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...
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...
Casualty Market for Education: Marsh June 7, 2021 By Andrea Wells There are many segments in the education insurance market ranging from large colleges and universities to smaller K-12 campuses, but...
Permissible Broker-Agent Fees: It’s All a Matter of Geography June 7, 2021 By Mark Robinson Oh, how things vary from state to state. This is particularly true when it comes to insurance laws. As insurance...
How to Manage Social Media Liability in the Workplace: RIMS June 7, 2021 By Andrew G. Simpson “I remember when the worst thing you had to worry about at work was a misdirected reply-to-all on an email.”...