Forest managers would prefer to use prescribed burns every few years to help prevent costly wildfires and rebuild unhealthy ecosystems, but hurdles like staffing, budget, liability and new development hinder them. That’s according to a University of Florida study. Fighting …
Michigan employer healthcare costs are rising at an average of only 3 percent after plan changes, the lowest rate of change in over 10 years, according to a survey released by Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC. Conducted annually for 12 …
For the second consecutive year, medical malpractice payouts in 2014 increased over four percent from the previous year. After declining from 2003 through 2012, malpractice payouts started to rise in 2013 and continued to rise at a steady pace in …
A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of two women who say their hands were impaled while using Bodum-brand coffee presses. According to the suit, Vanessa Dittenhofer and Julie Jenkerson bought the presses in 2013 from a Starbucks in Portland, …
Despite a decline in the number of jewelry store robberies and burglaries in 2014, dollar losses increased by more than $11 million, according to John Kennedy, president of Jewelers Security Alliance (JSA). Kennedy and Scott Guginsky, vice president of JSA, …
To get on a job, contractors often have to show proof of insurance and name the individuals hiring them as additional insureds on the contractors’ commercial general liability (CGL) policies. By doing this, the individuals hiring the contractors hope that …
The California Assembly is advancing a pair of bills designed to help buildings withstand earthquakes. The legislation approved unanimously earlier this month would expand financial incentives for seismic retrofits. Assembly Bill 428 would establish a 30 percent tax credit to …
Most independent insurance agents are interested in adding new carriers to those they place business with — but very few independent agents are interested in adding new products to the selection of products and services that they offer customers. This …
Thousands of Americans have been working to prepare their homes and businesses for this year’s Atlantic hurricane season which began on June 1, so why isn’t Congress taking steps to get its own house in order? Members of Congress can’t …
Allstate Corp. announced its plan to grow its exclusive agency count and hire more licensed sales staff and financial professionals in the Northeast region. Allstate said in May that it seeks to appoint 63 new Allstate-exclusive agency owners, approximately 172 …
