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...
U.S. Retailers Warned About Hacking Software September 8, 2014 More than 1,000 U.S. retailers could be infected with malicious software lurking in their cash register computers, allowing hackers to...
Coverholders Playing Greater Role in Lloyd’s Global Expansion September 8, 2014 By Charles E. Boyle Lloyd’s of London began and remains a specialized market (not an insurance company). It accepts risks that are too large,...
Everyone Likes a Hard Insurance Market, Right? September 8, 2014 By Stephanie K. Jones What’s the big deal with a hard property/casualty insurance market? Everyone likes one, said Art Davis, president of Colony Specialty,...