Growth Partners: Equity Firm Kohlberg Invests in Wholesaler U.S. Risk July 25, 2016 By Stephanie K. Jones Dallas-based international specialty lines underwriting manager and wholesale broker U.S. Risk Insurance Group Inc. has agreed to partner with the...
Friend or Foe? Texas Open-Carry Law a Challenge for Police July 25, 2016 By Lisa Marie Pane Gun-rights activists, some of them wearing camouflage and military-style gear and openly toting rifles and handguns, marched alongside the hundreds...
$1.5M Recovered for Arkansas Insurance Consumers in First Half of 2016 July 25, 2016 Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Allen Kerr says the Consumer Services Division (CSD) of the Arkansas Insurance Department recovered $1,580,421 for Arkansas...
Damage Cost from Texas Spring Hail Storms at Nearly $700M: CoreLogic July 25, 2016 According to new data released by CoreLogic, the 2016 hail season is already one of the most severe in Texas...
Oklahoma Labor Department: OSHA Penalties to Rise Aug. 1 July 25, 2016 The Oklahoma Department of Labor is warning businesses in that state that civil penalty amounts assessed by federal safety regulators...
Workers’ Comp Disability Guidelines Withdrawn from Guidelines.gov July 25, 2016 The Work Loss Data Institute (WLDI) has withdrawn its Official Disability Guidelines from the National Guideline Clearinghouse, a public resource...
Oklahoma High Court: Workers’ Comp Icy Sidewalk ‘Slip and Fall’ Claim Compensable July 25, 2016 By Stephanie K. Jones The Oklahoma Supreme Court reversed the decision of an Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission administrative law judge and ruled that a...
Study Suggests Ways to Identify Unsafe Driving in Older Adults July 25, 2016 It is estimated that nearly half of all drivers on the nation’s roads are over the age of 65 and...
SLSOT’s Essary Intent on Using Data to Better Communicate with Stakeholders July 25, 2016 By Stephanie K. Jones Surplus lines may not be the most widely understood segment of the property/casualty insurance industry but for risk managers of...
Fire Damage at Oklahoma Power Plant Could Reach $200M July 25, 2016 Officials say the cost of damage from a fire at the Grand River Dam Authority’s main generating facility in Chouteau,...