RAND Study Eyes Impact of Legal System Abuse and Social Inflation August 22, 2024 A study from RAND found that rising litigation rates, trial awards and claim severity are consistent with the expected effects...
Big Tech Wants AI to Be Regulated. Why Do They Oppose a California AI Bill? August 22, 2024 By Greg Bensinger California legislators are set to vote on a bill as soon as this week that would broadly regulate how artificial...
Musk’s Ban on Remote Work at X Beats Disability Bias Claim for Now August 22, 2024 By Daniel Wiessner A federal judge in California on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit accusing social media platform X of forcing out workers with...
Family of Man Fatally Shot Sues West Hartford Police, Seeks Federal Probe August 22, 2024 By Dave Collins The family of a man fatally shot by a Connecticut police officer as he tried to flee in a stolen...
People Moves: California Commissioner Makes Appointments to Insurance Boards and WCIRB Governing Committee August 22, 2024 California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara named several new members to the state’s insurance advisory boards and committees. Timothy Hyamn was...
Washington State Meter Reader Pleads Guilty in Workers’ Comp Scam August 22, 2024 A 56-year-old former Washington State meter reader who claimed she was so traumatized from a workplace dog attack that she...
Virginia County Police Report Some Success Against High-End Theft Rings August 22, 2024 By Matthew Barakat It took seven people, 15 seconds and a fire extinguisher. With that, a seven-person crew from Pennsylvania made off with...
Compounding Disasters in Lake Charles Highlight Need for Disaster Preparedness August 21, 2024 By Tracy Kijewski-Correa Most Americans will remember 2020 as the year when the pandemic changed everything. But for Lake Charles, Louisiana, and its...
People Moves: Alliant Insurance Services Adds Heter to Midwest Team August 21, 2024 Alliant Insurance Services, headquartered in Irvine, California, named Brad Heter as vice president and producer within its employee benefits group...
People Moves: Alliant Appoints Aguirre to Lead New Commercial Surety Practice August 21, 2024 Alliant Insurance Services, headquartered in Irvine, California, named Alliant Specialty Senior Vice President Orlando Aguirre as the leader of its...