It’s no secret that the U.S. property/casualty insurance industry does not always enjoy a sterling reputation among consumers. As one insurance professor recently put it, the industry’s rank in public opinion is somewhere between that of personal injury lawyers and …
Bbusiness email compromise (BEC) is one of the most financially damaging online crimes, according to the FBI’s Internet Crime Report. In 2022, there were nearly 22,000 related complaints, and businesses lost more than $2.7 billion to these scams. BEC is …
After learning about green buildings, after examining their structural characteristics that may not be covered by traditional insurance policies, and after studying green rating guides and the commissioning process, Stephen Bushnell came to a notable conclusion. “It seems that green …
California contractors began the year with many challenges: increasing wages and qualified labor shortages, high inflation impacting availability of credit and a slowing economy. However, while wages have been increasing, workers’ compensation rates are at a 25-year low per the …
Human service organizations play a critical role in our communities, making an important difference for the populations they serve. With demand for their services higher than ever, many human services organizations are facing staffing challenges — especially those providing direct …
Seventeen former field inspectors for a company that provided damage estimates for McClenney Moseley & Associates filed a lawsuit against their former employer, saying they are owed for bonuses that were promised but never paid and uncompensated overtime. The plaintiffs …
About three years ago, I published a book of 1,500 of my favorite quotations. As I was working on an updated edition recently, I came across a quote by 19th century British philosopher John Ruskin that I believe has significant …
Attorneys representing the family of a worker who was killed in a fire at a Texas City, Texas, refinery and another worker who was hospitalized said on Wednesday they have filed or would soon file injury claims against top U.S. …
It seems almost weekly there is a story or two in the national headlines addressing gun violence in the U.S., and a recent Insurance Journal article indicated respondents of a survey thought insurance could have a role in firearm safety. …
When federal workplace safety investigators opened inspections in December 2022 at two Dollar General stores in southeast Oklahoma, they found blocked exit routes and walkways exposing employees to fire hazards, the same types of violations investigators discovered in stores across …
