A new report shows global legal cannabis spending grew to $36 billion in 2023, and more importantly, that languishing sales in longer-legal states may soon start to swing back up – two big, encouraging signs for insuring cannabis specialists. BDSA, …
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau plans to submit to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) insurer-specific California workers’ comp terrorism exposure data, including policy counts, payroll and terrorism premium information, by March 1. The data from the WCIRB, …
Somali reporter Abdalle Ahmed Mumin was doubly distressed when he heard that a colleague had been abducted by masked gunmen at the University of Mogadishu on the morning of Aug. 17. A fellow journalist was missing and Mumin – the …
About 20 % of patients whose medical records showed them as being alive with a serious illness were in fact deceased according to California data, leading to hundreds of unnecessary interactions such as appointment reminders, prescription refills and other kinds …
Physicians Insurance A Mutual Company reported a security incident affecting the personal information for some third-party contractors and the health information for some of its insureds’ patients. “Although we have no evidence to suggest that any personal information has been …
The California Privacy Protection Agency finalized its first substantive rulemaking package to further implement the California Consumer Privacy Act, which was approved by the California Office of Administrative Law. The approved regulations, which are effective immediately, update existing CCPA regulations …
A county in Washington inadvertently released nearly half a million partial Social Security Numbers when responding to a routine public records request in December, according to county officials. The Pierce County Auditor’s Office, which mistakenly released the sensitive data, said …
When the Supreme Court last June stripped away constitutional protections for abortion, concerns grew over the use of period tracking apps because they aren’t protected by federal privacy laws. Privacy experts have said they fear pregnancies could be surveilled and …
The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) is accepting public comments on a proposed rule to make editorial updates and correct obsolete references in 28 Texas Administrative Code §102.11(b)(1). The proposed changes will direct the public to …
California corrections officials said that there has been a potential exposure of medical information for employees and visitors who were tested for the coronavirus, although they have not found any improper use despite the data breach. The data was for …
