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3 Top Risks in Data Center Construction –– and How to Manage Each

… Incidents involving energized or heavy electrical equipment can be severe and costly. Best practices: Review workers’ compensation coverage carefully –– crew size, experience levels, and use of specialty or local labor all affect your exposure and your premiums. Ensure your policy reflects how the project is actually being staffed. Implement thorough onboarding, recurring safety training, toolbox talks, and site-specific education for workers operating in mission-critical environments. Strengthen quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) processes and establish clear feedback loops between field leadership, safety teams, and operations to identify and correct safety or workmanship issues before they result in …

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EPIC Appoints Monica Donatelli as National Surety Practice Development Leader

… and transportation, waste management, financial services, healthcare and energy. “EPIC’s national platform has built a strong foundation for serving clients with bonding and risk management needs,” said Donatelli. “The firm’s commitment to thinking big, inspiring trust and delivering results for clients aligns closely with my own approach to leadership and service. I’m excited to build on existing momentum by helping grow the firm’s surety practice, further strengthening its client-first approach and delivering specialized solutions for organizations that rely on surety bonding as a critical part of their business.” Donatelli’s appointment follows EPIC’s recent …

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Estate & Advanced Planning

… serve hold meaningful concentration — in a business, a partnership, an alternative portfolio, or an estate weighted toward illiquid assets. Transferring wealth across generations without forced liquidations, tax inefficiency, or family conflict requires deliberate design well before any transition event. This Chapter, and the Next Whether you’re approaching a sale, a succession, a retirement, or the next phase of family leadership, we help you navigate the crossroads. You’ve faced transition before. We bring the tools, experience, and foresight to guide you through this one with confidence. What We Do Identify financial, structural, and personal risks before they escalate …

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Business Planning

… to be funded at current valuation, ownership transfers need to be tax-efficient, and the transition itself needs to be structured so the business survives it. We design and fund buy-sell agreements, dynasty buy-sell structures, and succession strategies that hold up when they’re needed most. Key Person & Leadership Risk The loss of a key person can disrupt operations, destabilize investor confidence, and create immediate cash flow pressure. Key person coverage, death benefit only plans, and high-limit life and income protection programs provide the capital your business needs to absorb the impact and maintain continuity. Partnership & Equity …

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Public & Private Companies

… and Capabilities Each program is tailored to the company’s risk profile, development stage, and governance requirements. Directors’ & Officers’ Liability (Public and Private Company) Employment Practices Liability Cyber and Technology E&O, including Technical Advisory Services Crime, including Social Engineering Fraud Fiduciary Liability Errors & Omissions Kidnap & Ransom Transactional Risk, including Representations & Warranties, Tax Liability, and Contingent Liability Companies at every stage also rely on executive benefits and planning strategies to retain leadership, fund succession, and align insurance with broader business and capital objectives. Our capabilities include executive compensation design, key person coverage, corporate-owned life insurance, and business succession planning.

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Alternative Asset Managers

… modeling that drives program efficiencies, comprehensive reporting to fund ownership, and best-in-class M&A due diligence capabilities across all phases from pre-transaction through post-close. Life Capital & Executive Benefits Alternative asset management creates planning needs at every level — from executive compensation and key person coverage for fund leadership, to estate, tax, and wealth transfer strategies for portfolio company owners navigating a liquidity event. We provide the full range of life and executive benefits solutions for principals, executives, and the individuals behind the transactions. Capital Advisory Traditional insurance markets don’t always offer the most efficient solution. We …

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EPIC Welcomes Leslie DeWald

EPIC is pleased to announce that Leslie DeWald has joined the firm as Senior Vice President-Principal within our Aviation & Aerospace practice. For more than 50 years, Leslie has been a driving force in the international aviation and aerospace insurance sector, shaping solutions for some of the most complex and unconventional risks in the industry. Her career spans the world’s major insurance markets—including the United States, Lloyd’s of London, and leading European underwriting centers—where she has served as both broker and underwriter with deep technical authority. Throughout her tenure, Leslie has held senior leadership roles within …

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