As restaurant workers become part of the delivery economy, spinal injuries become more prominent NEW YORK – AmTrust Financial Services, Inc., a global specialty property casualty insurer,has released the 2024 AmTrust Restaurant Risk Report, which identifies the most common and costly injuries in the restaurant industry in the United States. In a review of nearly […]
By Sue C. Quimby, CPCU, AU, CIC, CPIW, DAE, CLP-A – Senior Vice President Nothing says romance like a candlelit dinner, and there is not a much more festive setting than a home filled with aromatic candles. However, candles pose a significant fire hazard to your insureds. Helping clients understand and manage the risks of […]
New AI-Powered Solution Enhances Property Risk Assessment by Accurately Determining Roof Age Across the Contiguous US MARIETTA, PA – ZestyAI, the leading provider of climate and property risk analytics solutions powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI), has announced tits partnership with Donegal Insurance Group® on a project that utilizes its new Roof Age solution for Donegal’s existing Personal […]
Disaster-affected agencies are encouraged to apply for assistance. ALEXANDRIA, VA – The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) has announced that Progressive Insurance has donated $800,000 to the Trusted Choice Relief Fund, furthering efforts to support independent insurance agents, brokers and other insurance professionals impacted by disasters including floods, hurricanes and wildfires. Since its inception […]
Chicago, IL — Medical Liability Monitor (MLM), the monthly publication reporting on the medical professional liability insurance industry, commended Pennsylvania lawmakers for introducing a consequential package of tort reform bills aimed at tackling the commonwealth’s ongoing medical liability crisis in its current issue. These reforms come at a crucial time, MLM reports, as Pennsylvania’s legal […]
USDC Concludes Appraisal Can Consider Causation in Ohio Defendant State Farm Fire and Casualty Company (“State Farm”) issued a homeowners insurance policy to Plaintiff Sharon Marie Rogers (“Rogers”). State Farm determined the amount of loss to be $3,490.68, which was less than Rogers’ deductible. Insurance Adjusting Services West Penn; West Penn determined the amount of […]
Application of Diverse “Other Insurance” Clauses Insurers Protected Insured and Litigated Their Differences Two insurance companies- Gemini and Zurich- asked the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeal to determine what share of a $2 million settlement each is required to pay. The district court entered judgment for Gemini, ordering that Zurich pay $500,000 plus prejudgment interest. […]
Health Care Fraud Conviction Affirmed CITING AS A DR. FEEL GOOD IS A FEDERAL CRIME According to the Sixth Circuit Dr. David Jankowski’s medical clinics relied on several unusual billing and prescription practices, many of which were illegal and Jankowski fraudulently billed Medicare for services he did not provide and prescribed controlled substances to patients […]
For Howard Mills the Road Ahead Leads Back to Public Service in Risk Management with Safety and Economic Benefits to Taxpayers For Howard Mills, his life and his career have found him returning to the place from which he started, albeit in a new role. Howard started in public service and through his newest venture […]
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