The daughter of a pastor and a nurse, Rebekah Ratliff, mediator and arbitrator at JAMS, knows what it means to build and live a service-orientated life. Speaking with Insurance Business ahead of a JAMS-sponsored event...more
There are various forums where people can participate in conciliation efforts to reach a resolution. Generally speaking, most people try to avoid conflict, and parties are happier when they can resolve a dispute and move on....more
Three JAMS neutrals share their insights on how COVID-19 has affected the insurance industry -
Few industries evaded the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. But for the insurance industry, the effects were twofold. On one...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced companies across all industries and around the globe to recognize that there are differences in how their employees live and thrive. The barriers to an equitable work environment are being...more
Co-mediation is an under-used concept in conciliation. In the right cases, co-mediation can benefit all involved. In the current climate, where diversity and inclusion awareness is heightened, the time is ripe for a tool such...more
Rebekah is a credentialed complex commercial insurance claims professional with more than 25 years of experience in evaluating, negotiating and settling complex casualty claims loss matters nationwide and internationally,...more
“We’ve been too serious for too long.”
This is the belief of Ranse Howell - director of international operations for the world’s largest provider of mediation and arbitration services, JAMS - as well as the reasoning...more
In a recent episode of Insurance Business Talk, JAMS neutral Rebekah Ratliff speaks with host Paul Lucas on her experience as a Black woman in the insurance industry and where the industry is now in terms of issues relating...more
A podcast from JAMS in celebration of Black History Month, featuring diversity program manager Joanne Saint Louis, and neutrals Otis McGee and Rebekah Ratliff.
In this new podcast from JAMS, neutrals Otis McGee and Rebekah...more