Are Too Many Comp Claims Being Opposed? Some Major Employers Think So December 14, 2021 By William Rabb Employers may be warming up to the idea that fighting some workers’ compensation claims and medical treatments can be counterproductive,...
400 Adjuster Firms Licensed Under Florida’s New Law December 14, 2021 More than 400 claims-adjusting firms have been licensed in Florida in the last month, in keeping with a state law...
Why OSHA Is Investigating Amazon Worker Deaths at Illinois Building Hit by Tornado December 14, 2021 By Richa Naidu EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — The U.S. workplace safety watchdog is investigating the circumstances around the collapse during Friday night’s storm of...
Chubb Agrees to Pay $800M Toward Boy Scouts Sex Abuse Claims Deal December 13, 2021 By Maria Chutchian One of the Boy Scouts of America’s primary insurers, Chubb Ltd. unit Century Indemnity Company, said on Monday it will...
Tornadoes That Ripped Across Central U.S. Could Be Costliest Outbreak on Record December 13, 2021 By William Rabb and Elizabeth Blosfield A group of tornadoes that tore across the central U.S. on December 10 and 11 resulted in widespread damage in...
Oklahoma Grass Fire Forces Evacuations December 13, 2021 A grass fire in southwestern Oklahoma that forced evacuations was about 95 percent contained by late Friday, Dec. 10, emergency...
High Street Acquires Nebraska’s GTA Insurance Group December 13, 2021 High Street Insurance Partners has acquired Nebraska-based GTA Insurance Group. GTA Insurance Group provides comprehensive insurance and risk management solutions...
Insurance Losses for October Storms in Southern Australia Estimated at A$1.03B December 13, 2021 The initial industry loss estimates for Southern Australia’s severe storms, which occurred during the period of Oct. 28-30, 2021, are...
Strong Winds Cause Michigan Power Outages December 13, 2021 Strong winds across Michigan caused tens of thousands of new electrical outages Saturday, Dec. 11 and frustrated efforts to repair...
Tornados Leave 2 Dead in Arkansas; Governor Says State Avoided Worst of Storm December 13, 2021 Two people were killed in northeastern Arkansas as tornadoes struck several states in the region, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Saturday,...