Utility Investigated But Didn’t Find Gas Leak Before Fatal Maryland House Explosion September 9, 2024 By Brian Witte A technician responding to a power outage at a Maryland home and a neighbor both reported smelling gas the night...
Strengthening Gulf Storm Could Slam Texas, Louisiana Coasts September 9, 2024 By Alicia Diaz and Brian K. Sullivan A storm system in the Gulf of Mexico is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane early this week, bringing heavy...
New York State Mandates Panic Buttons for Large Retailers September 9, 2024 By Siddharth Cavale New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Thursday signed a new law requiring retailers to boost safety protections for store workers,...
California Companies Wrote Their Own Gig Worker Law, but Now No One Is Enforcing It September 9, 2024 By Levi Sumagaysay Nearly four years after California voters approved better wages and health benefits for ride-hailing drivers and delivery workers, no one...
Real-Time Rating and Quoting: A Game Changer for Underwriters September 9, 2024 By Srinu Kalyan In the fast-paced insurance industry, efficiency and accuracy are paramount. Real-time rating and quoting have emerged as game changers for...
Unauthorized Passengers in Cargo Transportation: Risks and Considerations September 9, 2024 By IAT Insurance Group In 2019, a woman died after a semi-truck hauling avocados swerved and struck a parked vehicle, attempting to avoid a...
‘Sustainable’ Logging Operations Are Clear-Cutting Canada’s Climate-Fighting Forests September 9, 2024 By Chris Kirkham, Grant Smith and Jessica DiNapoli With its vast expanses of forest, Canada has the most “certified” sustainable timber operations of any nation, according to the...
Louisiana Launches Lottery System for Fortify Homes Program Grants September 6, 2024 The Louisiana Department of Insurance announced that registration for the next round of Louisiana Fortify Homes Program (LFHP) grants will...
Contractor Agrees to Iowa Consent Order Regarding Unlicensed Public Adjusting September 6, 2024 By Ezra Amacher The Iowa Insurance Division entered into a consent order with a Midwest roofing contractor on Sept. 5 following a June...
Drought Shrivels the Mississippi River and Threatens to Disrupt US Food Exports September 6, 2024 By Brian K. Sullivan and Tarso Veloso Drought across the central US is shrinking the Mississippi River, sending barge rates soaring and threatening to roil shipments of...