Louisiana Ramps Up Effort to Stop Worker Misclassification November 6, 2017 State and federal government entities that have been partnering since 2013 on a Louisiana task force targeting employers who misclassify...
People November 6, 2017 Dallas-based independent insurance brokerage RHSB has named Julia Miller Spracklen J.D. as chief operating officer and Courtney Woodruff as senior...
N.Y. Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgement in $58M Insurance Dispute October 16, 2017 By Elizabeth Blosfield The Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court, First Department, has affirmed an earlier Supreme Court decision to grant...
Texas Harvey Recovery Czar Says Insurance Industry Needs to ‘Step Up’ October 16, 2017 By Stephanie K. Jones The insurance industry in Texas is not happy with the state’s so-called Hurricane Harvey recovery czar. Texas A&M University Chancellor...
Penn. Supreme Court Says Malice Not Required to Win Bad Faith Claims October 16, 2017 By Elizabeth Blosfield The Pennsylvania Supreme Court unanimously affirmed a decision by the state’s Superior Court that although ill-will or malice is one...
Texas Windstorm Association Extends Deadline for Post-Harvey Appraisal Requests October 16, 2017 As of Oct. 4, the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA), the insurer of last resort for wind and hail along...
SILVER Best Agency to Work For – KMRD Partners October 16, 2017 By Elizabeth Blosfield One of the first messages that appears on KMRD Partners Inc.’s website is a slogan that says, “We never stop...
Oklahoma’s High Court Strikes Down Another Provision of the State’s Workers’ Comp Law October 16, 2017 By Stephanie K. Jones The Oklahoma Supreme Court, by a vote of 5 to 3, with one recusal, has overturned another part of Oklahoma’s...
Worker Safety, Regulation Overload Among Highlights of Drone Expo in California October 16, 2017 By Don Jergler Drones may already be impacting the world of workers’ compensation. Fewer workers on communications towers are falling to their deaths,...
SILVER Best Agency to Work For – Insgroup October 16, 2017 By Stephanie K. Jones Even before its offices were inundated with 10 feet of water by Hurricane Harvey, Insgroup’s employees were proclaiming the agency’s...