Employers Fear Long-Term Liability From ‘Take-Home’ COVID-19 Lawsuits January 24, 2022 By Tom Hals As COVID-19 cases surge in the United States, businesses say they fear a California court ruling has increased the likelihood...
I See Dead People… Are They Covered? January 24, 2022 By Bill Wilson The title of this month’s column is obviously a cinematic play on words, referencing the well-known catchphrase from the movie...
More Than 1-in-4 Residents Affected by Climate-Related Extreme Weather in 2021 January 24, 2022 By Don Jergler More than four-in-10 U.S. residents live in a county that was struck by climate-related extreme weather last year, while more...
Special Report: The Charity Issue December 20, 2021 Higginbotham In partnership with the North Texas Community Foundation, Higginbotham created the Higginbotham Community Fund in 2011 to provide monetary...
Arthur J. Gallagher to Pay $40K to Settle Colorado Religious Discrimination Suit December 20, 2021 Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. will pay $40,000 to settle an employment discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment...
Wells Media Group Transitions Ownership to Its Employees December 20, 2021 Wells Media Group, Inc announced that it has become a 100% employee-owned firm via the launch of an Employee Stock...
California Man Arraigned on 14 Counts of Insurance Fraud in ‘Paper Collision’ Scheme December 20, 2021 Farrukh Hussain, 37, of Eastvale, California, was arraigned on 14 felony counts of insurance fraud after allegedly stealing consumers’ identities...
Where Insurance Prices Will Moderate in 2022. And Where They Probably Won’t. December 20, 2021 Commercial insurance prices in general should stabilize in 2022, although not in cyber where increases from 50% to as much...
12 Hiring and Recruiting Ideas for Insurance Organizations December 20, 2021 By Mary Newgard For my last column of 2021 I’m mixing seasonal flavor (cue the 12 Days of Christmas song) with the idea...
Wholesale Brokers Look to Continue Offering Value While Addressing Talent Gap December 20, 2021 By Amy K. O'Connor The wholesale insurance market continues to grow premiums while providing value to retail agents and important options to their customers,...