15 Military Families in Washington Sue Private Company Over Housing Conditions June 7, 2021 Fifteen military families have filed a lawsuit against a private company that manages housing at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington...
Cal/OSHA Cites Foster Farms, Agencies for COVID-19 Violations June 7, 2021 Cal/OSHA has cited Foster Poultry Farms Inc. in Livingston, Calif., and four staffing agencies for not protecting workers from COVID-19....
California’s Harsh EPLI Landscape Made Worse by COVID June 7, 2021 By Don Jergler It’s common knowledge that the employee practices liability insurance arena nationwide has been unfriendly to buyers. Earlier this year, a...
Former Washington Logger Charged in Nearly $300K Workers’ Comp Scam June 7, 2021 A Cowlitz County, Wash., man stands accused of faking injuries to collect nearly $300,000 in workers’ compensation benefits. James Joseph...
Top California EPLI Settlements June 7, 2021 A Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan report lists the top EPLI settlements from 2015 to 2020, with four of the top...
Western U.S. Wildfires Have Made Insurance Tough for Contractors June 7, 2021 By Don Jergler Things look bad with California’s ever-sooner wildfire season seemingly approaching and what’s shaping up to be a severe drought across...
How Auto Insurers, Consumers Rode the Bumpy Year of Pandemic May 17, 2021 The U.S. auto insurance market experienced market disruption due to pandemic-related shopping volatility, an uptick in dangerous driving, policy renewal...
How Insurance Agencies Find Sales Talent in Small Markets May 17, 2021 By Mary Newgard Dear Mary, we are one of the largest insurance agencies in our state. Our plan is to remain independent and...
How to Increase Flood Insurance Take-Up Using Behavioral Economics Insights May 17, 2021 By Alexa Wiese Proper application of behavioral economics can improve take-up of flood insurance and narrow the protection gap. Sounds farfetched? Let’s dig...
Insuring Cyber Podcast: Social Engineering Risks Rising, but Cyber Coverage Still Lacks May 17, 2021 By Elizabeth Blosfield The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the work environment in many ways, and cyber experts say one unfortunate result of the...