California Workers’ Comp Insurer Combined Losses and Expenses in 2022 Were $15B July 17, 2023 The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California released its report on workers’ compensation losses and expenses for 2022. Key...
Sublimit Left Out of Policy, But Liberty Mutual Firm Avoids Huge Payout Anyway July 17, 2023 What happens when an insurance carrier, its underwriter, a broker and the insured all forget to make sure a sublimit...
California Sits Far Atop National EV Policy Scorecard List July 17, 2023 California ranked first in strengthening policies to enable widespread use of electric cars, trucks, and buses, according to a national...
Louisiana Pharmacy Fined $275K for Controlled Substances Act Violations July 17, 2023 A Port Allen, Louisiana pharmacy and its owner must pay $275,000 to resolve a federal civil lawsuit under the Controlled...
More Than 17 Million Properties Face Substantial Flood Risk: Study July 17, 2023 By Ezra Amacher More than half of the U.S. population resides in a county that is likely to experience stormwater system failure due...
Report Looks at Long COVID Claims in California Workers’ Comp July 3, 2023 Roughly 13% of COVID-19 claims with medical payments received treatments for long COVID symptoms in the workers’ compensation system, a...
Colorado’s Most Destructive Wildfire Caused by Embers From Old Fire, Sparks From Power Line July 3, 2023 By Jesse Bedayn, Colleen Slevin and Mead Gruver Embers from a smoldering scrap wood fire outside a home days earlier and a sparking power line caused a Colorado...
Missouri Man Pleads Guilty to $1.1M Insurance Fraud Scheme July 3, 2023 A Missouri man has pleaded guilty in federal court to his role in a $1.1 million insurance fraud conspiracy that...
Family of Ohio Black Man Killed by Police Allege Excessive Force July 3, 2023 By Samantha Hendrickson The eight police officers who shot Jayland Walker last summer used excessive force when they fired 94 bullets at him...
New Mexico Reaches $500M Settlement with Walgreens in Opioid Case July 3, 2023 New Mexico has settled with Walgreens for $500 million over the pharmacy chain’s role in distributing highly addictive prescription painkillers....