Will Uber Employee Status Ruling in California Impact Its Business Model? June 17, 2015 By Don Jergler An Uber driver is an employee not a contractor, according to a California Labor Commission ruling on Wednesday that opens...
New Vermont Law Makes Child Safety Priority June 17, 2015 By Wilson Ring Vermont’s new child safety law shifts the state’s priority in protecting children to their well-being from an imperative to reunite...
Marsh Launches Diagnostic Tool to Estimate Clients’ Total Cost of Risk June 17, 2015 Marsh has unveiled a new casualty cost diagnostic tool powered by its analytics that provides clients enhanced awareness of their...
Lincoln, Nebraska OKs $1M to Help Victims of Sewer Backups June 17, 2015 The City Council in Lincoln, Neb., has approved a $1 million disaster assistance program to aid Lincoln residents whose homes...
York Challenges Louisiana’s Award of Insurance Program Contract June 17, 2015 A company passed over by the Jindal administration to run Louisiana’s self-insurance program claims it suffered bias in its losing...
New Insurance Fraud Fighting Laws in Effect in Minnesota June 17, 2015 Minnesota now has two new laws that allow civil actions against those who commit insurance fraud, the Coalition Against Insurance...
Alliant Insurance Services Hires Ostrau as Senior VP in New York June 17, 2015 Alliant Insurance Services, a specialty insurance brokerage based in Newport Beach, California, hired Jon Ostrau as senior vice president for...
One Dead as Tropical Depression Bill Batters Texas June 17, 2015 By Jon Herskovitz Though Tropical Storm Bill has been downgraded to a tropical depression, as it moves across Texas its heavy rains are...
Missouri Manufacturer Cited for Worker’s Death, Fined $71K June 17, 2015 The federal government has cited a Springfield, Mo.-based manufacturer after a worker at the company plant died in January. The...
Ex-Employee at Houston Store Gets Prison for Insurance Fraud June 17, 2015 An ex-claims worker at a Houston decor store has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison and must...