There’s No ‘Typical’ Day at Work for Whirlpool’s Director of Risk Management May 15, 2017 By Stephanie K. Jones How do you incorporate a sustainable and cohesive enterprise risk management system across a company that has nearly 100,000 employees,...
American Family Disagrees with Jury Finding that Agents Are Employees May 15, 2017 By Stephanie K. Jones A federal jury in Cleveland, Ohio, on April 18 determined that thousands of agents with Madison, Wisconsin-based (AmFam) are employees,...
Florida Lawmakers Once Again Fail to Pass AOB Claims Reform May 15, 2017 By Amy O'Connor Florida lawmakers have once again let slip an opportunity to address insurance claims abuse, as legislation failed to make it...
Atkins Appointed Kentucky Insurance Commish May 15, 2017 Nancy G. Atkins has been appointed Commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Insurance (KYDOI), in the wake of Brian Maynard’s...
Florida Fails to Pass Workers’ Compensation Reform May 15, 2017 By Amy O'Connor Florida businesses shouldn’t expect relief for workers’ compensation rates, this year at least. The Florida Legislature failed to pass legislation...
Crumbling South Carolina Roads Cost State Nearly $50M in Driver Claims Since 2010 May 15, 2017 Taxpayers are spending more to settle claims for vehicles damaged and wrecked on South Carolina’s crumbling roads. The State newspaper...
Massachusetts Court Reverses Ruling in Rotten Seafood Coverage Dispute May 15, 2017 By Elizabeth Blosfield The Massachusetts Appeals Court has reversed a lower court’s ruling in a case examining whether damage to scallops at a...
Q&A: Art Theft and Its Impact on the Insurance Industry May 15, 2017 By Elizabeth Blosfield Bill Anderson, a managing partner of Brooklyn, New York-based Art Guard, recently spoke with Insurance Journal about issues related to...
Storm-Related Arkansas Crop Losses Estimated at $64.5M May 15, 2017 Flooding and severe weather this year have caused an estimated $64.5 million in damage to Arkansas croplands, according to the...
Insurance Industry-Backed Storm Damage Bill Passes Texas House May 15, 2017 By Stephanie K. Jones The passage in the Texas House of a bill limiting liability for property insurance companies sued by policyholders following weather...