Workers Refusing Unsafe Work May Be Able to Get Unemployment Insurance February 1, 2021 By Ann Saphir and Jonnelle Marte Many workers called back by employers resuming or expanding operations despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic face a dilemma: return to...
OSHA Issues COVID-19 Workplace Safety Guidance February 1, 2021 By Joseph Pisani President Joe Biden’s administration released new workplace guidelines Friday that signaled a more proactive approach to protecting workers from the...
Insurance Déjà Vu: Vaccines, AI, Litigation, Recession Made Headlines 10 Years Ago February 1, 2021 By Andrew G. Simpson How much have things changed for the insurance industry in the past decade? Judging by feature headlines from Insurance Journal...
Analysis: User Pact, Section 230 Likely to Shield Robinhood, Reddit From Lawsuits February 1, 2021 By Tom Hals Robinhood Markets Inc.’s user agreement is likely to protect the brokerage app from a barrage of lawsuits filed by customers...
National General Expands Beyond Floods Product Into 13 Additional States January 29, 2021 National General Holdings Corp., a specialty personal lines insurance holding company owned by Allstate, has expanded its private flood product,...
SolarWinds Attackers Focused on Cyber and Tech Firms January 29, 2021 By Kartikay Mehrotra and Alyza Sebenius Whether it was opportunity, strategy or sheer chutzpah, the suspected Russian hackers behind a massive cyber-attack revealed last month focused...
Cryptocurrency Crime Drops in 2020 but ‘Decentralized Finance’ Losses Rise: Study January 29, 2021 By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss Losses from cryptocurrency theft, hacks and fraud fell 57% last year to $1.9 billion, as market participants boosted security systems,...
AM Best Upgrades Credit Ratings of Kemper P/C Group and Its Subsidiaries January 29, 2021 AM Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit...
Coalition Adds 5 Hires to Middle Market Production Underwriting Team January 29, 2021 Coalition has appointed five new production underwriters to help grow and serve the company’s middle market relationships. New Coalition production...
Low-Level Jobs, Less School Could Mean Costly Auto Policies January 29, 2021 By Katherine Chiglinsky Drivers with less education and lower-ranking jobs could wind up paying more for auto insurance, magnifying the impact of systemic...