Legal Sea Foods Restaurant Sues Over Business Losses Under Policy Issued March 1 May 6, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson A popular seafood restaurant chain that has been shuttered by the coronavirus and restrictions on dining has gone to court...
Raising Workers’ Total Health With Workers’ Comp The Many Ways a Job Affects a Worker’s Well-Being May 4, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson Workers’ compensation leaders are being urged to move away from thinking primarily about how best to prevent and treat a...
Treating the Total Person: Overcoming the Mental Health Stigma May 4, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson In the HBO drama The Sopranos, crime boss Tony Soprano sneaks through a maze of storefronts to meet with his...
CEO Musk Replaces Tesla’s D&O Policy with ‘Personal Coverage’ May 1, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk is getting into the insurance business again, sort of. Musk has cancelled his company’s...
Brown & Brown Reports Q1 Revenue Up; Takes Steps to Anticipate Coronavirus Impact April 28, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson Insurance agency Brown & Brown saw revenues and net income increase in the first quarter, even after accounting for expected...
Employers May Exclude Payroll to Employees Not Working for Workers’ Comp: NCCI April 20, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson Businesses that have suspended operations due to COVID-19 but continue to pay employees who are at home but not working...
How to Maximize P/C Insurance Industry’s Crisis Response: Make Small Steps Part of Bigger, Long-Term Strategy April 20, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson I’m shocked, just shocked that you’re suggesting that during a crisis that insurance companies might in fact be considered the...
Progressive Gives $2M to Big ‘I’ Fund to Aid Agencies Affected by Coronavirus Crisis April 16, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson Progressive Insurance has donated $2 million to establish the Trusted Choice COVID-19 Relief Fund in response to the economic and...
Businesses Warn Fear of Lawsuits Could Stall Rebooting of Economy; Urge Coordination April 15, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson Litigation surrounding coronavirus responses is already underway and businesses are warning that the fear of more lawsuits could hinder the...
P/C Insurance Is Industry Least Likely to Default Due to Coronavirus: S&P Credit Analysis April 13, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson Compared to others, the property/casualty insurance industry is weathering the coronavirus crisis rather well. The property/casualty insurance is the least-impacted...