First Half of Year Recorded 18% increase in Road Fatalities October 29, 2021 Traffic deaths across the country soared by 18.4% in the first six months of 2021, the largest number of projected...
Striking McDonald’s Workers Protest Alleged Workplace Harassment, Violence October 29, 2021 By Dee-Ann Durbin McDonald’s workers in 12 U.S. cities walked off the job Tuesday to protest what they say is an ongoing problem...
Senate Confirms Parker as OSHA Chief October 28, 2021 The U.S. Senate has approved Douglas Parker, former California workplace safety chief, as assistant secretary of labor at the Labor...
Kemper $17.6M Data Breach Settlement Wins Preliminary Court Approval October 28, 2021 By Andrew G. Simpson Kemper Insurance has won preliminary approval of its $17.6 million proposal to settle a class action stemming from two data...
Legal, Insurance, Safety Issues Swirl Around ‘Rust’ Movie Set Shooting October 28, 2021 By Anthony McCartney, Stefanie Dazio and Lindsey Bahr Alec Baldwin the actor, who pulled the trigger on a prop gun while filming “Rust” in New Mexico and unwittingly...
Report Finds Meat Plant Workers’ COVID Cases Much Higher Than Previous Estimates October 28, 2021 By Leah Douglas Workers at the leading U.S. meatpacking plants experienced cases and death from COVID-19 that were up to three times previous...
For Home Insurers, Weather Proves More Costly While COVID Measures Lower Claims October 28, 2021 Catastrophic weather events such as wildfires, hurricanes and floods caused 39% of home insurance claims in 2020 – the highest...
Chubb Sees Profit Jump on Premium Growth, Underwriting Income October 27, 2021 Global insurer Chubb’s third quarter net income soared more than 58 percent year-over-year, as premium gains continued their double-digit climb....
Global $10.5B Insurtech Funding Train Leaving Many Startups Behind, WTW Advises October 27, 2021 While global investment in insurtechs continues to rise, not all insurtechs are benefitting. Rather, much of the funding is focused...
Unvaccinated Pilots Costing It Millions in Paid Leave, United Airlines Tells Judge October 27, 2021 By Erik Larson United Airlines Inc. told a federal judge the company is spending millions on paid leave for unvaccinated pilots because their...