Articles by Elizabeth Blosfield

Elizabeth Blosfield is Deputy Editor for Carrier Management. She can be reached at eblosfield@wellsmedia.com.

Insurance Industry Sees Challenges with New York City Crawler Crane Requirements

The Department of Buildings of the City of New York’s (DOB) recent move to better regulate crawler crane operations in New York City has led to concern for some in the insurance industry that a stricter regulatory environment could make …

Q&A: Deloitte Insurance Expert Discusses Hurricane Season and Flood Insurance

Although Atlantic hurricane season ends in November, cleanup from any damage seen on the East Coast could last beyond the end of the season. Some coastal areas, such as Virginia Beach, were impacted this season, particularly by flooding. Flooding is …

Court Rules in Favor of Massachusetts Insurers Insolvency Fund in Workers’ Comp Suit

The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts ruled that the Massachusetts Insurers Insolvency Fund is authorized to recover certain amounts paid by the Fund in workers’ compensation benefits on behalf of Berkshire Bank. The lawsuit, Massachusetts Insurers Insolvency Fund v. Berkshire …

Delaware Elects Navarro as Insurance Commissioner

Delaware has elected New Castle County Sheriff, Trinidad Navarro, as its next insurance commissioner. Navarro won the race against Republican Jeff Cragg and is set to succeed Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart. “For too long, Delaware insurance consumers have not had …

Rutgers Law School in New Jersey Launches Project to Improve Homeowners’ Insurance

Rutgers Law School’s Camden, N.J., location, in collaboration with United Policyholders, is seeking to improve homeowners’ insurance nationally through its recently launched project. The Rutgers Center for Risk and Responsibility at Rutgers Law School in Camden and United Policyholders have …

Delaware Elects Navarro as Insurance Commissioner

Delaware has elected New Castle County Sheriff, Trinidad Navarro, as its next insurance commissioner. Navarro won the race against Republican Jeff Cragg and is set to succeed Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart. “For too long, Delaware insurance consumers have not had …

BRONZE Best Agency to Work for 2016: East: The Rowley Agency

Best Agency to Work For – BRONZE The Rowley Agency, Concord, New Hampshire The Rowley Agency, a Concord, N.H., headquartered independent insurance agency, has been in business for 50 years. The staff’s commitment to maintaining a family environment is one …

Court Rules in Favor of Massachusetts Insurers Insolvency Fund in Workers’ Comp Suit

The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts in Boston, Mass., has ruled that the Massachusetts Insurers Insolvency Fund is authorized to recover certain amounts paid by the fund in workers’ compensation benefits on behalf of Berkshire Bank. The lawsuit, Massachusetts Insurers …

Industry Needs to Address Gaps in Workers’ Compensation, AMCOMP Panelists Say

At the American Society of Workers’ Compensation Professionals (AMCOMP) Fall Meeting held recently in New York, Mark Walls, vice president of communications and strategic analysis at Safety National, and Kimberly George, senior vice president at Sedgwick, discussed a lack of …

Insurance Industry Urged to Weigh Shift to Intangible Risks

Panelists at a New York event hosted by Lloyd’s, the world’s specialist insurance market, and the American Security Project, a nonpartisan national security think-tank, urged the insurance industry to plan ahead and work to better understand how to invest in …