Mississippi AG Sues Over State Farm Katrina Claims May 4, 2015 Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood has sued State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. for allegedly shifting hundreds of millions of...
Michigan Workers’ Comp Costs Drop, Employment Rises May 4, 2015 By Stephanie K. Jones Michigan has had some positive developments on the employment and workers’ compensation fronts lately and state officials have been eager...
Georgia High Court Sides with XL in Consent to Settlement Dispute May 4, 2015 The Georgia Supreme Court denied an insured’s bad faith claim against its insurer for its refusal to pay a settlement...
Chicago Agent Glad She Made the Captive-to-Independent Leap May 4, 2015 By Stephanie K. Jones Making the jump from a being a captive agent to an independent one is not for the faint of heart,...
Tennessee Workers Comp Opt-Out Legislation Revised, Ready for Next Session May 4, 2015 By Amy O'Connor Legislation seeking to provide Tennessee employers with an option to the current workers’ compensation system has been amended and deferred...
Wisconsin Legislature Passes Ridesharing Bill May 4, 2015 The Wisconsin Senate has approved a bill that would create statewide regulations on ridesharing companies such as Uber and Lyft....
NCCI to Run Tennessee Workers’ Comp Plan May 4, 2015 The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance (TDCI) has chosen the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) as the new...
Missouri Bill with Medical Malpractice Caps Sent to Governor May 4, 2015 A measure to reinstate limits on lawsuit awards for pain and suffering in medical malpractice cases is heading to Missouri...
Alabama Lawmakers Dismiss Bill Barring Teens from Riding in Truck Beds May 4, 2015 Alabama lawmakers won’t bar teens from riding in the back of pickup trucks after most acknowledged they’ve ridden back there...
Researchers in Oklahoma Developing Seasonal Tornado Forecasts May 4, 2015 Weather researchers in Oklahoma are working on a method to develop seasonal tornado forecasts that could predict the likelihood of...