Monthly Archives: <span>April 2020</span>

Washington Extends Deadline for Claims with Building Repairs

Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler on Thursday filed an emergency order that requires insurers to extend deadlines relating to withheld depreciation for policyholders who are in the process of completing home or building repairs as part of a property loss …

The Perilous Cannabis, Cyber, COVID-19 Connection

Cannabis, cyber and COVID-19 – the three Cs may have more in common than meets the eye. Cannabis dispensaries, now considered essential businesses in many states, have stepped up deliveries, curbside pickups and online ordering to service customers during the …

ClearPath Mutual of Kentucky Hires Stoller, Appoints Korsan to New Role

ClearPath Mutual Insurance has appointed Don Stoller as the company’s director of Underwriting, and Bob Korsan as vice president of Business Development. Stoller most recently held the position of master underwriter at Westfield Insurance Group in Indianapolis, Ind., where he …

New LWCC Foundation Commits $1.1M for COVID-19 Recovery in Louisiana

Baton Rouge-based Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corp. (LWCC) has formed a private foundation to focus on the areas of health, wellness, and safety in the workplace. It’s leading initiative, Louisiana Well Again, will include a $1.1 million, three-phased response package to …

Michigan Governor: Savings on Car Insurance to Be Higher than Law Requires

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and a top state regulator said on April 28 that drivers will save more on car insurance than is required under a bipartisan overhaul of Michigan’s auto insurance law. Proposed rates filed by insurers, which will start …

Florida CFO Says China Owes State Financial Restitution from COVID-19 Outbreak

Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis has sent a demand letter to Chinese Ambassador to the United States Cui Tiankai demanding financial restitution from the Communist Party of China (CPC) for “significant harm to the State of Florida and …

Wisconsin High Court Won’t Let Unions Join Suit Against Stay-at-Home Order

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on April 28 refused a request by several labor unions to help defend Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ stay-at-home order from a Republican effort to overturn it. The order, which was issued by state Department of Health …

New Orleans Won’t Participate in Louisiana’s Partial Business Openings, Yet

In much of Louisiana, restaurant owners are cautiously looking forward to opening some outdoor tables, and mall stores to beginning curbside service. But New Orleans won’t be participating in those slight relaxations of rules set up to slow the spread …

Oklahoma Drilling Contractor to Pay $650K in Age, Disability Discrimination Suit

An Oklahoma-based oil and gas drilling contractor will pay $650,000 to settle a federal age and disability discrimination lawsuit. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) said Horizontal Well Drillers LLC (HWD), based a Purcell, Okla.-based oil and gas drilling …

Nationwide’s Left the Building. Insurer Makes Remote Work Permanent in 5 States.

Nationwide said it plans to permanently transition to a hybrid operating model that comprises primarily working-from-office in four main corporate campuses and working-from-home in most other locations. The company said it will exit most buildings outside of four main campuses …