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Net Zero Panel Replaced by UN's Forum for Insurance Transition to Net Zero

Apr 25, 2024 The United Nations has convened a new forum to drive progress on the insurance industry's transition to net-zero carbon emissions...

Donegal CUO: Workers' Comp Reserves Built Up After Routine '22, '23 Case Reviews

Apr 25, 2024 Donegal Group Inc.'s combined ratio for workers’ compensation worsened 25 points in the first quarter after it hiked...

AM Best Maintains Under Review With Negative Implications Status for Credit Ratings of M&C General Insurance Company Limited

Apr 25, 2024 AM Best has maintained the under review with negative implications status for the...

Claims Journal

Work Safety Group Releases List of ‘Dirty Dozen’ Employers

Apr 25, 2024 A retail giant, a space launch operation, a major food processor, the nation’s two biggest rideshare providers and a large healthcare system are among those entities...

‘It’s in the Mail’ Not Good Enough to Contest Connecticut Workers’ Comp Claim

Apr 25, 2024 A Connecticut employer lost its right to contest a workers’ compensation claim because although it mailed its notice to the workers compensation...

4,800 Claims Handled by Unlicensed Adjusters in Florida After Irma, Lawsuit Says

Apr 25, 2024 Two south Florida lawsuits against property insurers argue that two major carriers employed a business strategy of hiring inexperienced or even...

Survey: Most Small Businesses Provide Regular Safety Training to Employees

Apr 25, 2024 A new report on small business owners’ workers’ compensation insurance-buying habits and risk exposures found that 95% offer regular safety...

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New Jersey Forest Service Says 510-Acre Wharton Wildfire Is 100% Contained

Apr 25, 2024 The New Jersey Forest Fire Service said it has reached 100% containment of a 510-acre wildfire in the area of Jackson Rd. in Wharton State Forest. The fire...

People Moves: XPT Specialty Expands with Industry Veteran

Apr 25, 2024 XPT Specialty, headquartered in New Haven, Connecticut, hired Jody Travis as vice president and senior underwriter in its Houston office. Travis has over 30 years of...

DHL to Pay $8.7M to Settle Race Discrimination Lawsuit in Illinois

Apr 25, 2024 Delivery company DHL will pay $8.7 million and be subject to the oversight of a court-appointed monitor to settle a class race discrimination lawsuit filed by...

Houston Deputy Dies After Being Hit by Truck While Helping During Accident

Apr 25, 2024 HOUSTON (AP) — A deputy who was a 20-year-veteran of a Houston-area sheriff’s office died Tuesday after being hit by a truck while trying to...