Federal Flood, States’ Wind Plans Need Further Reforms September 9, 2013 By Young Ha A recent report from the Union of Concerned Scientists, a watchdog group, calls for further reforms to flood and wind...
West Virginia Court Caseload Drop Tied to Workers’ Comp Reform September 9, 2013 By Brock Vergakis The number of filings in the state Supreme Court was the lowest in more than 25 years in 2012, according...
Florida Workers’ Comp Writers Seek 1% Rate Bump September 9, 2013 Florida’s employers can look forward to little, if any, change in their 2014 workers’ compensation rates as the state’s industry-backed...
People – Midwest September 9, 2013 International Excess Program Managers, based in Cleveland, Ohio, added George C. Schmid to its executive team as vice president of...
Wisconsin Supreme Court Narrows Definition of ‘Occurrence’ September 9, 2013 By Burke Coleman Public policy and insurance law allow insurance coverage only for fortuitous events and not for harm or loss resulting from...
Ohio Business Owner Sentenced for Workers’ Comp Fraud September 9, 2013 A Cleveland, Ohio, man has been sentenced after a jury convicted him of failing to maintain workers’ compensation coverage for...
Top 10 States for Extreme Weather Crop Insurance Payouts September 9, 2013 Extreme weather forced the federal crop insurance program to pay out a record-breaking $17.3 billion in crop losses last year,...
People – South Central September 9, 2013 LevelFirst, a wholesale broker and managing general agency based in Dallas, Texas, announced that Brett Biskup has joined the firm...
TWIA Board Votes to Raise Rates by 5% in January September 9, 2013 The board of the insurer of last resort for wind and hail along the Texas coast voted at its August...
Arkansas Researchers: Hill Climbing Tornadoes More Dangerous September 9, 2013 New research from the University of Arkansas finds that tornadoes cause greater damage when traveling uphill — and that the...