Dr. Seuss’s estate may sue the publisher of a “Star Trek”-themed “mash-up” of the famed children’s author’s final book because it was not protected as “fair use,” a federal appeals court ruled on Friday. Reversing a lower court ruling, the …
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of articles based on panels and presentations during Insurance Journal’s 2020 Insuring Cannabis Summit on Nov. 19. Is there a lot of risk in cannabis crops that insurance professionals should know about? …
An advisory panel on Sunday recommended U.S. frontline essential workers and people 75 and older should be next in line to get inoculated as the distribution of Moderna Inc.’s vaccine, the second approved coronavirus vaccine, began across the country. The …
The suspected Russian hack of U.S. government agencies has led to heated rhetoric from lawmakers, with U.S. Senator Dick Durbin calling it “virtually a declaration of war” and U.S. Senator Marco Rubio saying that “America must retaliate, and not just …
Nurses and other long-term care workers in nursing homes who hold multiple jobs may be one of the factors contributing to the spread of COVID-19 in these facilities. According to a new study published in Medical Care Research and Review, …
For the second quarter in a row, U.S. commercial lines insurers enjoyed average rate hikes that neared 10% but the rocket ship rate hike trend might be moderating. “While commercial insurance prices continued to rise this quarter at a significant …
Arriving on the scene after a wildfire has ravaged an area is never easy. One can only imagine what experiencing such devastation is like for the victims of these fires, who have lost homes, livelihoods and even loved ones. The …
Automobile insurance looks very different today than it did a generation ago. The means by which people (and goods) travel via motor vehicles continue to expand and evolve, as do businesses and their automobile insurance needs, especially in the gig …
For more than 50 years, two independent agencies, Gregory & Appel and MJ Insurance, have battled each other for the best insurance clients. Indiana-based Gregory & Appel Insurance is a fifth-generation, family-owned independent agency, operating in downtown Indianapolis. Less than …
Every insurance agency client we have today is seeing producers struggling with new production because of COVID-19 restrictions. They are used to cold calling and getting in front of prospects and that has been difficult, if not non-existent. In addition, …
