California’s worker heat standards led to fewer work-related injuries on hot days, a new study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute found. The WCRI study, Impact of California’s Heat Standard on Workers’ Compensation Outcomes, measured how California’s heat standard impacted …
Agent Has No Duty to Tell Insured of Pending Nonrenewal: Connecticut High Court
A Connecticut insurance agent has no duty to inform clients that their home insurer intends not to renew their insurance policy, the state’s high court affirmed in a case where the homeowners argued their long relationship with the agent created …
Gallagher Sues Two Former Brokers Who Started Their Own Firm
Global insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher is suing two former employees who left to start their own New York brokerage firm for allegedly soliciting Gallagher clients and using confidential information in violation of their employment agreements. Gallagher claims that James …
Tips to Make the Most of Carrier Relationships
I remember talking with an agency owner a few years ago who had gotten upset with an insurance carrier with whom they were working. This has been a frequent occurrence in the last few years as the hard market has …
US Probes Driver Assistance Software in 2.9 Million Tesla Vehicles Over Traffic Violations
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Thursday that it is opening an investigation into 2.88 million Tesla vehicles equipped with its Full Self-Driving system over more than 50 reports of traffic-safety violations and a series of crashes. …
Why Ethics CE Matters: Strengthening Professional Standards in Insurance
This post is part of a series sponsored by Risk & Insurance Education Alliance. In an industry where trust is everything, Gallup’s 2023 Honesty and Ethics poll (Brenan & Jones, 2024) found that only 12 percent of Americans rated the …
Markets/Coverages: Special Contingency Risks Offers Enhanced Victim Support Cover
Special Contingency Risks (SCR), a WTW business, has launched an Enhanced Victim Support insurance extension (EVS) to support hostage victims. The SCR initiative launches as part of an exclusive partnership with the charity, Hostage International. This new offering underscores SCR’s …
Higginbotham Acquires Texas’ Stephens Insurance Services
Higginbotham has acquired Lubbock, Texas-based Stephens Insurance Services, a benefits specialist. The collaboration pairs on-the-ground relationships with added resources to enhance combined service offerings across West Texas and into eastern New Mexico, Higginbotham said. Stephens Insurance Services specializes in three …
NC Woman Faces 170 Felony Charges in Insurance Fraud Involving Stolen GLP-1 Drugs
A North Carolina woman has been busy over the last three years, illegally obtaining weight-loss medication, administering it to people, and defrauding insurance companies of more than $87,400, the state Department of Insurance alleged this week. Heather Ann Robinson, 37, …
Louisiana Police Video Counters Claim that LSU Star was Too Far From Fatal Wreck
Louisiana state police have released video evidence in a deadly 2024 car crash that authorities contend was caused by reckless driving by Kyren Lacy, a former Louisiana State University football star who took his own life days before a grand …





