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Corporations impact us all, leading changes that extend far beyond business to shape the economy, public policy, technology, and beyond. Looking at the big picture, Amy discusses not only the underlying issues in business ethics and legal cases leading the biggest stories but also sparks thought-provoking discussions on where the law should be headed.
Amy is the Executive Director of the Corporate Law Center at Fordham University School of Law. Her background ranges from big law to government to tech startups, allowing her to offer an insider’s perspective of the issues that shape corporate actions, large and small. Covering crypto regulation to securities fraud, AI’s impact to Elon Musk’s pay package, Bite-Sized Business Law covers it all with guests of varying viewpoints to provide the nuanced analysis needed to tackle complex problems.
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Bite-Sized Business Law is a project by the Corporate Law Center at Fordham Law. The Center serves as a hub for scholars, professionals, policymakers, and students to engage in the study, discussion, and debate of current issues in corporate law. The Center focuses on aspects of corporate law, corporate compliance, antitrust law, and securities regulation. Through initiatives like the Mergers and Acquisitions seminar and the Securities Litigation and Arbitration Clinic, students actively engage in real-world research and cases, bridging the gap between classroom learning and practical application in the legal field.
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Michael Goldstein on Insurance Law Everywhere
Insurance is central to our economy and lives, from global catastrophes to athletes’ pitching arms. Unsexy at first blush but completely fascinating upon deeper examination, insurance is an undeniably essential area of the law. Today’s guest has more than three decades of experience in litigating re-insurance and insurance coverage disputes: Michael Goldstein, Senior Counsel at Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass. Tune in as we unpack the areas of human life that insurance law touches, climate and digital risks faced by the industry, and the myriad of career paths in insurance law. Touching on the complex world of war exclusions and policies, we also discuss existing legal precedents and the challenges posed by today’s geopolitical instability at home and abroad. Don’t miss this engrossing conversation exploring celebrity insurance, natural disasters, and much more!
Key Points From This Episode:
•The essential role that insurance occupies in our economy and our lives.
•An overview of Michael’s experience in re-insurance and insurance law.
•His introduction to insurance and how he came to understand its pivotal position in our world.
•What re-insurance is and the remarkable size of the industry.
•Differentiating between horizontal and vertical coverage.
•Natural disasters and the impact of climate change on insurance risk.
•Risks posed by AI information (and misinformation).
•Whether or not insurance firms should be taking risks in the current landscape.
•Michael weighs in on the dire climate situation in Florida.
•Insurance for war and geopolitical policies and the war exclusions included in war policies.
•How the courts rule on war exclusions and unrest.
•COVID-19 and the surrounding rulings for this Act of God.
• The role of insurance giants in the 2008 financial crisis.
• AIG’s bailout and it’s repayment in full of $182.3 billion in December 2012, leaving taxpayers with a $23 billion profit.
•Insight into insuring athletes and celebrities.
•Event cancellation insurance and hole-in-one insurance.
•The effect of the number of occurrences on insurance.
•How the insurance industry remains agnostic about political issues.
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Michael Goldstein at Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass