Cascading Extreme Weather Events Unleash Billions in Damages Globally March 10, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan, Mary Hui and Joe Wertz First came a dry spell that parched the land, then a spark, followed by some wind. Suddenly, swaths of South...
Washington Timber Company Fined $114K for Child Labor Violations March 10, 2025 A Washington timber company was fined $114,300 for reportedly violating state and federal child labor regulations. The violations involve a...
Honolulu Allowing Some Developers to OK Their Own Projects March 10, 2025 By Ben Angarone More than a year after the Honolulu City Council created a program to reduce the city’s backlog of building permit...
How Much Do Independent Insurance Agents Make? March 10, 2025 By Darkhorse Insurance Before venturing into independent insurance sales, it’s crucial to consider the variable earnings potential, which is influenced by a range...
Maryland Report Says Many Workers Misclassified, Costing $59M in Workers’ Comp March 10, 2025 Worker misclassification in Maryland is widespread, leaving thousands of workers without injury protection and depriving insurance companies of more than...
New York Fines Three Dozen Auto Insurers $20M for Slow Reporting on Policies. Insurers Say There’s More to the Story March 10, 2025 The New York State Department of Financial Services in February issued more than $20 million in fines against three dozen...
AM Best Revises Outlook to Negative for Michigan’s Hastings March 10, 2025 AM Best has revised the outlook to negative from stable for the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) and affirmed...
Ex-Ohio Police Officer Sentenced for Starting Arson Fires March 10, 2025 A former Ohio fire department administrator and police officer was sentenced in federal court here to 18 months in prison...
Court Rules Against Michigan Gardener Whose Organic Lawn Was Destroyed March 10, 2025 A Michigan court struck down a large chunk of an $88,550 verdict for a Detroit-area organic gardener whose beloved clover...
Small, Medium-Sized Firms Lacking in ‘Continuity’ Planning: Survey March 10, 2025 Mid- and small-market businesses (SMBs) face a lot of the same big-picture challenges, but how they prioritize risk, spending, and...