The Creative Alliance

If you are a trucker, you know that the regulations around hauling semi trailers loaded with goods and materials around the country changed significantly in late 2017. That’s when most in the industry were required to start using electronic logging devices (ELDs) to track the operation of their rigs. Often referred to as the ELD mandate or ELD rule, it requires trucking companies to repla...

When young companies decide to hire patent counsel, there can be a bewildering number of choices. The level of experience that company principals bring to the table bears heavily on the decision of which counsel to choose, as it should. And success with a particular attorney in the past leads to a tendency to choose that attorney or firm in the future. First-time innovators are faced with ...

The use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS)— by both professional operators and hobbyists—continues to grow rapidly. With that growth comes an increase in aviation and non-aviation hazards. The potential for collisions with crewed aircraft or harm to people or property on the ground is readily apparent. But other risks, such as those related to the use and storage of the batteries that power d...

It goes without saying that 2020 has been a year that wreaked havoc on the status quo in virtually every area of life—from personal relationships to business operations. That is certainly true from the semi trailer rental industry. Early in the year when the U.S. began taking action on COVID-19 that included lockdowns and other measures to try and control the spread of the virus, the econom...

Innovation and new technology are often synonymous. Scientists, tech company founders, engineers, technologists and inventors alike all innovate. Each, in their own way, is a problem solver striving to address a technical problem with a technical solution. In many instances—and in arguably the majority of instances—these solutions provide a better widget or a better process than existed befor...

Technology drives the aerospace industry to new efficiencies and is reshaping future air mobility. Advances in technology can bring new risks, and aircraft builders as well as the associated supply chain rely on aviation product liability insurance to support their efforts by protecting them when something goes amiss. Changes on the Horizon Soon, we will see drones replacing delivery van...

Having the right aviation insurance is important for light aircraft owners. Just as important, however, is having an in-depth understanding of what your policy provides and what it does not. Since we provide insurance for aircraft in over 80 countries worldwide—including policies on 30,000 aircraft around the globe—we are continually fielding questions about light aircraft aviation insuran...

It’s estimated that conventions contributed $101 billion to the U.S. economy in 2019. Convention attendees spend money on traveling to the event site, getting around town once they arrive, booking hotel rooms, dining out, enjoying entertainment and much more. In fact, even before they leave home there is money spent on everything from new clothes to business supplies for the event. And for ...

Did you know that in the U.S., you can legally buy a single-seat ultralight aircraft and attempt to learn to fly it in uncontrolled airspace without a single lesson? But what do you think the odds are that you’ll be able to successfully take off, maneuver and land during that first flight without a mishap, using only online videos and instruction manuals as your training? Now think about hy...

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit and air travel declined sharply, airport operations changed abruptly. Rather than the normal focus on getting aircraft in safely, serviced and off on the next leg of their journey, airport service companies faced different challenges related to how to manage the large number of parked planes. Now, as travel restrictions are lifted and people’s concerns about fl...