Drugs in Workplace a Danger to Workers and Drag on Productivity September 22, 2017 By Patricia Laya, Bloomberg, Catarina Saraiva and Jeanna Smialek At Philip Tulkoff’s food-processing plant in Baltimore, machines grind tough horseradish roots into puree. “If you put your arm in...
Generali Chief Underwriting Officer Sees His Job as Part Science, Part Art September 22, 2017 By Don Jergler Bill Skapof, chief underwriting officer and head of global corporate and commercial in North America for Generali, considers underwriting as...
Judge Dismisses Challenge to Kentucky Medical Marijuana Ban September 22, 2017 By Adam Beam Kentucky’s ban on medical marijuana has survived an initial test in court, with a judge ruling Wednesday that the state...
Florida Suspends License of Nursing Home After 9th Patient Dies September 22, 2017 Florida officials have suspended the license of a nursing home that had nine patients die after Hurricane Irma knocked out...
Power Restored For All But 75K Florida Residents, But Utilities Face Criticism September 22, 2017 By Gary Fineout and Matthew Daly After a massive restoration effort, most of Florida has power 10 days after Hurricane Irma knocked out electricity to nearly...
Berkley FinSecure Taps Mynatt as Southeast Territory Director September 22, 2017 Berkley FinSecure, a Berkley Company, has added Stephen Scott Mynatt as Southeast territory director. In his role, Mynatt will focus...
Insurance Industry Tallies Irma’s Mounting Losses in Florida September 22, 2017 With two Florida landfalls in the same day, Hurricane Irma‘s destructive wind and flood damage could cost up to $65...
Woodruff-Sawyer Names Kyle Vice President in Oregon September 21, 2017 Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. has named Brandi Kyle vice president in employee benefits in the firm’s Portland, Ore. office. Kyle has...
Employer Leadership in Disaster Recovery and the Power of Return-to-Work September 21, 2017 Businesses and their leaders have a unique role to play in helping communities and individuals recover from the devastation of...
Texans Helping Texans: Independent MGAs Join Forces for Targeted Harvey Relief September 21, 2017 By Stephanie K. Jones A group of independently owned Texas managing general agents (MGAs) have come together to provide targeted, direct, local relief to...