Suez Canal Blockage Continues to Disrupt Global Trade, Hitting Supply Chains April 9, 2021 By Jonathan Saul and Timothy Aeppel LONDON/LOS ANGELES – A backlog of container ships carrying consumer goods has grown in some key strategic ports after a...
Indiana Senate OKs Bill Making Pregnant Worker Accommodations Optional April 9, 2021 By Casey Smith Indiana legislators gave final approval to a bill that won’t require businesses to make accommodations for pregnant workers, despite an...
SEC Warns SPACs Aren’t a Way to Avoid Securities Laws April 9, 2021 By Ben Bain The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has a fresh warning for the booming SPAC market: Blank-check companies aren’t an end-around...
Applied Analytics Isn’t Just for Insurers. Startups Help Claimants Get In On the Action. April 9, 2021 By Jim Sams Lee Fogle reached down to save his 12-lb. Yorkshire terrier Nemo as a pit bull lunged forward. The attacking dog’s...
The Hilb Group Acquires Indiana’s STAR Insurance April 9, 2021 Hilb Group LLC (THG), a property/casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage and advisory firm headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, has acquired...
Industry Watchers Weigh-in on ‘Concerning’ California Workers’ Comp Bills April 8, 2021 By Don Jergler A handful of workers’ compensation bills make their way through state Legislature every year that catch the attention of those...
Why Character Is So Important for Underwriting Surety Bonds April 8, 2021 By Darrel Lamb, CPCU, AFSB When a surety company asks personal questions of construction clients, they may think the surety is too invasive. Here’s why...
California FAIR Plan Endorses Bill Expanding Coverage to Farms April 8, 2021 The California FAIR Plan Association is publicly supporting a bill to amend the California Insurance Code to allow the FAIR...
Cannabis Broker Spotlight: Kamel with All-Risks Got into the Budding Business to Help a Friend and He Hasn’t Regretted It April 8, 2021 By Don Jergler Editor’s note: This part of a series of profiles on cannabis brokers, in which Insurance Journal explores why and how...
Union Sues Northwest Louisiana School System Over ‘Heroes’ Stipend April 8, 2021 A teachers union has sued a northwest Louisiana school system, saying a $1,000 bonus discriminates against women, older workers and...