Business Owners Find Varied Paths to Recovery Post-Disaster August 30, 2018 By JOYCE M. ROSENBERG As small business owners in Hawaii and California clean up following Hurricane Lane and wildfires, they’ll find there’s no one...
New Business Lines, Shallow Talent Pool Drive Competitive Insurance Labor Market August 30, 2018 The unemployment rate for the insurance industry is at a record 1.7 percent, significantly lower than the 3.9 percent national...
Deadly Tornadoes Leave Trail of Damage in Wisconsin August 30, 2018 An 11-year-old boy nearly lost his life in a waterlogged drainage ditch in eastern Wisconsin but was pulled to safety...
Legislative Panel Advances California Utility Wildfire Liability Bill August 30, 2018 By JONATHAN J. COOPER California utilities regulators would have the option of letting power companies charge their customers for some of the costs of...
Wildfire-Plagued California Faces Rising Climate Change Risks August 30, 2018 By Eric Roston Two-thirds of California’s beaches may be washed away by the end of the century, according to the state’s latest forecast....
Fraud News: Fake Claim and Crash Date, Workers’ Comp Double Dipping August 30, 2018 Former Liberty Mutual Employee Charged With Filing Fake Claim for Ring Jessica Epler was charged in Spokane Superior Court with...
Small Businesses Bear the Brunt When Big Colleges Fiercely Protect Their Brand August 30, 2018 By COLLIN BINKLEY Never get between a university and its trademarks. That’s the lesson dozens of people learn every year when they unwittingly...
Why the Atlantic Hurricane Season is Quiet so Far August 29, 2018 By Brian K. Sullivan Where are all the big Atlantic storms? A year ago, Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas, kicking off a parade...
Agencies Map Tectonic Fault That Touches Southeast Alaska August 29, 2018 Federal agencies have completed the first high-resolution mapping of a fast-moving underwater tectonic fault that extends from Vancouver Island, Canada,...
Allstate Ranks Cities With Safest Drivers August 29, 2018 Brownsville, Texas, topped the list of cities with America’s safest drivers. according to the 14th annual Allstate America’s Best Drivers...