Workers’ compensation wonk Alex Swedlow will become the fourth president of the California Workers’ Compensation Institute following the announced retirement of J. Michael Nolan as president of the group. Nolan’s retirement is effective May 1. CWCI’s board of directors named …
More data is power, but then again knowledge goes only so far – especially in workers’ compensation. A report out in late February shows continued workers’ comp rate decreases on average countrywide through 2011, but don’t expect that to continue, …
San Diego, Calif.-based Mitchell, a provider of technology and information to the property/casualty claims and collision repair industries, recently released its predictions for trends related to cloud computing and big data analytics. The company homes in on trends it believes …
California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones treaded lightly when discussing a fee increase on insurance licenses to be announced officially next week, but didn’t pull any punches when delivering his thoughts on navigators and the Affordable Care Act. Jones spoke to …
A report out Thursday that details responses to a climate change survey from insurers doing business in California, Washington and New York shows many insurers are prepared to deal with today’s extreme weather events, but not longer-term “baseline changes” driven …
Workers’ compensation wonk Alex Swedlow will become the fourth president of the California Workers’ Compensation Institute in 50 years following the announced retirement on Monday of J. Michael Nolan as president of the group. Nolan’s retirement is effective May 1. …
New safeguards to prevent state-set fires from going out of control have won unanimous approval in the state Senate, and a new report is noting “serious concerns” with two mass calling systems that were used to send evacuation notices to …
More data is power, but then again knowledge goes only so far – especially in workers’ compensation. A report out on Tuesday shows continued workers’ comp rate decreases on average countrywide through 2011, but don’t expect that to continue, one …
Officials at Pacific Gas and Electric Co. are boosting the utility’s training on safety procedures after the deaths of three workers in three years, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. The deaths prompted PG&E officials to revamp electrical workers’ training, to …
Still struggling through the recession, the last thing the nonprofit sector needed is the negative publicity generated by Jerry Sandusky and Lance Armstrong. The recession was hard on just about everyone, particularly the nonprofit arena and those who provide services …
