Workers’ Comp Profits at Risk from Growing Competition, Lower Rates: A.M. Best January 13, 2020 Workers’ compensation carriers’ ability to retain profitable accounts and maintain market share could be challenged due to declining rates and...
Potential Wage-and-Hour Claims Could Rise Under New Overtime Rule January 13, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson New federal rules on overtime pay, which began January 1, change for the first time since 2004 the threshold for...
January 2020 Reinsurance Renewals Varied Significantly, Brokers Say January 13, 2020 By L.S. Howard The January 2020 reinsurance renewals saw significant variation in pricing and capacity depending on geography, line of business, cedents’ loss...
Industry Trends to Exploit for 2020 January 13, 2020 By Catherine Oak and Bill Schoeffler The insurance industry is so intertwined into the economy and society, that just about any noticeable change in either will...
How Technology Can Transform the Way Agencies Sell and Service Commercial Lines January 13, 2020 By Michael Rabinowitz Consumers are embracing digital purchasing habits, and that is creating new challenges for independent insurance agencies. At first these were...
Employment Practices – Liability Claims in 2020 January 13, 2020 By Elizabeth Blosfield After Back to the Future 2 was released in 1989, moviegoers could observe Marty McFly as he traveled to his...
Why It’s Not So Easy Getting Insurers to Defend in Sexual Harassment Cases January 13, 2020 By Jim Sams While Harvey Weinstein’s insurers have reportedly agreed to pay $47 million to settle civil suits against the movie producer, most...
More Injuries Among Retail Workers in Texas Compared to Other Industries January 13, 2020 The Texas Department of Insurance reported that according to federal Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data there are more workers...
Women Sue Frontier Airlines in Colorado Over Sex Assaults by Passengers January 13, 2020 Two women who say they were sexually assaulted by passengers on Frontier Airlines flights sued the Denver-based budget carrier for...
Women Win $13M in Lawsuit Against Porn Site in California January 13, 2020 The owners and operators of a San Diego, Calif.-based porn website must pay $12.7 million after a judge found them...