May 2, 2022 Workers’ Compensation Report Workers’ Comp Directory Markets: Healthcare & Medical Professional Liability

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In this Issue

• Features
  Coming Soon: A Florida Special Session on Insurance. But Will it Come Soon Enough?
  Florida's governor has said he plans to call a special legislative...

National Coverage

• Editor's Note
  New Working World
  The world of work is experiencing a transformation driven by the...
• Features
  Federal Judge Approves $85 Million Settlement in Zoom Case
  A federal judge in California approved an $85 million settlement...
• Features
  Cyber Premiums Rapidly Grew 74% in 2021: Fitch
  According to estimates by Fitch Ratings, direct written premiums...
• Features
  Dog-Related Claims Cost U.S. Home Insurers Nearly $900M in 2021
  Dog bites and other dog-related injuries accounted for more than...
• Features
  U.S. Trucking Downturn Foreshadows Possible Economic Gloom
  Craig Fuller monitors millions of transactions between U.S. truckers...
• Features
  Natural Disasters Cost Global Economy $32B in Q1, With Only $14B Insured: Aon
  Preliminary economic losses from natural hazards during the first...
• Features
  Aspen Becomes 17th Insurer to Stop Insuring Canada’s Trans Mountain Pipeline
  Lloyd's of London syndicate Aspen Insurance has decided to cut ties...
• Features
  Nursing Malpractice Coverage Brings Peace of Mind
  Health care is a highly complex and ever-changing environment that...
• Features
  Malpractice Insurance Premiums Increased 22%, Despite Fewer Claims
  The number of malpractice claims filed against hospitals and...
• Features
  A Paradigm Shift, from ‘Buying Insurance’ to ‘Selling Risk’
  Rising commercial property insurance costs have gotten the attention...
• Features
  McDonald’s Beats Back Challenge to Settlement With U.S. Labor Agency
  McDonald's Corp. last month defeated a union-backed organizing...
• Features
  Allstate to Increase Magnitude of Auto Rate Hikes in 2022
  Allstate said it is raising auto insurance rates more due to...
• Features
  Risky Driving Increases as Sleep Apnea Worsens
  Drivers who have sleep apnea can be a high risk behind the wheel,...
• Features
  Workers’ Comp: A Shining Star in the P/C Sky, But the Future Is Less Bright as Workforce Changes
  Workers' compensation continues to be the shining star in the...
• Features
  Remote Work and the Risks
  While most remote workers tend to be in "white collar" jobs with less...
• Features
  Mental Health and Social Determinants of Health
  The pandemic has led to a rise in mental health-related workers' comp...
• Features
  Logic & Language and Forms & Facts, Insuring College Students
  "Whether four years of strenuous attention to football and...
• Features
  Policy Checking: It Is the Right Thing to Do
  I recently read an E&O claim in which the agency involved seemed...
• Features
  What It Takes to Hire Insurance Talent in Today’s Job Market
  Dear Mary, Your team is in the thick of recruiting every day, not...
• Features
  Why Carriers Partner with Agency Networks
  If you're an independent agent who is thinking about joining a...
• Features
  The Booming Female-Owned Home-Based Business Market
  The world of work is changing fast, with the pull of the digital...
• People & Places
  People & Places
  National American International Group (AIG) named Tom Bolt executive...
• Business Moves
  Business Moves
  National SIAA, Rogue Risk SIAA (Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance)...
• Declarations
  Declarations
  Abuse of the Court System "There is a good argument here that these...