California Reports 2016 Fatal Occupational Injuries Down January 8, 2018 The California Department of Industrial Relations is reporting that 376 Californians died on the job in 2016, down slightly from...
Experts See Expanding Role for Parametric Insurance, Including for U.S. Disasters January 8, 2018 By Denise Johnson Catastrophic losses this year due to extreme weather events have led to a growing interest in parametric insurance in the...
Takata Airbag Led to Fatality in Louisiana Honda Civic Crash January 8, 2018 Honda Motor Co.’s North American unit and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration confirmed that a ruptured airbag inflator of...
People January 8, 2018 Encino, Calif.-based Answer Financial has named Kevin Smith director of business development. Smith will report to Tom Capp, senior vice...
Top Insurtech Predictions for 2018 January 8, 2018 By Ted Devine Insurtech is often framed as a force of disruption in the insurance industry. But technology doesn’t disrupt the industry –...
Louisiana Citizens Policy Count Dropping Again January 8, 2018 The Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) estimates that the state’s property insurer of last resort has gone from the third...
California Company Has Marijuana License, But Its Workers Still Arrested January 8, 2018 By Michael Balsamo and Don Thompson The confusing rollout of marijuana regulations in California has been underscored in Mendocino County, where local authorities licensed a company...
Sexual Harassment: Employment Liability Tipping Point January 8, 2018 By Andrea Wells From Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein to famed television journalist Matt Lauer, to thousands of others speaking out through the social...
Texas Workers’ Comp Costs Continue to Drop January 8, 2018 More Texas businesses are providing workers’ compensation insurance as the cost of coverage continues to decline, according to the Texas...
Zurich Shares Lessons from First Earn-and-Learn U.S. Apprenticeship Class January 8, 2018 By Stephanie K. Jones In early 2016, Zurich North America teamed up with William Rainey Harper College in Palatine, Ill., to offer an apprenticeship...