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...
Insureds Rarely Have Home Inventories Despite Benefits, Say Claims Pros September 8, 2014 By Denise Johnson Despite big storms and wildfires highlighting the need, home inventories are rare, say insurance industry experts. A recent Allstate Insurance...
E&O Insights: Managing Disasters from an E&O Perspective September 8, 2014 By Curtis M. Pearsall If your agency is looking to manage disasters and catastrophes from an errors and omissions (E&O) perspective, could performing account...
Texas Bugatti Owner Destroys Vehicle in Insurance Fraud Scheme September 8, 2014 A Lufkin, Texas, man has pleaded guilty to federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, according to an announcement...
Widespread Damage from Napa Jolt September 8, 2014 The magnitude 6.1 earthquake that struck Northern California in the early hours of Aug. 24 may cause up to $4...