Why workers’ comp never forgets and always collects
Small claims are the sleeper threat to your bottom line, and, according to Troy Insurance, the damage starts long before the first big injury
Small claims are the sleeper threat to your bottom line, and, according to Troy Insurance, the damage starts long before the first big injury
“We want to make sure that if you’re putting on that new roof, and if you’re doing wildfire mitigation, that it is meaningful mitigation that meets the science-based standards,” Walker said, referring to guidelines from the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety. Source link
Regressive actions worsening the nat-cat protection gap While governments, companies, and individuals are taking action on the protection gap, risk management has been inconsistent, Mantero said. He cited high population growth rates in catastrophe-prone areas in the United States, such as Florida, where Hurricane Ian dealt significant inland flooding and damage to communities in 2022….
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said the review identified numerous unrelated claims that should not have been submitted for reimbursement. These allegedly included non-hurricane-related damages, which, under the fund’s guidelines, were ineligible for payment. The attorney general’s office stated that Universal’s reporting practices led to excess payments from the hurricane fund, the report said. Source…
“Traditionally, investing assets on behalf of insurance companies was a relatively straightforward matter of matching assets and liabilities. Now, not only are insurers looking to invest in higher-yielding private asset assets, it also makes sense for them to invest more in equity or equity-like structures,” Zhu said, pointing to a recent investment in a “sidecar”…
At issue on appeal are two CGL policies issued by National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA, to Griffith Foods, covering the periods from September 30, 1983, to September 30, 1985. Each policy included a standard-form pollution exclusion, which bars coverage for: “bodily injury or property damage arising out of the discharge, dispersal, release…
Meanwhile, Nicole Jones, who is chief administrative officer and general counsel, will expand her portfolio of responsibilities to include Cigna Group’s enterprise marketing division. This brings together marketing with other functions Jones already leads including public affairs, federal and state government affairs, legal and HR functions. Source link