Risk & Insurance
A four-decade-old landmark, the Dewey Beach lighthouse overlooking Delaware’s Rehoboth Bay was ready for an upgrade. The Lighthouse Cove development would be a large, 80,000 square-foot project that would not only include renovations to the lighth...
Posted: Sep 16, 2020
Some LinkedIn users decry posts that are “political,” asserting that they have no place on the platform. One person recently said discussions about racism and sexism in the workplace have no place on a career-focused site, as those topics a...
Posted: Sep 15, 2020
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Posted: Sep 15, 2020
Collectively, the experience of COVID-19 has shown us that the way we work and our relationship to our employers is dynamic, at times precarious and inherently malleable. We now understand the opportunity and demands of virtual work, and we...
Posted: Sep 15, 2020
Fred Zutel said it best: Insurance exists to save people from themselves. Zutel has made a fast career and name for himself by championing this mission. Advertisement
Posted: Sep 15, 2020
In Aldous Huxley’s “Brave New World,” a character from another time is transported to a high-tech world where everyone keeps happy by taking soma, a drug that neutralizes feelings. Reluctantly at first, the character takes the soma.
Posted: Sep 15, 2020
Widespread insurance coverage for future pandemics could be coming soon. A bill introduced to the U.S. House of Representatives called the Pandemic Risk Insurance Act (PRIA) would empower insurers to offer pandemic business interruption pol...
Posted: Sep 14, 2020
There was a time when brokers specializing in what was called “alternative” energy were notable merely for their existence. Now the sector is called renewable energy, and it’s big business. Advertisement
Posted: Sep 14, 2020
In an underlying complaint, Jose Enrique Castillo Chaidez filed suit against his employer, MJC Labor Solutions, and Carl Hemphill, who oversaw Castillo’s duties at the company. Advertisement
Posted: Sep 13, 2020
52 Former McDonald’s Franchisees Claim Discriminatory Practices The Case: A group of 52 former Black-owned McDonald’s franchisees have sued the company, claiming that McDonald’s “denied them the same oppo...
Posted: Sep 13, 2020
Musculoskeletal conditions — everything from a sprained ankle to a ligament tear — are a common and costly injury for workers’ compensation insurers. Advertisement
Posted: Sep 12, 2020
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Posted: Sep 11, 2020
As baseball-sized hail fell from the sky, West Texas residents took cover. The rock-hard ice dented cars, smashed windows, and damaged property. The unmerciful May 2019 storm hit renewable energy too, damaging 13,000 solar panels and
Posted: Sep 11, 2020
I just had the opportunity to talk to a recent hig...
Posted: Sep 11, 2020
Does your company “Do the right thing?” Of course, most of us would say yes. But what that right thing is can be hard to define. The rising popularity of the employee advocacy movement suggests a desire to move in that direction. But...
Posted: Sep 11, 2020
The topic of COVID-19’s effect on industries across the spectrum has been bandied about for months, and the insurance industry is no except...
Posted: Sep 10, 2020
Improving safety in the workplace not only cuts expenses but can also improve both efficiency and boost performance. A key component of workplace safety is ergonomics, which seeks to create work environments that fit workers’ needs, reduce risk an...
Posted: Sep 10, 2020
When Ricardo Lara was a child in East Los Angeles, getting sick often led to a three-hour drive to a doctor in Tijuana, Mexico. That’s because his undocumented immigrant parents did not have health insurance. Advertisement ...
Posted: Sep 09, 2020
Fortnite Maker Sues Apple and Google The Case: Epic Games, maker of the wildly popular Fortnite, has sued Apple and Google. Advertisement
Posted: Sep 08, 2020
Every action can have unintended consequences, just like every decision we make has embedded risks. Daniel Hillman understands this very well. Advertisement
Posted: Sep 08, 2020
After a flood, property owners step back and survey their damages. They may have rotting drywall or jammed doors and windows. On the more severe end, their building foundation may have shifted, causing massive damage requiring thousands of dollars...
Posted: Sep 04, 2020