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...
Producer Compliance in California: The Top Three Regulatory Danger Zones May 15, 2017 By Mark B. Robinson Like Big Brother, California’s Department of Insurance is watching you. Okay, perhaps not literally — and certainly not all of...
Partial Settlement for Victims of California Balcony Fall May 15, 2017 By Janie Har The victims of a balcony collapse in Berkeley, Calif., that killed six college students have reached a settlement with some...
Nevada Lawmakers Pushing Blood-Only Detection of Marijuana DUIs May 15, 2017 By Alison Noon Weighing in on how Nevada should test people for stoned driving, lawmakers advanced a measure to eliminate urine samples as...
Illinois’ Cost per Workers’ Comp Claim Trending Down May 15, 2017 The average total cost of a workers’ compensation claim in Illinois has dropped by 6.4 percent since 2010, but the...
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...