Risks to Consider When Working With Contractors If you are running an agency, there is a pretty good chance you insure a contractor or two – whether they are your traditional artisan contractors or a class of contractors that falls …
New Jersey workers’ compensation laws do not prevent a construction worker injured in a trench collapse from suing his employer, a state Appeals Court has ruled. The lawsuit – which was originally dismissed by a lower, Superior Court – stems …
Like most agents, you work hard at writing new accounts, what salespeople through the years have referred to as “getting the fish in the boat.” But it doesn’t take a master angler to know that once you get the fish, …
The Iowa Supreme Court in mid-August affirmed a district court ruling that found a volunteer firefighter must be summoned to duty only through official channels and not by circumstances. The ruling came in a workers’ compensation insurance dispute between two …
Gulf Oil Spill Claims BP, which transitioned its individual and business claims program to the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF) and Kenneth Feinberg on Aug. 23, reported that it has made claim payments of nearly $400 million during the 16 …
Competitive Information or Open Records? “CompSource has traditionally been glad to share high level financial information with the public. However, CompSource must object when a competitor tries to take advantage of the Open Records Act to obtain specific, sensitive information …
The California State Compensation Insurance Fund named Tom Rowe president, CEO and member of the Executive Committee. He will report directly to the board of directors and is responsible for the day-to-day operations of State Fund. Former president/CEO Janet Frank …
Workers’ Comp Insurer Loses Battle to Keep Records Private Colorado’s Division of Insurance announced it has reached a settlement agreement with Pinnacol Assurance concerning filing issues raised earlier this year. Meanwhile, the quasi-governmental workers’ compensation insurer has lost the battle …
A proposed workers’ compensation overhaul agreed to by business and labor is going to Montana’s full Legislature, despite stiff opposition from trial lawyers and doctors. A legislative committee tasked with fixing an expensive system unanimously approved the plan, sending it …
Like most agents, you work hard at writing new accounts, what salespeople through the years have referred to as “getting the fish in the boat.” But it doesn’t take a master angler to know that once you get the fish, …
