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#1 Employer Owes Pay for Actual Changing, Showering Time, Not Its ‘Reasonable’ Estimate

Jan 2 2025 // A Pennsylvania battery firm has been found responsible for paying $22.25 million in backpay to workers to cover the actual time they spent changing and showering for their jobs working with hazardous materials.Their...

#2 What Changes Should Small Businesses Be Aware of for 2025?

Dec 26 2024 // For small businesses, the biggest change in the new year will be the arrival of a presumably more business-friendly administration in Washington. But there are other shifts owners should keep on their radar.Among them:...

#3 MarketScout: 2024 Composite Personal Lines Rates Up 5.8%; Commercial Rates Up 3.8%

Jan 7 2025 // According to the MarketScout Market Barometer, the composite rate for U.S. personal lines increased about 5.8% in 2024 — the highest yearly jump in a dozen years.For the last quarter of 2024, the composite rate went up...

#4 US Commercial Lines Prices Up About 6% Again: WTW CLIPS

Dec 11 2024 // Broker WTW said commercial lines insurance rates increased overall by an average of 6.1% during the third quarter 2024.Quarterly price increases have been around 6% since the end of the pandemic, WTW reported in its...

#5 Bureau of Labor Releases Final 2023 Workplace Injury, Fatality Stats

Jan 3 2025 // Last year, there were 5,283 fatal work injuries recorded in the United States, a 3.7% decrease from 5,486 in 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.The fatal work injury rate was 3.5 fatalities per 100,000...

#6 Swiss Re’s Business Unit CEOs Share Views on Key Risk Themes of 2025

Dec 20 2024 // Social inflation will continue to be a top concern for insurers and reinsurers in 2025 with US liability claims increasing by 57% during the past decade and nuclear verdicts rising in frequency, said Swiss Re, pointing to...

#7 Inszone Acquires Commercial Insurance of Texas

Dec 11 2024 // Inszone Insurance Services announced the acquisition Commercial Insurance of Texas Agency Services, a specialized agency based in Texas. This strategic acquisition strengthens Inszone’s presence in Texas and...

#8 New York Employers Must Offer Paid Medical Leave During Pregnancy

Jan 6 2025 // Pregnant New Yorkers will be entitled to at least 20 hours of paid leave to attend prenatal medical appointments under a law that took effect Wednesday.Gov. Kathy Hochul said the policy makes New York the first state in...

#9 Moody’s Global P/C Outlook Now Stable Despite Past-Peak Commercial Pricing

Jan 7 2025 // Moody’s Ratings changed the sector outlook for the global property/casualty insurance industry to stable from negative last month, pointing to personal lines price hikes in the U.S. and UK as a reason for the...

#10 EEOC Sues Texas Pizza Hut Operator for Workplace Discrimination

Dec 16 2024 // Ayvaz Pizza, LLC, doing business as Pizza Hut, which operates more than 350 Pizza Hut restaurants in ten states and multiple locations in the Houston area, violated federal law when it subjected a female employee to...

#11 US Dockworkers, Port Employers Set to Restart Talks Tuesday

Jan 2 2025 // Leaders from a US dockworkers’ union and the group that represents their employers are set to resume contract talks on Jan. 7 as the threat of a strike looms, according to a person familiar with the...

#12 People Moves: Generali Global Corporate & Commercial Taps Allianz’s Moro as Head of Cyber Insurance; Miller Bolsters Asia Power Team, Appointing Howden’s McGonagle

Dec 19 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Generali Global Corporate & Commercial (GC&C) and the broker Miller.A summary of these new hires follows here. Generali Global Corporate &...

#13 Businesses Sue State Over New California Workplace Law

Jan 9 2025 // California businesses are suing to halt a new state law that bars them from requiring employees to attend anti-union meetings at work.The state’s Chamber of Commerce and California Restaurant Association filed the...

#14 Commercial Property Market Stabilizing, With Ample Capacity: USI

Jan 9 2025 // The commercial property market is showing signs of stabilization, and buyers with favorable risk profiles will see rate decreases or low-single-digit increases this year, according to USI Insurance Services’ 2025...