‘TN Together’ Plan to Curb State Opioid Epidemic Takes Effect July 16, 2018 Requirements aimed at curbing Tennessee’s opioid epidemic are now in effect. The new laws are part of Republican Gov. Bill...
Mulready Wins GOP Primary for Insurance Commissioner, Faces Fobbs in November July 16, 2018 Glen Mulready, a long-time insurance professional and state representative, has won the nomination to run as the Republican candidate for...
Former FEMA Head Wright Now Leading IBHS July 16, 2018 The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) selected Roy E. Wright in April as the next president and...
J.D. Power: Why Lemonade’s Policy 2.0 Matters July 16, 2018 By Tom Super Recently, insurtech start-up Lemonade announced a product initiative called Policy 2.0. According to Lemonade, it will simplify the language within...
Florida’s Citizens Delays Decision on Proposed Rate Increases July 2, 2018 By Amy O'Connor Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. will wait until December to determine its 2019 insurance rates and whether it will approve...
Report: California Self-Insured Workers’ Comp Claims Rose Only Slightly Last Year July 2, 2018 California public self-insured workers’ compensation claims from fiscal year 2016-2017 rose less than 0.4 percent compared to the corresponding data...
Mississippi Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Crash Suit by Helicopter Pilot July 2, 2018 The Mississippi Supreme Court has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed over a 2009 helicopter accident that left its...
California Workers’ Comp Rating Bureau Exploring Blockchain, Behavioral Science July 2, 2018 By Don Jergler One wouldn’t normally associate blockchain with workers’ compensation, two completely different industries that seem worlds apart. But as it turns...
Part of Building Collapses in Pennsylvania, Killing One of Two Trapped Workers July 2, 2018 A two-story home being demolished in Philadelphia, Penn., partially collapsed, killing one of two contractors who had been trapped, officials...
Iowa Court: Contract Workers May Sue for Wrongful Discharge July 2, 2018 Two former Iowa Workforce Development judges may sue the agency for wrongful discharge after the Iowa Supreme Court made significant...