Ohio Supreme Court: Armed School Employees Must Have Training July 5, 2021 By Andrew Welsh-Huggins School districts that allow employees to be armed must also require police-level training for those workers, a divided Ohio Supreme...
4 Texas Windstorm Insurance Bills Signed by Governor in 2021 July 5, 2021 By Stephanie K. Jones In previous legislative years, Texas lawmakers have attempted to tackle the problems of funding for and management of Texas’ insurer...
Allstate CEO Strategy: More Independent Agents But No More ‘Human Modems’ July 5, 2021 By Alwyn Scott Allstate Corp. wants to buy more independent insurance agencies this year to build the business it acquired with its purchase...
Child Sex Abuse Victims to Have More Time to File Suit in Louisiana July 5, 2021 Gov. John Bel Edwards has signed legislation removing deadlines for Louisiana’s child sex abuse victims to pursue damages in civil...
Forgotten Your Passwords? They Soon May Be Lost Altogether – with Insurers’ Help June 21, 2021 By James Patterson The most popular password in 2020 was exposed almost 24 million times and took less than a second to crack....
Hurricanes: Not If, But When, How Many, How Intense June 21, 2021 By Stephanie K. Jones Like death and taxes, the annual hurricane season can be counted on as a sure thing. The number and intensity...
Homeowners’ Form and Endorsement Changes Coming in ISO’s 2022 Multistate Filing June 21, 2021 By Christopher J. Boggs Insurance Services Office (ISO) has released its upcoming homeowners’ multi-state filing. This first major revision in over 11 years is...
Insurers Can’t Mandate Use of Designated Auto Repair Shop, Arkansas Commissioner Says June 21, 2021 Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Alan McClain has reminded insured Arkansans seeking automobile repairs that insurance companies cannot require automobile repairs be...
How Agents Can Help Construction Clients Prepare for Post-Pandemic Growth June 21, 2021 By Peter McMurtrie Nearly a decade of continuous construction industry growth was halted in 2020 as the industry battled direct and collateral effects...
Rise in Texas Workers’ Comp Claims in 2020 Ends 20-Year Downward Trend June 21, 2021 Despite the economic slowdown resulting from the COVID-19 business closures, the total number of workers’ compensation claims reported to the...