Monthly Archives: <span>March 2021</span>

Oregon SAIF Declares $210M Dividend for Policyholders

Oregon’s nonprofit State Accident Insurance Fund Corp. (SAIF) on Wednesday declared a $210 million dividend for its policyholders and acknowledged the financial toll the pandemic has taken on Oregon businesses. “Oregon businesses continue to face tremendous uncertainty,” SAIF President and …

Study Shows NASIDs Growing in California Workers’ Comp

A new study shows that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAIDs) now account for more than one-third of all drugs dispensed to injured workers in California, triple the proportion for opioids. A study from the California Workers’ Compensation Institute released on Wednesday also …

Builders Insurance Group Names Campbell President, CEO

Builders Insurance Group has appointed Todd M. Campbell as president and chief executive officer. He will join the Company effective April 5, 2021. In this position, Campbell will lead the company and will provide strategic direction to its operations. According …

Indiana Says Medical Malpractice Surcharge Rates to Decrease in July

The surcharge rates for healthcare providers electing to be qualified under Indiana’s Medical Malpractice Act will go down in July, the Indiana Department of Insurance has announced. The department outlined the rate change in Bulletin 257 to healthcare providers and …

Ohio to Farmers: March 15 Is Insurance Deadline for Spring Crops

In a media release, Ohio Department of Insurance Director Judith L. French has reminded Ohio farmers that March 15 is the final date to purchase or modify federal crop insurance coverage on 2021 spring-planted crops. “Ohio farmers should consider whether …

Mississippi’s Capital City Closer to Resolving Water Service

Running water has been restored to most parts of Mississippi’s capital city, three weeks after the majority of Jackson homes and businesses lost service during a winter storm that coated parts of the South in snow and ice. Jackson has …

Flooding Prompts Hawaii Emergency Declaration, Evacuations Ordered

Hawaii Governor David Ige declared an emergency in the U.S. state after heavy rains brought floods, landslides and fear of dam failures, and authorities ordered the evacuation of several thousand people from communities threatened by rising waters. The move came …

Arizona High Court Rules Man Can Sue for Privacy Breach

Warehouse store chain Costco can be sued for privacy violations by a Phoenix-area man who alleges a pharmacist joked with his ex-wife about an erectile dysfunction prescription he had twice canceled, the Arizona Supreme Court has ruled. The ruling allows …

Oregon Man Charged With Arson in Law Office Fire

A Bend man currently being held at a regional jail in The Dalles has been indicted on two first-degree arson charges in a 2019 fire that heavily damaged a downtown Madras law office. An official confirmed Monday to KTVZ that …

21-Year AIG Veteran Tatulli Joins Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Executive Lines

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has named Anthony Tatulli as head of Executive & Professional Lines for North America. He will have overall underwriting responsibility for Directors and Officers Liability, Professional Liability, Cyber, Mergers & Acquisitions, Employment Practices Liability, Fiduciary, …