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How to Manage Social Media Liability in the Workplace: RIMS

May 25 2021 // “I remember when the worst thing you had to worry about at work was a misdirected reply-to-all on an email.”Joann Lytle, a partner with the law firm McCarter & English in Philadelphia, knows things have...

Study: North Dakota Has Highest Rate of Severe Workplace Injuries

May 24 2021 // North Dakota tops the list of states with the highest rates of severe workplace injuries, according to a new study of OSHA data covering the years 2015-2020.With nearly 135 severe workplace injuries for every 100,000...

Washington Issues New Workplace Masking Guidelines

May 21 2021 // The Washington Department of Labor & Industries has updated state COVID-19 workplace safety and health guidance to help employers adapt masking policies to meet new CDC guidelines adopted by Gov. Jay Inslee.The updated...

Texas Senate Passes Commercial Auto Tort Reform Bill

May 21 2021 // A bill that proponents say will help control abusive lawsuits against commercial motor vehicle operators following accidents has passed the Texas Senate.House Bill 19 would have a big impact on the commercial auto...

Staffers Allege that Employer Ignored COVID Precautions in Massachusetts

May 21 2021 // A Massachusetts man claims that a national addiction treatment program with offices in Pittsfield and Cummington failed to take precautions to protect him, fellow staff members, as well as residential clients from COVID-19...

Lumen Risk Services, Transverse to Offer Commercial Property Coverage

May 21 2021 // Program administrator Lumen Risk Services, in partnership with Transverse Insurance Group, has launched a new commercial property insurance program.The non-admitted program will initially offer monoline property coverage...

Texas Manufacturer Fined $558.8K for Workplace Safety Violations

May 18 2021 // A Waco, Texas-based bath and shower manufacturer has been cited for 19 workplace safety violations and fined $558,821 by federal workplace safety officials.An inspection by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational...

New York to Set Workplace Safety Standards for Airborne Diseases

May 14 2021 // State regulators in New York will soon draft rules that will require employers to protect workers from airborne infectious disease.A new state law tasks state labor and health officials with coming up with minimum...

Neptune to Offer Flood Insurance to Small Business Administration Borrowers

May 14 2021 // Neptune Flood, an AI-driven flood insurance company, has launched sbaflood.com designed for SBA borrowers to obtain commercial flood insurance. Both owners and tenants are eligible for commercial flood insurance through...

Commercial Auto Insurance Business on Road to Break-Even in 2021: Fitch

May 13 2021 // The commercial auto insurance segment posted its best underwriting result in a decade in 2020, thanks to continued big rate increases and a big drop in driving due to the coronavirus pandemic.According to a Fitch Ratings...

North Dakota Workplace Death Rate Among Highest in U.S.

May 11 2021 // An annual report using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows North Dakota’s rate of workplace deaths remains among the highest in the country.The annual report released by the AFL-CIO shows that 37...

New Hampshire Bill Would Make Employers Pay for Any Required COVID-19 Test

May 7 2021 // Employers who require COVID-19 tests for applicants or workers would be required to pay for them under a bill heard by a New Hampshire House committee Wednesday.The bill would prohibit employers from requiring that an...

Employers Advised to Prepare for Pandemic’s Mental Health Fallout as Employees Return

May 6 2021 // From casual Fridays to after-work drinks, those weekly rituals once taken for granted are returning as Americans head back to the office. And while masks, plexiglass and empty conference rooms will alter the cubescape,...

Commercial Insurance Price Hikes Begin to Moderate: Marsh

May 5 2021 // Global commercial insurance pricing continued its double-digit growth in the 2021 first quarter, but the rate of increase dipped for the first time since late 2017, Marsh found in its latest market index...

Employers, Insurers See Virtual First-Care Medical Visits Becoming Routine

May 4 2021 // Make telemedicine your first choice for most doctor visits. That’s the message some U.S. employers and insurers are sending with a new wave of care options.Amazon and several insurers have started or expanded...

P/C Insurers Need to Hike Key Commercial Rates Even More: A.M. Best

May 3 2021 // The environment for many of the U.S. property/casualty (P/C) insurers lines remains competitive despite the need for rate increases for key commercial lines of coverage such as property catastrophe, commercial automobile,...

For Some Buyers, Commercial Insurance Market Is Going to Get Better, Easier: Willis

May 3 2021 // North American buyers of commercial property/casualty insurance can expect an “ever-so-slight turn for the better” and a “less difficult marketplace” in the months ahead.However, global broker...

California MGU Foresight Expands Commercial Property Offerings

Apr 30 2021 // San Francisco-based Foresight Risk & Insurance Services is offering new commercial property insurance lines coverages including inland marine, contractors equipment and builders’ risk, which will be offered as a...

Wisconsin’s M3 Insurance Unveils M3 Elevate for Small Businesses, Individuals

Apr 30 2021 // Madison, Wisconsin-based M3 Insurance (M3), an insurance broker and risk management firm with seven locations throughout Wisconsin and Illinois, has launched M3 Elevate (Elevate), a new division that encourages small...

People Moves: Palomar Adds White in Alabama; BRP Forms Middle Market, Insurance Co. Team; Vault Hires Ross as CIO

Apr 28 2021 // Palomar Insurance has added Tammy White to its expanding marketing team as a transportation marketing representative.A native of Birmingham, Ala., White has more than 20 years of experience working for a transportation...