Penn. Supreme Court Says Malice Not Required to Win Bad Faith Claims October 16, 2017 By Elizabeth Blosfield The Pennsylvania Supreme Court unanimously affirmed a decision by the state’s Superior Court that although ill-will or malice is one...
Texas Windstorm Association Extends Deadline for Post-Harvey Appraisal Requests October 16, 2017 As of Oct. 4, the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA), the insurer of last resort for wind and hail along...
SILVER Best Agency to Work For – KMRD Partners October 16, 2017 By Elizabeth Blosfield One of the first messages that appears on KMRD Partners Inc.’s website is a slogan that says, “We never stop...
Oklahoma’s High Court Strikes Down Another Provision of the State’s Workers’ Comp Law October 16, 2017 By Stephanie K. Jones The Oklahoma Supreme Court, by a vote of 5 to 3, with one recusal, has overturned another part of Oklahoma’s...
Worker Safety, Regulation Overload Among Highlights of Drone Expo in California October 16, 2017 By Don Jergler Drones may already be impacting the world of workers’ compensation. Fewer workers on communications towers are falling to their deaths,...
SILVER Best Agency to Work For – Insgroup October 16, 2017 By Stephanie K. Jones Even before its offices were inundated with 10 feet of water by Hurricane Harvey, Insgroup’s employees were proclaiming the agency’s...
Directors for Hawaii Workers’ Comp Insurer HEMIC Declare $3.5M Dividend October 16, 2017 The board of directors of Hawaii Employers’ Mutual Insurance Company Inc. has declared a $3.5 million dividend payable to qualifying...
Louisiana Governor Unhappy State Was Left Out of Disaster Tax Relief Program October 16, 2017 Gov. John Bel Edwards’ is disappointed that Louisiana has been left out of a federal program providing disaster tax relief...
Mississippi City Wants Insurer to Pay for Building Collapse Clean Up October 16, 2017 A southwest Mississippi city is trying to get paid for $370,000 it’s spent cleaning up a building that collapsed July...
Getting Highly Automated Vehicles on the Road October 16, 2017 By Hilary Rowen A number of current vehicle safety standards are blocking the development of the more sophisticated self-driving cars and trucks. The...