Mitigation Takes Center Stage in Hardening Cyber Market August 16, 2021 By Tom Wetzel Hard markets are nothing new — agents have dealt with them for decades and the forces that trigger them, including...
5.44% Workers’ Comp Rate Decrease OK’d in Wisconsin August 2, 2021 Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Mark Afable approved an overall 5.44% decrease in workers’ compensation insurance rates, effective Oct. 1, 2021. It’s...
TSLA’s Patterson Honored by Texas House for 40 Years of Service August 2, 2021 In 2006, when Jean Patterson, executive director of the Texas Surplus Lines Association, was marking her 25 years with the...
Judge: Assertion of Virus’ Presence a Reason for Case Against Ohio Insurer to Proceed August 2, 2021 A gym and fitness center in Pennsylvania won a minor victory on July 13 in a dispute with an Ohio-based...
Wisconsin Now Has a New Insurance Cybersecurity Law August 2, 2021 Wisconsin’s governor signed into law legislation creating new cybersecurity requirements for protecting data collected by the insurance industry. Gov. Tony...
A Look at Possible Coverage Implications of the Champlain Towers Condominium Collapse August 2, 2021 By Patrick Wraight I’m finding it difficult to write an insurance piece about the recent collapse of the Champlain Towers Condominium. Before I...
Lessons from the Pandemic for Workers’ Compensation August 2, 2021 By Bill Donnell The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us tough lessons. We have learned the strengths and limitations of globalization, our public health...
Drugmaker Endo Agrees to $35M Opioid Settlement With Tennessee Local Governments August 2, 2021 By Brendan Pierson Endo International Plc has agreed to pay $35 million to settle a lawsuit by Tennessee local governments and on behalf...
Economic Recovery Brings Opportunity to Agents Who are Ready August 2, 2021 By Tony Caldwell Do you remember the first time you rode a roller coaster? I do, and I was absolutely terrified when I...
Jury Convicts Suspended Georgia Commissioner Beck on Fraud, Laundering Charges August 2, 2021 Jurors convicted suspended Georgia insurance commissioner Jim Beck on 37 counts of mail fraud, wire fraud and money laundering and...