Meetings Update: RIMS Cancels 2020 Annual Conference; IICF Postpones Events March 14, 2020 For the first time in the Risk and Insurance Management Society’s 70-year history, it is not going to have its...
Washington Providing Workers’ Comp to Quarantined Health Providers March 13, 2020 By Don Jergler The state of Washington has made the decision to provide workers’ compensation benefits to healthcare workers and first responders who...
Resler Appointed to Florida Self Insured Guaranty Association March 13, 2020 Risk manager Mark Resler has been appointed to the Florida Self Insured Guaranty Association (FSIGA) by Florida Chief Financial Officer...
Louisiana Doctor Sentenced to Prison in $500K Workers’ Comp Fraud Case March 13, 2020 A Baton Rouge, Louisiana, doctor has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison after being convicted of participating in...
Lloyd’s Market Association to Close Office in Response to COVID-19 March 13, 2020 The Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA) is closing its office from Tuesday March 17 until the end of March in response...
Texas Insurance Department: New Building Codes to Strengthen Coastal Properties March 13, 2020 Texas insurance regulators have adopted stronger building codes for homes and buildings in counties along Gulf Coast. The Texas Department...
Insurer Responsible for Liability Claims Despite Uninsured Premises Exclusion March 13, 2020 By Elizabeth Blosfield The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that an insurer is responsible for paying liability claims resulting from the improper...
Dubai’s IGI Bermuda to Begin Writing E&S in U.S. March 13, 2020 Dubai, United Arab Emirates-based International General Insurance Holdings said that its Bermuda subsidiary, International General Insurance Co., has been granted...
Not All Workers Have Same Options for Avoiding Virus March 13, 2020 By Kelvin Chan and Mae Anderson A barber in Beijing is supporting his wife and child by charging food and other expenses to a credit card...
P/C Insurers Expect Smaller M&As to Continue in 2020 March 13, 2020 Despite a sharp decline in M&A activity in 2019 and continuing economic uncertainty, more than half of the property/casualty insurance...