
Injured at Home: Workers’ Compensation Claims in a Remote Work World
The ability to work remotely used to be considered a luxury: a valuable perk that many employees desired, but that most didn’t have. Times have changed, and we now live in a remote work world.
August 31, 2023
Risk Management
Workers' Compensation

Louisiana Wildfire Threatens Homes and Devours Acres
One of the largest wildfires in Louisiana history is continuing to spread and threaten rural communities. The Tiger Island Fire, which started about five miles east of the Texas state line, doubled in size over the weekend, growing to more than 33,000 acres -- accounting for more acres of burned land than the state usually has in an entire year.
August 30, 2023
Property
Louisiana

Negotiations Commence Over New Orleans Hard Rock Hotel Collapse
Nearly four years after the catastrophic collapse of the Hard Rock Hotel in Downtown New Orleans in October 2019, settlement negotiations begin for the families of the victims.
August 30, 2023
Liability
Litigation
Louisiana

The Future of Insurance According to Prominent Industry Leaders
In a study involving hundreds of prominent insurance leaders, Waterstreet has revealed a compelling vision of the future of insurance, shedding light on the transformative impact of insurtech innovations, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and blockchain on the industry landscape.
August 30, 2023
Insurance Industry
Technology

Hurricane Idalia Makes Florida Landfall as Category 3
Hurricane Idalia struck the United States’ southeastern coast this morning, making landfall as a Category 3 hurricane with sustained winds of 125 mph.
August 30, 2023
Catastrophe
Property
Florida
Georgia

Are Cities in a ’Doom Loop’?
A question that has been rattling around in my head for a while crystallized for me this morning when I read that a famous Nordstrom had closed in the heart of San Francisco.
August 30, 2023
Insurance Industry

Farmers Insurance to Streamline Workforce, Cut 2,400 Jobs
Farmers Insurance has unveiled a series of strategic measures aimed at fostering long-term profitability, growth, and enhanced organizational efficiency.
August 30, 2023
Insurance Industry

How to Challenge a Video Expert’s Credentials, Qualifications, and Methodology
Evidence in civil and criminal trials includes audio, video, and digital images, where the interpretation of the evidence often becomes a matter of expert opinion.
August 29, 2023
Education & Training
Litigation

Largest Mass Tort Settlement in US History: 3M to Pay $6.01 Billion in Military Earplug Cases
3M on Monday agreed to pay $6.01 billion to settle nearly 260,000 lawsuits by current and former U.S. military service members who say they suffered hearing loss from using the company’s earplugs, according to a person familiar with the agreement.
August 29, 2023
Liability
Litigation

Estimated Privately Insured US Losses from Hurricane Hilary Approach $600 Million
Karen Clark & Co. on Monday said privately insured losses from Hurricane Hilary will be close to $600 million in the U.S.
August 29, 2023
Auto
Catastrophe
Property
California

Any Major Florida Hurricane Can be Multi-billion Insurance Loss Event
As tropical storm Idalia continues to develop, the latest from the NHC forecasts a Category 3 major hurricane Idalia will approach the Florida coastline, leading BMS Senior Meteorologist Andrew Siffert to highlight the potential for any storm of this kind to be a multi-billion dollar insurance and reinsurance market loss event.
August 29, 2023
Catastrophe
Property
Florida

Addressing the Great Resignation and Its Effects on Workplace Safety
It’s a tale as old as 2021: millions of employees across the United States are quitting their jobs each month, whether to pursue remote work, to capitalize on higher wages offered in response to shrinking applicant pools, in an attempt to finally turn their passion into a career, or simply to retire.
August 29, 2023
Insurance Industry
Risk Management

Electric Vehicle Owners Face More Problems with Advanced Tech Features
Owners of battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) are more likely to experience problems with advanced technology than drivers of internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, a new study shows.
August 28, 2023
Auto
Technology

What to Expect in Industry 4.0
We love to think about disruption as simply a modern-day term. Yet four historic industrial revolutions offer ample evidence that disruption occurs far more frequently than we might ever imagine.
August 28, 2023
Insurance Industry
Technology

11 Tornadoes Confirmed in Northern Ohio Last Week
The National Weather Service now says at least 11 tornadoes struck northern Ohio as severe storms moved across the state late Thursday night into early Friday.
August 28, 2023
Property
Ohio



