Umbrella or Excess Liability: What’s the Difference? June 15, 2020 By Patrick Wraight Do I need an umbrella policy or an excess policy? Is there a difference and does anyone care? There are...
What’s New Today in Producer Compensation? June 15, 2020 By Bill Schoeffler and Catherine Oak What makes a good and motivating producer compensation model does not need to be rocket science. The key is to...
Building a Post-Pandemic Construction Market June 15, 2020 By Andrea Wells The construction industry is one segment of the economy that could emerge from the pandemic stronger. That’s good news for...
Lexington Insurance Wins Texas Battle of Hurricane Harvey Deductibles June 15, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson In a case of competing deductibles, a federal appeals court has sided with an insurer and against the owner of...
Oklahoma Court: Home Warranty Contract Is Insurance; Forced Arbitration not Allowed June 15, 2020 By Stephanie K. Jones A home warranty contract is an insurance contract. That’s the conclusion of the Oklahoma Supreme Court in a case in...
6-in-10 Homes in High-Risk Flood Zones Lack Flood Insurance June 15, 2020 As the Atlantic hurricane season gets underway, a new report analyzing 100 of the largest U.S. cities shows where homeowners...
Cities Get Creative to Tame Stormwater Floods June 15, 2020 By Janet McConnaughey For more than a century, New Orleans has depended on canals and pumps to get rid of stormwater in a...
Nursing Home With Oregon’s Deadliest Virus Outbreak Sued June 1, 2020 The daughter of a woman who died after contracting the coronavirus at a Portland long-term care facility filed a $1.8...
When Insurers Deny Claims, Brokers Are Next in Line for Allegations of Wrongdoing June 1, 2020 By Nicole C. Wixted and Jason Brost In the wake of government orders shutting down or seriously limiting the operations of businesses to deal with the COVID-19...
Study: Sharp Drop in California Workers’ Comp Independent Medical Reviews June 1, 2020 The number of Independent Medical Review determination letters, a process used to resolve California workers’ compensation medical disputes, fell sharply...