E&O Insights: Insuring Restaurants and Taverns Presents Some Real E&O Risks May 4, 2015 By Curtis M. Pearsall Although most agencies insure at least one restaurant or tavern, this shouldn’t suggest that they are easy accounts to write....
N.J. Consumers to Get 1-Page Homeowners Policy Summary May 4, 2015 The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance announced that starting in June, New Jersey consumers buying or renewing homeowners,...
CDI: True Religion Subcontractor Underreported $78M in Payroll May 4, 2015 The owners of sewing companies subcontracted by True Religion Brand Jeans were arrested in mid-April on 18 felony counts of...
EEOC: Md. Regulatory Agency Violated Equal Pay Act May 4, 2015 The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed a lawsuit against the Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA), alleging that Maryland’s...
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...
10 Most Common and Costliest Small Business Claims April 20, 2015 Four out of 10 small businesses are likely to experience a property or general liability claim in the next 10...