E&O Insights: How Well Do You Know Your Workers’ Compensation Risk? September 22, 2014 By Curtis M. Pearsall The workers’ compensation class of business results in upwards of 10 percent of all errors and omissions (E&O) claims every...
FEMA Wants $5.8M in Sandy Aid Repaid September 22, 2014 When Superstorm Sandy hit nearly two years ago, the Federal Emergency Management Agency quickly sent out $1.4 billion to aid...
Insuring Products of the Mind September 22, 2014 By Andrea Wells The rapid growth in patent infringement litigation in 2013 – almost 6,500 cases, or an increase of 25 percent over...
Mississippi Supreme Court to Decide If Damages Cap Is Constitutional September 22, 2014 By Jack Elliott Jr. The Mississippi Supreme Court is being asked to overturn a state judge’s ruling that a legislatively imposed cap on how...
Top 10 Causes of Business Insurance Losses September 22, 2014 Nearly 70 percent of business financial losses arise from 10 causes of loss, with the largest single identified cause being...
Washington Saw 567 Square Miles Burned by Wildfires September 22, 2014 Wildfires this summer in Washington have burned about 567 square miles. Last year wildfires burned about 156 square miles in...
Top 5 Insurance Industry Misconceptions About Copyright September 22, 2014 By Miles McNamee Few industries understand the concept of risk better than the insurance sector. But what about infringement risk? Sharing published information...
California Workers’ Comp Kaleidoscope Through Conference-Goers’ Eyes September 22, 2014 By Don Jergler Rick Hudson was sitting at his booth at the California Workers’ Compensation & Risk Conference held earlier this month scanning...
OSHA Revises Severe Injury Reporting Rule September 22, 2014 The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a final rule requiring employers to notify OSHA when an...
Agent Steals More Than $100K From California Businesses September 22, 2014 Isidro Santillan, 53, of Pacoima, Calif., has been arrested and charged with 13 counts of grand theft and three counts...