California Court Rules Hospitals Can Be Responsible for Abuse by Employees April 18, 2022 A state appeals court ruled that a Southern California hospital can be held responsible for sexual abuse by an employee,...
Rates Up Again in Q1 as Signs May Point to ‘Stronger Increases’: MarketScout April 18, 2022 By Chad Hemenway During the first quarter 2022 buyers of commercial insurance saw average rate increases across all lines of 6%, according to...
D&O Loss Ratios Unchanged by Rate Hikes; Supply Disruption to Fuel Suits April 18, 2022 By Susanne Sclafane Directors and officers liability insurance premium rate hikes have not had the anticipated impacts on loss ratios that carriers had...
Consumer Group Demands Probe After New York Times Reports on Alleged Bias at State Farm April 4, 2022 By Jim Sams A national consumer rights group in late March called on state insurance commissioners to investigate racial bias in claims handling...
Amazon Cited for Unsafe Work Practices at Washington Fulfillment Center April 4, 2022 Amazon is facing a willful serious violation and a $60,000 fine for knowingly putting workers at risk of injury at...
Will Companies Exiting Russia Be Able to Recoup Losses With Insurance? April 4, 2022 By Tom Hals Hundreds of companies have said they are withdrawing or suspending operations in Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, from energy...
Former Licensed California Agent Faces Insurance Fraud Charges April 4, 2022 A former licensed California insurance agent has been charged with 11 felony counts including identity theft, grand theft and embezzlement...
Employers Adapting to New World of Worries April 4, 2022 By Andrea Wells Insurers Seek Policies on Diversity, Pay Equity, Social Media, COVID, Even Facial Scans The past few years have been filled...
Pinnacol Distributes $50M in Dividends to 51K Colorado Companies April 4, 2022 Pinnacol Assurance is distributing general dividend checks to its customers totaling $50 million. Pinnacol has also lowered premium rates by...
Why Political Risk Coverage Is Needed Now April 4, 2022 By Kevin McPoyle Seemingly endless machinations of the Russian leadership affecting Ukraine and its citizens have prompted multiple Western-based businesses to shut down,...