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EPL Exposures Redefined Post Pandemic: PLUS Panel
Post-Covid changes in the workplace have created a slew of new issues and exposures for employers. From the changing attitudes toward job flexibility and accommodations to the need for employee ...
Spyware Hacks of Federal Workers Could Run Into Hundreds, Lawmaker Says
A U.S. government probe into how many mobile phones belonging to diplomats and government workers have been infected with spyware could "easily run to the hundreds," according to a member of the ...
Florida Senate Committee Passes Reform Bill; Would Make Citizens’ Rates ‘Noncompetitive’
A Florida Senate Committee spent about two hours Monday reviewing a sweeping property insurance reform bill before approving it along party lines — with no changes. All nine Republicans on the ...
Juul Agrees to Pay $1.2 Billion in Youth-Vaping Settlement
Juul Labs Inc. has agreed to pay $1.2 billion to resolve about 10,000 lawsuits targeting the e-cigarette maker as a major cause of a U.S. youth-vaping epidemic, according to people familiar with the ...
Florida Bills Offer Broad Attack on Insurance Costs: Legal Fees, AOBs, Reinsurance
After years of what some insurers have labeled half-measures, Florida lawmakers appear to be on the cusp of delivering "historic" and "transformational" reforms that would end one-way attorney fees, ...
AmTrust: Mental Stress, Other Restaurant Injuries Up Since COVID
According to a new report by AmTrust Financial Services, while overall restaurant injuries are down, specific injuries, including crushing, fainting, inflammation, strains and mental stress are up ...
State Farm Still Dealing With Return of Its Workforce: CEO Tipsord
State Farm CEO Michael Tipsord said the nation's top property/casualty insurer will likely never be the same following the pandemic — and that may be a good thing. "I don't think we'll ever go back ...
Increase in Car Accidents? Blame Weather, Time of Day—Not Pot Decriminalization
Actuarial research released last week suggests that marijuana decriminalization is not associated with a notable increase in traffic accidents or accident severity. Temporal patterns of human ...