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Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Workplace Safety Agency
Jul 2 2024 // The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to hear a challenge by an Ohio company to the power of the federal workplace safety regulator as the justices avoided another legal effort to pare back the authority of federal...
Are Employers Prepared for California’s Workplace Violence Prevention Law?
Jul 1 2024 // California’s Workplace Violence Prevention Senate Bill 553, which is now in effect (July 1), requires businesses with exposure in the state to implement robust workplace violence prevention plans. SB 553, which...
Business Liability Claims Litigation Jumped in 2023: Lex Machina
Jul 1 2024 // After holding relatively steady for nearly a decade, the number of business liability policy claims cases jumped 28% in 2023, according to a litigation report from Lex Machina. The report found that 3,596 business...
Vacant Commercial Property Owners Face Sidewalk Liability in New Jersey
Jul 1 2024 // The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled that all commercial landowners — including owners of vacant commercial lots — have a duty to maintain the public sidewalks abutting their property in reasonably good...
California FAIR Plan Clearinghouse Will Include Commercial Policies Starting July 1
Jun 27 2024 // The California FAIR Plan Association will expand its clearinghouse to include commercial policies, such as those covering farms and condos, beginning July 1. The move follows the passage of Senate Bill 505 in 2023....
Apple Unfairly Fired UK Worker Who Was Part Toxic Workplace Culture, Judge Says
Jun 26 2024 // Apple Inc. unfairly fired an employee for making racist comments that were part of a toxic workplace culture at one of its London stores, according to a UK court ruling. Apple’s investigation, before firing Timothy...
Cal/OSHA Board Adopts Workplace Standard for Indoor Heat
Jun 25 2024 // A California workplace safety oversight board adopted a new standard for indoor workplaces to enact safety measures when the temperature reaches 87°F. The Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board approved an indoor...
City Firms Don’t Have an Answer for UK Regulators on Workplace Sexual Harassment
Jun 20 2024 // Hundreds of UK banks, brokers and insurers missed a deadline to respond to the financial watchdog’s survey on sexual harassment and bullying in the City, suggesting that firms are struggling to grasp the scale of the...
QBE to Non-Renew $500M of North American Mid-Market Biz
Jun 19 2024 // QBE announced that it will start shutting down the middle-market segment in North America to focus on North American businesses where it has more meaningful market position, relevance and scale. Three core businesses...
Uninsured Roofing Firm Owner Sentenced for Attempted Cover-Up of Workplace Death
Jun 19 2024 // The owner of a New York roofing company has been sentenced for attempting to cover up an employee’s on-the-job death. Law enforcement investigators determined that Jeremiah Wiedemann, owner of Wiedemann Sons Roofing,...
Vacant Commercial Property Owners Face Sidewalk Liability: New Jersey Supreme Court
Jun 17 2024 // The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled that all commercial landowners — including owners of vacant commercial lots — have a duty to maintain the public sidewalks abutting their property in reasonably good...
Business Liability Claims Litigation Jumped in 2023: Lex Machina
Jun 17 2024 // After holding relatively steady for nearly a decade, the number of business liability policy claims cases jumped 28% in 2023, according to a litigation report from Lex Machina. The report found that 3,596 business...
Survey: Mid-Market Leaders Peg Cyber, Economy and Regulation as Top Concerns
Jun 17 2024 // Business leaders place cybersecurity, the economy, regulatory challenges and global instability among their top concerns for the coming year, fueled by factors such as AI, climate change, nuclear verdicts and political...
The Anatomy of Employee Happiness: Key Factors That Drive Workplace Satisfaction
Jun 17 2024 // In today’s competitive job market, companies are increasingly recognizing the importance of prioritizing employee happiness. It’s no secret that happy employees are more productive, engaged, and likely to stay...
WTW: US Commercial Insurance Price Increases in Q1 ‘Steady’ at 6.3%
Jun 11 2024 // Broker WTW said commercial lines insurance increased overall by an average of 6.3% during the first quarter. Quarterly price increases have been about 6% since the global pandemic, WTW reported in its Commercial Lines...
Port of Baltimore Channel Reopens Fully to Commercial Maritime Traffic
Jun 11 2024 // Seventy-six days after it was blocked by the collapse of the Key Bridge, the major shipping channel through the Port of Baltimore has been cleared of debris and restored to allow commercial maritime transit. The U.S. Army...
People Moves: CSAA Names Huebner EVP of Commercial Insurance
Jun 11 2024 // Jeff Huebner CSAA Insurance Group named Jeff Huebner executive vice president of commercial insurance. Huebner is responsible for the distribution of commercial insurance under the Mobilitas brand. Huebner has been with...
ALKEME Acquires Personal and Commercial Specialist InsurePro in Utah
Jun 11 2024 // ALKEME acquired InsurePro in Draper, Utah. Ladera Ranch, California-ALKEME is an insurance agency providing businesses and individuals with commercial and personal insurance, employee and executive benefits, retirement and...
Emerald Bay and Arrowhead Launch Commercial Earthquake Facility in California, Pacific Northwest
Jun 7 2024 // Emerald Bay Risk Solutions and Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Inc. have launched a commercial earthquake facility that provides difference in conditions insurance policies for medium to large businesses. Arrowhead EQ...
Commercial Property Insurance Market Proving More Stable, Capitalized: USI
Jun 6 2024 // Following last year’s historically challenging property insurance market, 2024 is proving to be “a more stable and capitalized market,” USI Insurance Services reported in its latest Commercial Property...
