Traffic Deaths Up 10.5% in First Three Months of 2021 September 20, 2021 By David Shepardson New data shows a sustained increase in U.S. traffic deaths that regulators ascribe to impaired driving, speeding, a failure to...
Insurers Ordered to Pay Louisiana Policyholders’ Ida Evacuation Expenses September 20, 2021 Louisiana’s top insurance regulator on Sept. 7 directed insurance companies pay policyholders’ Hurricane Ida evacuation expenses. Directive 218, issued by...
California Lawmakers Vote to Limit Secret Settlements September 20, 2021 By Adam Beam The California Legislature voted to guarantee people can call out their bosses publicly in most harassment and discrimination cases. When...
Oregon Workers’ Comp Costs to Drop for 9th Year September 20, 2021 Oregon employers will pay on average less for workers’ compensation coverage in 2021, the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business...
$3M Deal Reached in Arrest of Colorado Woman with Dementia September 20, 2021 By Colleen Slevin A Colorado city has agreed to pay $3 million to a woman with dementia who was roughly arrested by police...
A Matter of National Security: Compliance with Foreign Assets Control Regulations September 20, 2021 By Mark Robinson and Bradley Henry Many in the insurance space are blind to the fact that the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is lurking...
Agency Partnerships: The Breakthrough Force in Distribution September 20, 2021 By Andrea Wells Agency partnerships and networks continue to grow in strength and numbers as independent agencies, large and small, look to these...
AIR: Hurricane Ida Losses Could Reach $30B September 20, 2021 Modeling firm AIR Worldwide updated its insured loss estimates for Hurricane Ida and now projects that Ida’s insured industry losses...
‘Hey, Insurance Industry: What About Us?’ Ask Small Businesses as Satisfaction Wanes September 6, 2021 Insurance carriers and agents may want to pay more attention to small business insurance customers, especially those with commercial auto...
How the Pandemic Changed Employment (And How That’s Here to Stay) September 6, 2021 By Sharon Emek No one needs to be told how rough 2020 was. But perhaps organizations — agencies, brokerages, and insurers in particular...