Texas Workers’ Comp Research Group to Complete Report Card, Study Compound Drugs June 5, 2017 The Texas Workers’ Compensation Research and Evaluation Group has released its 2017 research agenda, a blueprint for its efforts to...
Texas Senate Passes Texting While Driving Ban June 5, 2017 The Texas Senate on May 19 passed a measure banning texting while driving statewide. HB 62 by Midland Rep. Tom...
Texas ‘Industrial Insureds’ Bill Signed into Law June 5, 2017 The Texas Legislature has passed a bill exempting certain commercial insureds from the requirement that agents make a “diligent effort”...
90% of Louisiana Parishes Declared Disaster Areas in Last 18 Months June 5, 2017 In advance of the start of the Atlantic hurricane season, the Louisiana Department of Insurance pointed out that over the...
Louisiana, Arkansas Enact Flooding Emergency Rules June 5, 2017 Both Louisiana and Arkansas recently enacted emergency regulations aimed at protecting insureds in the aftermath of devastating floods in those...
Oklahoma Court Affirms Employer’s Right to Choose Provider June 5, 2017 An Oklahoma civil appeals court ruled in favor of an employer and its insurer by upholding an order by the...
Properties of Arkansas Police, Firefighters Target of Suspicious Fires June 5, 2017 Authorities in a small Arkansas town say local police and firefighters are being targeted by suspicious fires and vandalism. No...
P/C Industry Posts $4.7B Net Underwriting Loss in 2016 June 5, 2017 Private U.S. property/casualty insurers lost big in 2016, reporting a $4.7 billion net underwriting loss driven, in part, by higher...
A Millennial Says: Individual Development Plans, Pay Incentives Help Nurture Younger Staff June 5, 2017 The insurance and risk management fields are professions with legions of rapidly-retiring older employees, and they struggle to hire and...
Declarations June 5, 2017 No Place to Go “When your house comes apart like that, there’s no place to go. I thought this is...