Potential Wage-and-Hour Claims Could Rise Under New Overtime Rule January 13, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson New federal rules on overtime pay, which began January 1, change for the first time since 2004 the threshold for...
Look! Up in the Sky. Uber and Hyundai Unveil Air Taxi. January 7, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson Uber and Hyundai Motor Co. announced they will develop Uber Air Taxis for a future aerial ride share network. The...
FEMA Renews $1.3 Billion Reinsurance for Flood Program with 27 Carriers January 6, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) FEMA reported its 2020 traditional reinsurance placement for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)...
Hanover Insurance Names Mitchell, Grieco to Key Commercial Lines Posts January 3, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson The Hanover Insurance Group announced leadership appointments in its commercial lines business. Matthew S. Mitchell was appointed president of The...
Insurance Journal’s Top 10 National Stories of 2019 January 2, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson The top Insurance Journal story of the year was about a merger that never happened. On March 5, 2019 a...
12 New Year’s Resolutions for Insurance Agents December 31, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson During the course of a year, Insurance Journal columnists, consultants and other writers dispense countless words of wisdom on how...
Employers Warned of Potential Wage-and-Hour Claims Under New Overtime Rule December 29, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson Time is running out for employers to familiarize themselves with new federal rules on overtime pay. Starting January 1, the...
United Airlines Settles Sexual Harassment Claim Over Explicit Internet Posts by Captain December 27, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson United Airlines has agreed to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit over a captain who continued to post explicit images of...
Cox Communications Found Liable for $1 Billion for Infringing Music Copyrights December 23, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson A U.S. District Court jury last Thursday found telecom company Cox Communications Inc. liable to pay $1 billion to music...
U.S. Government Backs Bayer in Bid to Overturn Roundup Cancer Verdict December 23, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Justice Department said a federal appeals court should reverse a lower court verdict...