Sarah Abrams

Recent reports have brought to light the disturbing story that many companies may have unwittingly hired North Korean operatives as outsourced IT professionals. In the following guest post, Sarah Abrams, Head of Claims Baleen Specialty, a division of Bowhead Specialty, considers the potential claims exposure that could arise for companies that have hired the North Korean operatives. I would like to thank Sarah Abrams for allowing me to publish her article as a guest post on this site. I welcome guest post submissions from responsible authors on topics of interest to this site’s readers. Please contact me directly if you would like to submit a guest post. Here is Sarah’s article. Continue Reading Guest Post: North Korean Hiring Exposure

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