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Workers’ Compensation Remains Profit Engine for U.S. P/C Insurers: AM Best

Jul 18 2023 // Workers’ compensation insurers’ underwriting results continued to outpace the rest of the U.S. property/casualty (P/C) commercial sector in 2022, as they benefited from the long-term decline in workplace...

Tesla Directors Pay $735M to Settle Shareholder Lawsuit Over Excess Compensation

Jul 18 2023 // Tesla Inc.’s directors will return $735 million to the company to settle claims they grossly overpaid themselves in one of the largest shareholder settlements of its kind, according to a Monday filing in a Delaware...

Liberty Mutual Announces Organizational Changes, Leading to 370 US Job Losses

Jul 17 2023 // Liberty Mutual Insurance announced major organizational changes and executive leadership appointments, which are aimed at enhancing its personal and small commercial lines business in long-term strategic markets....

Swiss Investor Group Lawsuit to Seek Compensation Over UBS-Credit Suisse Deal

Jul 17 2023 // A Swiss investors’ association is planning to file a lawsuit seeking compensation for former Credit Suisse shareholders, the latest legal action triggered by the bank’s emergency takeover by its cross-town...

NIP Group Expands TreePro Program to Include Small and Large Workers Compensation Programs, Utility Line Clearance Contractors, and More

Jul 13 2023 // WOODBRIDGE, NJ, July 13, 2023 — NIP Group, a leading specialty insurance provider, is excited to announce the relaunch and expansion of its renowned TreePro® program. With the inclusion of small and very large Workers...

Workers’ Compensation Undercuts Employer Liability Exclusion, U.S. Appeals Court Rules

Jul 11 2023 // Since workers’ compensation shields an employer from liability, an insurer may not be able to rely on an employer liability exclusion in a commercial general liability policy to avoid claims. That’s the...

$40M Lawsuit by Virginia Teacher Who Was Shot: Civil Court or Workers’ Compensation?

Jul 11 2023 // Lawyers for a teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student in Virginia can start the process of interviewing eyewitnesses, reviewing the boy`s disciplinary files and accessing other records for a $40 million lawsuit...

Meat Processor Agrees to Reform Hiring After Two Teens Found at a Minnesota Plant

Jul 10 2023 // OMAHA, Neb. (AP) __ A second company involved in meat processing has agreed to reform its hiring practices after investigators recently discovered teenagers working there.The Labor Department said Friday that Monogram...

Robots Say They Won’t Steal Jobs, Rebel Against Humans

Jul 10 2023 // Robots presented at an AI forum said on Friday they expected to increase in number and help solve global problems, and would not steal humans’ jobs or rebel against us.But, in the world’s first human-robot...

Law Firms Are Recruiting More AI Experts as Clients Demand ‘More for Less’

Jul 5 2023 // Chatbots, data scientists, software engineers. As clients demand more for less, law firms are hiring growing numbers of staff who’ve studied technology not tort law to try and stand out from their rivals.Law firms...

The War for Service Talent

Jul 3 2023 // Customer service representatives and account managers are the heart of agencies. They retain valuable business year after year. They are the guardians and caretakers of the agency’s most valuable assets — its...

Is Insurance Recruiting Being Impacted by Artificial Intelligence?

Jul 3 2023 // The movie Terminator 2 is the first thing that comes to mind when I hear about artificial intelligence. A universe where machines take over our daily lives seems so distant from my reality. Then I’m reminded that I...

Safety Concerns Dominate Norfolk Southern CEO’s Job Since Derailment

Jun 30 2023 // Norfolk Southern’s CEO has spoken often of safety and better service since he took the job over a year ago, but it’s safety that has dominated discussions after one of his trains derailed and caught fire in...

Hackers Steal Information From Texas-Based Pilot Recruiting Company

Jun 29 2023 // DALLAS (AP) – Personal information for more than 8,000 applicants to become pilots at American Airlines and Southwest Airlines was stolen when hackers broke into a data base maintained by a recruiting company.The...

Setting Range for Emotional Damage Awards Is Not Its Job, Says Connecticut High Court

Jun 28 2023 // It is up to the Connecticut legislature, not courts, to set any minimum or maximum controls on damages for emotional stress claims, the Connecticut Supreme Court held in a ruling in which it refused to second-guess a...

IICF Looks to the Future of Talent and Leadership at Biennial Inclusion in Insurance Global Conference

Jun 26 2023 // IICF presents 2023 Inclusion Champion Award and raises funds for communities across the US and UKLOS ANGELES – June 20, 2023 – The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a unique nonprofit organization...

People Moves: Alera Names Dennis Northwest Managing Director

Jun 14 2023 // Alera Group named Mark Dennis managing director for the Northwest region, which includes 16 locations across Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Utah and Wyoming. Dennis joined Propel Insurance, an Alera Group...

Man Sues Alaska Troopers, Says His Job Offer Yanked After HIV Status Revealed

Jun 12 2023 // A Salt Lake City man who says his job offer to become an Alaska State Trooper was rescinded after he disclosed he was HIV positive filed a lawsuit in state court Thursday to get his position on the statewide police force...

Massachusetts Agency Owner Accused of Stealing Workers’ Compensation Premiums

Jun 1 2023 // The owner of a Gloucester, Massachusetts insurance agency has been indicted and arraigned in connection with an alleged embezzlement scheme that left client companies uninsured. The scheme included the agent transferring...

Boeing 737 MAX Relatives May Pursue Pre-Impact Victim Compensation Claims

May 31 2023 // A U.S. judge ruled late on Tuesday that relatives of those killed in a 2019 Boeing 737 MAX Ethiopian Airlines crash may seek compensation for pain and suffering of passengers before the plane hit the ground.Boeing in 2021...