Bayer Pushes Legislation in Multiple States for Legal Shield Against Lawsuits April 18, 2024 By Hannah Fingerhut and David A. Lieb Stung by paying billions of dollars for settlements and trials, chemical giant Bayer has been lobbying lawmakers in three states...
Viewpoint: The Impact of Behavioral Health on Workers’ Comp April 18, 2024 By Derrick Amato Workers’ compensation is a crucial safety net for employees who suffer injuries or illnesses in the workplace by providing financial...
EVs Head for Junkyard as Mechanic Shortage Inflates Repair Costs April 18, 2024 By Jamie Nimmo Electric car sales already are in a funk in key markets around the globe. Challenges finding enough repair technicians threatens...
Supplemental Claims Don’t Need to Include Damage Estimates, Fed Appeals Court Says April 18, 2024 By William Rabb A federal appeals court has, at least for now, put an end to lingering questions about some property insurance claims...
AccuWeather: Record Warm Winter Costs Businesses Billions in Losses April 18, 2024 Unseasonably warm winter weather cost businesses and event planners in the northern Plains and upper Midwest billions of dollars in...
Supreme Court Makes It Easier to Sue for Job Discrimination April 17, 2024 By Greg Stohr The US Supreme Court made it easier for employees to sue over discriminatory job transfers, siding with a St. Louis...
Triple-I: Insurance Economic Drivers Outperform Overall US GDP April 17, 2024 The economic drivers of the U.S. property/casualty insurance industry are growing faster than the nation’s Gross Domestic Product and are...
Wildfires Are Upending Some of the Safest Bets on Wall Street April 17, 2024 By Olivia Raimonde and Mark Chediak When the Texas Panhandle went up in flames this winter, the news spread fast on Wall Street. An electric utility...
Small Businesses See Stable Business Climate; Cite Cybersecurity as Top Threat April 17, 2024 The first quarter Small Business Index, which measures small business owner confidence, is 62.3—similar to last quarter’s score of 61.3—reflecting...
Hawaiian Electric Hits 40-Year Low Ahead of Maui Fire Report April 17, 2024 By Michelle Ma and Mark Chediak Hawaiian Electric stock hit a 40-year low in the wake of a local news report that a probe of the...