Three Dozen California Bills Focus on Wildfire, Others Are Concerning for Insurance Industry April 6, 2021 By Don Jergler Roughly three dozen pieces of California legislation are directly related to wildfire, and while those bills should hold much interest...
Viewpoint: Psychedelic Drugs to Treat Pain in Workers’ Compensation Cases? April 6, 2021 By Cliff Goldstein Medical science has moved forward by leaps and bounds in recent years, and yet for too many injured workers, their...
Texas OKs NCCI’s Workers’ Comp Loss Cost Filing Effective July 1 April 6, 2021 The National Council on Compensation Insurance’s (NCCI’s) advisory loss cost filing for Texas with an effective date of July 1,...
Amazon’s Firing of 2 Critics Was lllegal, Rules National Labor Board April 6, 2021 By Aakriti Bhalla and Jeffrey Dastin Amazon.com Inc. illegally fired two employees who advocated for better working conditions during the pandemic, the U.S. National Labor Relations...
Diversity Courses Are Wasted Without Data to Track Workforce Composition: Opinion April 6, 2021 By Chris Hughes, Bloomberg Opinion The movement against unconscious bias training, once a key element of employers’ diversity and inclusion strategies, is growing. A controversial...
Broker Ardonagh Group Forms Unit for International M&A; Makes 1st U.S. Acquisition April 6, 2021 London-based broker the Ardonagh Group announced the launch of Ardonagh Global Partners (AGP), a unit focused on international mergers and...
People Moves: Community Mutual’s Galfetti, Ryan Promoted; Adwani Joins Risman April 6, 2021 Community Mutual Insurance Company Names New President, Treasurer The Board of Directors of Community Mutual Insurance Company has voted unanimously...
The Hilb Group Acquires Connecticut’s Andrews Benefits April 6, 2021 The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired Connecticut-based Andrews Benefits LLC (AB). The transaction became effective on February 15, 2021....
Insurers Beware: Potential Impacts of New York’s Cyber Insurance Risk Framework April 6, 2021 By Matthew G. White and Alexander F. Koskey New York remains extremely active in the cybersecurity and data protection arena. During its current legislative session, New York is...
First Quarter Activity Signals Record Insurance Carrier M&A Deals Ahead in 2021: S&P April 6, 2021 Insurance carrier mergers and acquisitions could reach historic levels in 2021 based on early indications from a robust first quarter,...