented the insurer). The issue was whether there was coverage under an Employment Practices Liability policy for three underlying wage and hour class actions filed in California state courts.

Mark Cohen spoke on “Hot issues in Claims Made and Reported Policies” at DRI’s Insurance Coverage and Claims Institute in Chicago (April, 2014).

Mark Cohen co-authored “Insurance 101: Evaluating Whether the Insured Was Performing Professional Services.”

Mark Cohen’s article, “Fine-Tuning What Constitutes a Professional Service under Liability Policies,” was published in the DRI Insurance Law Committee’s monthly newsletter, “Covered Events.” The article discusses what constitutes a “professional service” and offers insight into how recent cases may impact professional liability claims facing insurers.

Mark Cohen’s article, “Key Aspects of Professional Liability Coverage Issues – An Excerpt From Professional Liability Insurance Coverage: A Compendium of State Law,” was published in the December 2012 issue of “Covered Events,” a publication of the Defense Research Institute’s Insurance Law Committee.