Insurance Journal’s Top 10 National Stories of 2019 January 2, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson The top Insurance Journal story of the year was about a merger that never happened. On March 5, 2019 a...
12 New Year’s Resolutions for Insurance Agents December 31, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson During the course of a year, Insurance Journal columnists, consultants and other writers dispense countless words of wisdom on how...
Employers Warned of Potential Wage-and-Hour Claims Under New Overtime Rule December 29, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson Time is running out for employers to familiarize themselves with new federal rules on overtime pay. Starting January 1, the...
United Airlines Settles Sexual Harassment Claim Over Explicit Internet Posts by Captain December 27, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson United Airlines has agreed to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit over a captain who continued to post explicit images of...
Cox Communications Found Liable for $1 Billion for Infringing Music Copyrights December 23, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson A U.S. District Court jury last Thursday found telecom company Cox Communications Inc. liable to pay $1 billion to music...
U.S. Government Backs Bayer in Bid to Overturn Roundup Cancer Verdict December 23, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Justice Department said a federal appeals court should reverse a lower court verdict...
Spending Bills with Flood, Terrorism Insurance Renewals Go to President Trump December 20, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson The Senate yesterday went along with House measures that fund the military and rest of the federal government through next...
Allstate to Retire Esurance Brand December 19, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson Allstate is retiring its Esurance brand and combining its remaining Allstate, Encompass and Answer Financial personal lines brands under a...
Cannabis Risk Management Group Plans to Offer Insurance Program December 17, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson A national group offering risk management advice to the cannabis industry says it is creating a casualty insurance program to...
Applied Systems to Acquire Indio to Digitize Commercial Lines Sales December 16, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson Leading insurance technology firm Applied Systems has agreed to acquire digital insurance technology startup Indio Technologies. The move will enable...