-listed public companies, the drop was not steep enough and has not lasted long enough to offset the extensive backlog of securities lawsuits that the D&O insurers are facing after years of record levels of securities class action lawsuit filings – although, as discussed further in the final section below,  there may be other factors, such as new market entrants, increased insurance capital, and increased competition that could otherwise counter the increases that most… [read post]

Canada International Extradition Treaty with the United States December 3, 1971, Date-Signed March 22, 1976, Date-In-Force STATUS: Treaty signed at Washington on December 3, 1971. [read post]

The art and the benefit of the exit interview is lost on so many companies today–too often because departing employees are dismissed as resentful and unreliable. [read post]

Here's the first, your intrepid author, with photographic proof of his geek cred: 1 - I'd thought about posing as Arthur Dent, the hapless Earthling from the series who travels the universe in his bathrobe and towel, but Brett Trout of Blawg IT does it better - he's even got the hair right: 2 - Our next picture is from Colin Samuels, of Infamy or Praise, this year's Blawg Review of the Year award winner (OK, he's won every year so far… but only because he's… [read post]