Commercial Lines
U.S. States Consider Ban on Cosmetics With ‘Forever Chemicals’
A growing number of state legislatures are considering bans on cosmetics and other consumer products that contain a group of synthetic, potentially harmful chemicals ...
What Insurers Should Know About PFAS
Scientists faced a problem when the space race was heating up in the mid-20th century. They needed to develop materials to withstand the heat of atmospheric entry and ...
Courts Mixed on PFAS Coverage Litigation
A handful of coverage lawsuits have been decided over the application of pollution exclusions to deny coverage for PFAS claims, and rulings have been split on whether ...
Changing Times at NCCI: Workers Comp Organization Now 100 Years Old
When this reporter started her career in insurance a few decades ago as an actuarial quality control technician for the National Council on Compensation Insurance, the only computers we had sitting ...
Beat Capital Launches Specialist Energy Insurance Business
Beat Capital Partners, a long-duration venture-capital investor that specializes in the insurance industry, announced the launch of a specialist energy underwriter, ...
Dollar General Targeted for Systemic Work Hazards
Dollar General Corp.'s stores are as ubiquitous in small-town America as Starbucks cafes in cities and suburbia. And just like the coffee giant, it's facing increasing ...
Chocolate Factory Blast Highlights Combustion Risks
Last week's fatal blast at a Pennsylvania chocolate factory highlighted the combustibility of food plants in general and chocolate making in particular.
The Louisiana Supreme Court has joined state high courts across the nation in rejecting a policyholder's business interruption claim for income lost because of government ... Consolidation of physician services into larger groups owned by hospitals and health care systems is driving up the cost of care in workers compensation, according to a ...
Louisiana Supreme Court Reverses; No Coverage Owed for COVID Shutdown
WCRI: Consolidation of Health Care Driving Up Prices in Work Comp