Every day, the Equal Employment Opportun-ity Commission receives some 200 new employment practices liability complaints alleging discrimination based on race, sex, national origin, religion, retaliation, age and disability. Even if an employment-related claim is baseless, defense costs can be significant. …
“In life there are lines that shouldn’t be crossed — but when they are, great drama is born.” Quoting from the “Desire Under the Elms” playbill at the Lesher Regional Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek, Calif., Paul Sachs, …
As reports of computer security breaches proliferate — the latest being the federal government’s snafu that put millions of veterans at risk for identity theft — the public is losing confidence in the digital infrastructure, even as it remains appreciative …
Catastrophes? Climate change? Terrorism? Are these the biggest insurance risks? Not according to insurance executives attending Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services insurance conference in New York, who poinnted to irresponsible competition as the single biggest risk impacting the insurance industry. …
Insurers find the political and regulatory environment in New Hampshire favorable. “[I]t’s clear that in New Hampshire, we have a different marketplace than the other New England states. It’s a very positive environment … here,” explains Michael Christiansen, president of …
A veteran who lost both arms in the war in Iraq is suing filmmaker Michael Moore for $85 million, alleging that Moore used snippets of a television interview without his permission to falsely portray him as anti-war in “Fahrenheit 9/11.” …
Two more self-insured workers’ compensation groups in New York will close over the next several months, bringing the year’s tally to five, as officials continue to enforce stricter financial standards. The Retail & Wholesale Industry Worker Compensation Self-Insurance Trust, with …
N.J. pays premium Flood insurance is a particularly salient issue for my home state of New Jersey. Surrounded by the Delaware River to the west and the Hudson River and Atlantic Ocean to the east, New Jersey is especially prone …
The prospect of another nasty hurricane season has everyone in the insurance industry braced for a white-knuckle ride. The spectre of a hurricane hitting a major Northeast population center is hardly the stuff of Hollywood fantasy. Leading forecasters agree there …
Every day, the Equal Employment Opportun-ity Commission receives some 200 new employment practices liability complaints alleging discrimination based on race, sex, national origin, religion, retaliation, age and disability. Even if an employment-related claim is baseless, defense costs can be significant. …
