Lessons from Ransomware Payments by CNA, JBS and Colonial Pipeline December 6, 2021 By Andrew G. Simpson In March 2021, CNA Financial Corp., one of the country’s largest insurance companies, suffered a ransomware attack from a cybercriminal...
Ho Ho Homeowners Questions December 6, 2021 By Bill Wilson A consumer contacted me via email with an interesting coverage inquiry: “Two questions, please: “I have an in-home ‘business’ involving...
What’s on Hiring Managers’ Minds as We Enter 2022? December 6, 2021 By David Coons The past two years have been steeped in turbulence, testing the agility of both employees and organizational leaders. From changes...
Where Employers Stand on Vaccines, ‘New Normal’ Workplace, Remote Work, Travel December 6, 2021 Although more than half (57%) of U.S. employers say they require or plan to require COVID-19 vaccinations of employees, much...
Why Millions Have Left Workforce During Pandemic December 6, 2021 Approximately five million people in the U.S. are unemployed or have left the workforce since the pandemic began, and it...
California Commissioner Orders FAIR Plan to offer More Commercial Coverage December 6, 2021 California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara in late November ordered the FAIR Plan to implement his mandated increases to its decades-old...
Lawsuit Says Dairy Company is Misrepresenting Hawaii Links December 6, 2021 A food distributor in Hawaii has filed a federal lawsuit against a dairy company because milk from the mainland is...
Organized Fraud Ring in California Sentenced for 15 Staged Collisions December 6, 2021 Los Angeles, California residents Victor Valle-Diaz, 55, Eduardo Retana, 25, and Ausencio Gomez, 46, were sentenced to serve in state...
Demand Outpacing Supply in One of Best E&S Markets in 50 Years, Industry Veteran Says November 15, 2021 By Susanne Sclafane The chair of W.R. Berkley Corp. has been observing conditions in the excess and surplus and specialty markets for more...
Hiring in A Virtual World: How to Successfully Compete for Talent November 15, 2021 By Catherine Oak and Bill Schoeffler We just attended a Bend Venture Conference event this past week (in Bend, Oregon) that included many angel investors on...