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Contract Surety 04.12.2022

Building Ambitiously: Airports

  Ambitious designs and big budgets are fueling airport construction across the country. So much has changed since most of our nation’s airports were built over 40 years ago. Environmental considerations are at the forefront…
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Building Ambitiously: Airports
Court Bonds 04.11.2022

Changing the Name on Utility Bills

  Yes, that’s an item for the to-do list when a loved one dies, though it’s not likely to be high on anyone’s radar when the time comes. Sadly, “I didn’t know…” is a frequent…
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Changing the Name on Utility Bills
Court Bonds 04.11.2022

Invalid Will? Red Flags

  Ideally, while we have the ability to do so, making a will, appointing an executor, and communicating plans with loved ones ends up being helpful in more ways then we even imagine. Unfortunately, sometimes…
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Invalid Will? Red Flags
Cyber for Plan Sponsors 04.11.2022

Affordable Fiduciary and Cyber Liability Insurance?

  Escalating lawsuits and costly settlements are driving up the price of critical insurance coverages for retirement plan sponsors and other fiduciaries. Nonetheless, ERISA law experts stress the importance of securing both fiduciary and cyber…
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Affordable Fiduciary and Cyber Liability Insurance?
Cyber for Plan Sponsors 04.11.2022

Retirement Plans: Active Enforcement?

ERISA law experts remind us that the Department of Labor has robust investigatory resources dedicated to the pursuit and curtailment of fiduciary breaches and prohibited transaction rules. Amidst major enforcement priorities and projects, compliance basics…
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Retirement Plans: Active Enforcement?
Contract Surety 04.10.2022

School Building Trends

School Building Trends As office buildings evolve with a focus on well-being, flexibility and collaborative possibilities, educators and school builders across the country are concluding that traditional school buildings need a massive re-think too. Here…
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School Building Trends
Contract Surety 04.10.2022

​Bridging Toward The Future

  With bridges throughout the country reminding us they are in desperate need of attention, drivers crossing between Tampa and St. Petersburg on the existing Howard Frankland Bridge have front row seats to the adjacent…
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​Bridging Toward The Future
Cyber for Plan Sponsors 04.04.2022

Income Projections: On Track?

  Remember 2019? Way back then, the SECURE Act mandated retirement plans to provide lifetime income projections to help participants understand their savings. What’s expected now?  How is the retirement industry gearing up—and how’s it…
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Income Projections: On Track?
Cyber for Plan Sponsors 04.04.2022

Investment Choices: Up To Participants?

Investment Choices: Up To Participants? No! The fiduciary responsibilities of retirement plan sponsors don’t stop with offering varied investment options and hoping participants get good results. Fiduciaries must exercise prudence with the options offered—and continuously…
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Investment Choices: Up To Participants?