Small business owners who want to use independent contractors need to be sure these workers really aren’t employees. Federal and state government agencies are on the lookout for businesses that use independent contractors, or freelancers, to evade Social Security, Medicare …
Manipulating a cellphone was a contributing factor in more than 800 crash deaths on U.S. roads during 2017 amid a marked increase in the percentage of drivers observed interacting with cellphones, new research by the insurance institute for highway safety …
Robots aren’t replacing everyone, but a quarter of U.S. jobs will be severely disrupted as artificial intelligence accelerates the automation of existing work, according to a new Brookings Institution report. The report says roughly 36 million Americans hold jobs with …
AmWINS Group, Inc., a global distributor of specialty insurance products and services, has launched a new product designed to protect insureds against social engineering losses while also providing education and risk mitigation services. Losses covered under the new product can …
Authorities say a possible tornado damaged several homes and downed trees and powerlines as a line of storms crossed central Florida. News outlets report winds tore much of the roof off of the parsonage at Tuscanooga Baptist Church near Orlando …
INSUREtrust has added Rachel Boyd as a Professional Lines account executive on Executive Vice President Christiaan Durdaller’s brokering team. Boyd has seven years of wholesale experience in management liability, allied healthcare, medical mal practice, cyber and miscellaneous professional liability. She …
Florida will get potentially hundreds of million dollars for Hurricane Michael recovery after President Donald Trump agreed to expand the number of days the federal government will reimburse state and local governments for cleanup efforts, the state’s governor announced Thursday. …
Louisiana ranks among the most dangerous areas for pedestrians in a new national report. The state is listed as fourth in the nation for pedestrian fatalities in the report released by Smart Growth America. In Louisiana, 1,047 walkers were hit …
An arctic blast spread painful cold across the Midwest on Friday, closing schools, opening warming centers and even intimidating ice fishermen in a taste of the even more dangerous weather expected next week. Forecasters called it a replay of the …
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner James Donelon on Jan. 25 issued a bulletin to insurers operating in his state, asking that they help out policyholders affected by the federal government shutdown by “exercising leniency” in the case of late premium payments. Oklahoma …
