Virginia Approves 12% Loss Cost Decrease for Workers’ Compensation December 12, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson Virginia has approved a 12.0% loss cost decrease in the workers’ compensation voluntary market along with rate decreases in the...
Faulty Gas Fitting Caused Deadly Chocolate Factory Explosion: Safety Board December 12, 2024 By Michael Rubinkam Cascading failures involving a corroded steam pipe and a defective natural gas fitting caused a powerful explosion in 2023 at...
Uber Warns NYC Response to Insolvent Taxi Insurer Exposes Drivers December 11, 2024 By Natalie Lung Uber Technologies Inc. is asking New York City’s taxi regulator to reconsider proposed changes to commercial auto insurance requirements, saying...
Court Nixes Workers’ Compensation for ‘Light Beer’ Drinking UPS Driver December 11, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson A United Parcel Service (UPS) driver who was intoxicated when he crashed his semi-trailer delivery truck has been denied workers’...
Horace Mann Insurance Now Available to New Jersey Teachers December 11, 2024 Horace Mann Educators Corp., which targets teachers and others in education, announced its expansion into New Jersey. Already serving educators...
Contractors on New York Public and Certain Private Projects Must Register With State December 11, 2024 New York has a new law on the books requiring contractors and subcontractors who submit bids or perform construction work...
Hub Acquires Fairfield County Bank Insurance Agency December 10, 2024 Global insurance broker Hub International Limited announced that it has acquired the assets of Fairfield County Bank Insurance Services, LLC....
Trucordia Acquires Business of Virginia’s Archibald Insurance December 10, 2024 Utah-basrd insurance broker Trucordia has acquired the insurance business of Archibald Insurance, an agency with offices in Richmond, Midlothian and...
IICF Raises $1.4 Million for Northeast Nonprofits December 10, 2024 The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) reports that it raised more than $1.4 million at its 18th Annual Northeast Benefit...
How Underground Abandoned Mines Pose Danger When Land Collapses December 10, 2024 By Michael Rubinkam and Matthew Brown Swaths of Pennsylvania and many other states are honeycombed with old, unstable mines that can cause the earth to suddenly...