Listening: Navigating the Insurance Crisis
Audiție: criza asigurărilor în transport. Ascultați o discuție între un consilier juridic și un director desiguranță din Chicago, apoi răspundeți la întrebări despre acoperirea excedentară și impactul daunelor.
Аудирование: кризис страхования на транспорте. Прослушайте обсуждение между юрисконсультом и директором по безопасности в Чикаго, а затем ответьте на вопросы об избыточном покрытии и влиянии убытков.
Navigating the Insurance Crisis
Robert, the general counsel, meets with Melissa, the safety director, in their Chicago office to review legal exposure after a peer carrier received an eighty-million-dollar jury award.
Navigating the Insurance Crisis
Listen and choose the right answer
Why is Robert concerned at the beginning of the conversation?
- Because a peer carrier received a massive jury award that will spike insurance premiums
- Because the company is being sued by a plaintiff attorney in Chicago
- Because their fleet renewal was rejected by the state
What does Robert say about their excess coverage carrier?
- They are lowering their rates due to tort reform
- They are threatening to double their premiums
- They are dropping all trucking clients immediately
What surprising good news does Melissa share?
- They won a major lawsuit in Dallas
- A night dispatcher has been archiving safety checks for four years
- The insurance crisis has officially ended in the Midwest
How does Robert react to Melissa's news at the end?
- He decides to fire Dave for wasting time
- He promises to give Dave a substantial bonus
- He asks to delay the insurance audit
Listen again and complete the sentences
- Robert: Melissa, have you seen the news about that catastrophic ____ down in Dallas?
- Robert: In view of that massive damage award, our ____ carrier is already threatening to double our premiums.
- Melissa: That's hardly surprising given the current ____ and aggressive plaintiff attorneys.
- Robert: With regard to our upcoming renewal, every single piece of ____ needs to be completely defensible.
- Robert: By virtue of our recent expansion, we're facing even greater scrutiny from trial lawyers using the ____ .
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Despre această lecție
Acest curs avansat de engleză este conceput special pentru directori de operațiuni, proprietari de parcuri auto și consultanți în transporturi. Veți stăpâni vocabularul complex al riscurilor juridice și al asigurărilor în SUA.
Об этом уроке
Этот продвинутый курс английского языка создан специально для операционных директоров, владельцев автопарков и транспортных консультантов. Вы освоите сложную лексику юридических рисков и страхования в США.