Tech Talk: Speed-to-Value and the AI Revolution September 18, 2017 By Tom Wetzel The term “speed-to-value” has been around as a management maxim for decades but is being reborn in the digital age...
PEMCO Insurance Launching Rideshare Driver Endorsement in Oregon September 18, 2017 Seattle-based PEMCO Insurance launched an auto policy endorsement for rideshare drivers in Oregon in September. The company said the endorsement...
6 Tips to Consider in a Post-Harvey and Irma Homebuilding Market September 18, 2017 By George Dale The images of familiar places underwater in South Texas and Floria haunt us. The spirit of volunteers risking their lives...
Study: Opioids in California Comp Claims Involving Mental Health September 18, 2017 A new study shows the prevalence of opioids in workers’ compensation claims involving mental health. The study by the California...
Hurricane Costs Become Talk of Monte Carlo’s Reinsurance Rendezvous September 18, 2017 By Tom Sims As Hurricane Irma battered Florida, the cream of the insurance world — gathered in Monte Carlo — was assessing the...
Suit over Kona Beer Not Being Brewed in Hawaii Allowed to Proceed September 18, 2017 Calling Hawaii “a state as well as a state of mind,” a federal judge refused to dismiss a lawsuit accusing...
P/C Direct Premium Written Up 4.5 Percent September 18, 2017 By Douglas A. Powell Direct premium written (DPW) for property/casualty insurance companies continues to increase, albeit gradually. At year-end 2016, approximately $606 billion of...
Oregon Workers’ Comp Costs to Drop for 5th Consecutive Year September 18, 2017 Oregon employers will see a key portion of their workers’ compensation costs drop by an average of 14 percent in...
Brokers Keep Trucking Market Motoring Despite Insurer Exits September 18, 2017 By Andrea Wells Trucking serves as a barometer of the U.S. economy, representing 70.6 percent of all domestic freight transportation tonnage and $676...
Husband’s Death Spurs Widow’s $10M Suit Against Oregon Hospital, Doctors September 18, 2017 The widow of a Eugene, Ore., man who died five days before his 29th birthday seeks $10 million in a...