What the Recessionary Environment Means for E&O Exposures February 8, 2021 By Gregory W. Leffard 2020 was a year of disruption, change and challenges. Businesses were forced as never before to adapt in order to...
COVID-19 and Employment Practices Litigation February 8, 2021 By Patrick Wraight As soon as the first community was shut down to slow the spread of the coronavirus or the first announcement...
Global Catastrophe Economic Losses Largely Unaddressed by Insurance February 8, 2021 There were 416 natural catastrophe events globally in 2020 that resulted in economic losses of $268 billion – 8% more...
Deadly Dallas Natural Gas Explosion ‘Could Have Been Prevented,’ NTSB Says January 25, 2021 By Jamie Stengle A natural gas explosion at a Dallas home that killed a 12-year-old girl came after an energy company failed to...
Flood Lessons Learned from the 2020 Hurricane Season January 25, 2021 By Jim Albert The grim statistical tally of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season highlighted a dramatic year, one that saw the most active...
Goosehead Insurance Employee Who Participated in Storming of Capitol Fired January 25, 2021 By Amy O'Connor and Andrew G. Simpson Texas-based personal lines insurance agency Goosehead Insurance fired an employee who participated in the storming of the U.S. Capitol on...
Texas Windstorm Insurer’s Rate Hike Request Denied January 25, 2021 Texas regulators in early January rejected a request for a 5% rate increase by the state’s insurer of last resort...
Tougher Rules for Louisiana Car Accident Lawsuits in Effect January 25, 2021 By Melinda Deslatte Louisiana motorists filing car accident lawsuits will encounter tougher rules to win damage awards, under a new law championed by...
Florida’s Citizens Ends Moratorium on Cancellations, Nonrenewals January 25, 2021 By Amy O'Connor After extending the moratorium on cancellations and nonrenewals put into place at the start of the pandemic, Citizens Property Insurance...
California Insurance Agents Arraigned in $687K Grand Theft Scheme January 25, 2021 Licensed insurance agents Robert Farmer, 65, of Camarillo, Calif., and Marion Urcan, 67, of Agoura Hills, Calif., were arraigned in...