California Workers’ Comp Written Premium for 2020 Was $1.9B Below 2019 September 28, 2021 Written premium for 2020 was $1.9 billion, or 12%, below that for 2019 and was the lowest since 2012, according...
Apparent US Steel Plant Spill Closes Indiana Beaches September 28, 2021 Indiana Dunes National Park closed its beaches and a northwest Indiana water utility shut down an intake facility after an...
Worker Hurt at North Carolina Plant Where 2 Recently Died September 28, 2021 A worker at a North Carolina plant was taken to a hospital over the weekend after a crane collapsed onto...
Louisiana Extends Hurricane Ida Insurance-Related Emergency Rule September 28, 2021 Louisiana extended the emergency rule that allows suspension of insurance related statutes in the 25 parishes affected by Hurricane Ida,...
COVID-Related Discrimination Lawsuits Filed Against 2 Texas Companies September 28, 2021 Federal officials filed two lawsuits in Texas courts, alleging that a pharmacy in Fabens and a coffeehouse in Ft. Worth...
Brit CEO Wilson on Leave of Absence for Health Reasons; Thompson Named Interim CEO September 28, 2021 Brit Ltd., the London-based insurer and subsidiary of Fairfax Financial Holdings, announced that Matthew Wilson, group CEO, will be taking...
Religious Partners Fear Boy Scouts’ Bankruptcy Plan Leaves Them Unprotected September 28, 2021 By David Crary Amid the Boy Scouts of America’s complex bankruptcy case, there is worsening friction between the BSA and the major religious...
Omaha National Raises $45M, Will Transition to Being Direct Workers’ Compensation Writer September 28, 2021 Technology-enabled workers’ compensation and payroll services provider Omaha National Group, Inc. announced a $45 million Series B round led by...
Investigators Probing Cause of Deadly Montana Train Derailment September 28, 2021 By Amy Beth Hanson, Martha Bellisle and Anita Snow Federal investigators are seeking the cause of an Amtrak train derailment near a switch on tracks in the middle of...
Annual Financial Crime Compliance Costs Rise to $49.9B for Financial Institutions September 28, 2021 Financial crime compliance costs for the U.S. and Canada are at nearly $50 billion in 2021, a rise of almost...