It’s almost sign up time for Little League and plans are being made for school activities for the Spring. If you are a parent who hopes to be involved in these activities with your son or daughter,...
Read moreThe American insurance industry is facing unprecedented opportunity and risk. Issues are emerging as rapidly as each brand new technological advance, market shift, and change in the world...
Read moreThe appraisal process has been the source of disagreement and even some confusion for insurers in Pennsylvania. While there are no clear trends emerging from the courts, we...
Read moreSoon many employees will have access to a new type of retirement savings account, the “myRA”. President Barack Obama introduced his proposal for this new plan to the public during his State of...
Read moreAs of Tuesday December 16, 2014, both houses of the U.S. Congress have now passed the Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014, and analysts expect President Obama to sign the Bill. The Bill...
Read moreWelcome to the first in our series of legal updates focused on property insurance and property loss adjusting. This inaugural entry addresses the enforceability of the one year Suit...
Read moreDespite repeated warnings from the Internal Revenue Service and news reports (including on this blog
Read moreIn a victory for the taxpayer, the Fifth Circuit ruled that valuation discounts are available for an estate which owns a fractional interest in artwork. In the case of Estate of James A. Elkins,...
Read moreThe Internal Revenue Service announced on October 30, 2014 that the estate tax exemption, sometimes referred to as the federal estate tax credit, will rise to $5.43 million per individual dying in...
Read moreWhat Does Pennsylvania's New Power of Attorney Law Mean? You may have heard that the law governing Powers of Attorney in Pennsylvania has changed....
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