Viewpoint: A Review of California’s Workplace Violence Prevention Law March 10, 2025 By David Lawhorn Workers’ compensation insurers and California employers alike have faced new responsibilities for employee safety from July 1, 2024, when legislation...
Preventing the Dreaded ‘Offer Renege’ March 10, 2025 By Mary Newgard Nothing feels like a bigger gut punch than when a candidate reneges on an offer. I assume you’re like me...
Preventing Workplace Violence Not One-Size-Fits-All Exercise: Risk Management Experts March 10, 2025 By L.S. Howard Businesses are now required to implement robust workplace violence prevention plans in California under a new law that became effective...
I Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Insurance Agent March 10, 2025 By Chris Burand This is obviously a warped paraphrase of the famous line from “The Treasure of the Sierra Madre,” “Badges! I don’t...
FEMA to Borrow $2 Billion to Pay Flood Claims After Hurricanes Helene and Milton March 10, 2025 By Chad Hemenway The Federal Emergency Management Agency said in February that it needs to borrow $2 billion from the U.S. Treasury to...
Small, Medium-Sized Firms Lacking in ‘Continuity’ Planning: Survey March 10, 2025 Mid- and small-market businesses (SMBs) face a lot of the same big-picture challenges, but how they prioritize risk, spending, and...
Washington Bill Would Provide Restitution for Policyholders Harmed by Insurers March 10, 2025 A bill to allow the Washington’s insurance commissioner to order restitution for policyholders harmed by insurance companies moved out of...
Court Rules Against Michigan Gardener Whose Organic Lawn Was Destroyed March 10, 2025 A Michigan court struck down a large chunk of an $88,550 verdict for a Detroit-area organic gardener whose beloved clover...
AM Best Revises Outlooks to Negative for Mercury and Subsidiaries Over LA Wildfires March 10, 2025 AM Best revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the...
Ex-Ohio Police Officer Sentenced for Starting Arson Fires March 10, 2025 A former Ohio fire department administrator and police officer was sentenced in federal court here to 18 months in prison...