Why Health Insurance & Workers’ Compensation Insurance Are Not True Insurance August 16, 2021 By Chris Burand Fully funded or level funded traditional health insurance provided by employers is not insurance except for people who buy their...
Postmates Paying $1M to Washington Gig Workers in Settlement August 16, 2021 Online food delivery platform Postmates has agreed to pay almost $1 million to settle allegations it violated the city’s paid...
Oklahoma Supreme Court: Progressive’s Uninsured Motorist Exclusion Not Lawful August 16, 2021 Oklahoma’s highest court found that an insurer’s uninsured motorist exclusion violates state law. The Oklahoma Supreme Court came to that...
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...
First Half 2021 Natural Disaster Insured Losses Reach 10-Year High August 2, 2021 Insured losses from natural disasters hit a 10-year high of $42 billion in the first half of 2021, with the...
North Carolina Civil Rights Groups Reach Settlement Over 2020 Clash With Police August 2, 2021 Civil rights groups in North Carolina have reached a settlement with the city of Charlotte and its police department in...
Global P/C Industry Sees Strongest Rate Hikes in 20 Years but Inflation Headwinds Loom August 2, 2021 By L.S. Howard Robust global economic recovery, higher risk awareness and the strongest rate hardening for 20 years in non-life insurance commercial lines...