Rapper Fly Havana was working on a song called “All the Way Up.” He decided to “shop” the unfinished song to his colleague Fat Joe, a hip-hop artist, so that Fat Joe could continue to develop and release it.
When I graduated college last May, I didn’t think that my first post-college job would be writing about workers’ compensation. I didn’t even know what workers’ compensation was.
Many commercial policyholders will likely make claims for supply chain-related losses resulting from the coronavirus outbreak in China, but they may have some high hurdles to clear before they receive payments, expert say.
Modern information technology means two things for today’s insurance carriers: It means they have access to capabilities that can transform their business. It also means that failing to leverage those capabilities will cause individual insurance businesses to be left in the dust.
Mandatory injury reports Amazon submitted to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration have thus far painted a broad picture of its operations as unusually dangerous, well above the warehousing industry average.
What story is your data telling you? Even the most tech savvy risk professionals may cringe when you use words like metrics, analytics or the phrase, “What are our biggest cost drivers?”
Storm Dennis, the second-strongest nontropical storm on record in the North Atlantic Ocean, caused widespread flooding across parts of the United Kingdom on Sunday, along with winds exceeding hurricane force. The storm, which is producing waves up to 80 feet tall west of the United Kingdom, dumped more than five inches of rain in South Wales, almost an inch more than the area typically receives for the entire month of February.
Dawn came on Sunday with a steady drizzle as Jackson, Mississippi, braced for the the most severe flooding the area has seen in nearly four decades. By 7:15 a.m. local time, the Pearl River, which flanks the east side of Jackson and runs near downtown, rose to its third highest level in recorded history — bypassing the prior record of 36.3 feet set by floods in 1902 and 1880.
On the morning of Jan. 26, 2020, basketball legend Kobe Bryant and eight other individuals, including his 13-year-old daughter, were tragically killed in a helicopter crash. With the investigation into the cause of the crash underway, thoughts turn to how this incident was insured. Would all the victims have life insurance coverage? Could the helicopter operating company or the helicopter manufacturer be liable in some way?
Minnesota is still in the grip of winter, but already experts are warning that the conditions are ripe for significant spring flooding. And that has homeowners scurrying to get flood insurance before it’s too late.
Salt Lake City police arrested a man Wednesday after he allegedly broke into a luxury car dealership and crashed several cars before attempting to steal a Bentley loaded with stolen goods.
Sixty-four cars and SUVs qualify for an award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety under new criteria that prioritize the protection of pedestrians in addition to vehicle occupants.
For every workers’ compensation injury, there are probably dozens of ways that injury could unexpectedly spiral out of control, compromising a worker’s recovery and dramatically hiking up costs.
A rockslide caused a CSX train to go off the rails in Eastern Kentucky, causing a fire and sending at least one engine and multiple cars into the Big Sandy River. The southbound train had 96 loaded ethanol cars and two loaded rock cars when it derailed in Draffin, Kentucky, about 7:05 a.m., CSX said.
