Is Automation the Answer to Microbusiness Insurance Profitability? August 21, 2023 By Allen Laman Could self-service and digital quoting and binding be gamechangers for independent agents and brokers working in microbusiness lines? Though they’re...
Big ‘I’ Report: Independent Agency Channel Slowly Growing August 21, 2023 The independent agency channel is holding ground and showing slow, steady gains in lines of business penetration, including homeowners, according...
Nonprofits and Risk Management August 21, 2023 By Patrick Wraight When you ask the internet what a nonprofit organization is, you get several answers. Many of those answers have to...
$40M Lawsuit by Virginia Teacher Who Was Shot: Civil Court or Workers’ Compensation? August 7, 2023 Lawyers for a teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student in Virginia board, argued that discovery should wait can...
Fun Equals Risk. Sigh. August 7, 2023 By Jahna Jacobson Those in the insurance industry tend to view everything through a lens of risk and responsibility. Sure, that game/sport/amusement/party looks...
Vermont Workers’ Comp Changes Now in Effect August 7, 2023 Vermont’s workers’ compensation benefits for temporary total disability and for dependent children, as well as the work search requirement for...
New Mexico Jury Awards $485M in Sexual Assault Case August 7, 2023 A jury has awarded $485 million in damages in a civil case brought on behalf of an 8-year-old girl who...
La. Insurers Ordered to Still Communicate With MMA Policyholders August 7, 2023 By Jim Sams A day after the Louisiana Supreme Court announced that it is lifting a stay on hurricane-damage lawsuits filed by McClenny...
Audit: California State University Campuses Mishandled Sexual Harassment Allegations August 7, 2023 By Sophie Austin A flawed policy at California State University, the largest higher education system in the country, contributed to the closure of...
The Good, Bad and Ugly of Litigation Financing August 7, 2023 By Jim Sams In insurance defense attorney Dennis Kass’ world, litigation financing firms lurk behind the scenes, pushing plaintiffs to undergo as much...