The Massachusetts Appeals Court has affirmed the Department of Industrial Accidents (DIA) reviewing board’s decision in a case involving how interest should be assessed on unpaid workers’ compensation claims. The DIA is responsible for overseeing the workers’ compensation system in …
The Massachusetts Appeals Court has reversed a lower court’s ruling in a case examining whether damage to scallops at a seafood processing facility, when the cause of damage is unknown, constitutes an occurrence within a commercial general liability (CGL) policy. …
The Massachusetts Appeals Court has upheld a Superior Court decision that defendant, Norfolk & Dedham Mutual Fire Insurance Co., did not engage in unfair settlement practices in its handling of a personal injury claim. The court also reversed the portions …
Physical property damage due to natural disasters, weather-related or man-made incidents, can be relatively straightforward to assess, but understanding how a different form of property causes damage can be a little more ambiguous, according to panelists at the recent Professional …
After more than 50 years in business, The Graham Company, a Philadelphia, Penn.-based insurance and employee benefits broker, is now 100 percent employee owned through an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP). This move serves to further the firm’s strategy of …
Karl Siegfried, senior vice president of Loss Control & Safety Services at Portland, Maine-headquartered MEMIC Group, recently spoke with Insurance Journal about the safety management team that is in place at MEMIC and the ways in which it seeks to …
Bill Anderson, a managing partner of Brooklyn, New York-based Art Guard, recently spoke with Insurance Journal about issues related to insurance and artwork. Anderson has observed that roughly more than 50% of art thefts occur at private homes, and with …
While the full implications of the New York State Department of Financial Services’ (DFS) cybersecurity regulation, which went into effect March 1, are still being realized by the insurance industry, many are beginning to question the regulation’s impact to directors …
After more than 50 years in business, The Graham Company, a Philadelphia, Penn.-based insurance and employee benefits broker, has become 100% employee owned through an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP). This move serves to further the firm’s strategy of remaining …
Physical property damage due to natural disasters, weather-related or man-made incidents can be relatively straightforward to assess, but understanding how a different form of property causes damage can be a little more ambiguous, according to a group of panelists at …
