Articles by Stephanie K. Jones

Insurance First and Always

There’s one thing that Mike Bulow has never thought about, and that’s what he would do for employment if he wasn’t in the insurance business. Career-wise, insurance is “the only thing I’ve ever done,” said Bulow, who, with his brother, …

How the Workers’ Compensation Industry Is Embracing Telemedicine

The use of telemedicine may be in its nascent stages within the workers’ compensation system, but the starting line has definitely been crossed with employers and workers’ comp insurers embracing the ability to provide remote medical care to injured employees …

Are Agencies Overpaying for Young Employees Today?

Memo to insurance agency owners seeking to onboard new employees: Expect to pay more, offer more and train more. Those trying to hire know that already. “What we’re seeing in particular in Texas, and I imagine in other places, too, …

Texas Windstorm Insurer Withdraws 10% Rate Increase Filing

By Stephanie K. Jones Texas’ property insurer of last resort for wind and hail along the Texas coast voted at a May 24, 2019, meeting of its board of directors to withdraw a 10% rate increase filed last year that …

Texas Windstorm Insurer Withdraws 10% Rate Increase Filing

Texas’ property insurer of last resort for wind and hail along the Texas coast voted at a May 24, 2019, meeting of its board of directors to withdraw a 10% rate increase filed last year that was subsequently put on …

Louisiana Supreme Court: No Prohibition Against Forum Selection Clause in Commercial Property Policy

The Louisiana Supreme Court has determined that state law does not expressly prohibit a clause in a commercial property insurance policy that specifies that any coverage dispute ending up in litigation must be heard in a forum, or venue, named …

Louisiana Court: Law Doesn’t Prohibit Forum Selection Clause in Commercial Policy

The Louisiana Supreme Court has determined that state law does not expressly prohibit a clause in a commercial property insurance policy that specifies that any coverage dispute ending up in litigation must be heard in a forum, or venue, named …

Iowa Court: No Claim for Workers’ Comp Insurer’s Failure to Inspect Workplace

Iowa’s high court has ruled in favor of a workers’ compensation insurer in a case in which a group of employees and former employees of a manufacturing plant alleged that the insurer failed to protect workers from injury when it …

Texas Revamps Insurance Licensing Process, Call Center Response in Modernization Effort

The Texas agency responsible for regulating insurance business in the state has been on a mission to modernize, increase efficiency, strengthen consumer protections and generally make the organization more user-friendly. With those goals in mind, the Texas Department of Insurance, …

Telemedicine Takes Workers’ Comp Into the Future

The use of telemedicine may be in its nascent stages within the workers’ compensation system, but the starting line has definitely been crossed with employers and workers’ comp insurers embracing the ability to provide remote medical care to injured employees …