Commercial Lines
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 corrosive effects of water when ...
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 carriers owe coverage or a duty ...
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, Horace Agency Ltd. Led by industry ...
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 criticism over worker treatment ...
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 powerful explosion last Friday at R.M. ...
Louisiana Supreme Court Reverses; No Coverage Owed for COVID Shutdown
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 restrictions imposed to slow ...
WCRI: Consolidation of Health Care Driving Up Prices in Work Comp
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 new study by the Workers' ...