Shortly after completing my undergraduate education, my husband and I studied back to my hometown where I worked as a server at a local restaurant. Even though I had just started primary school, I was beyond ready to put my apron and look for a stable full-time job. When I saw a customer service stand open at Central, it was …

California's residents were not saved from disaster in 2018. Instead, the devastating wildernesses, including the largest and most devastating wildernesses, continued to linger California. The continuing disasters were more common and began much earlier in California's prolonged dry season. The number and size of the wilderness together with the insurance bearers' claims management has brought insurance issues to the legislator …

Policyholders are often surprised to hear that their policies cover more than the requirement for operational requirements. For example, a general responsibility policy may include a cyber-related loss. See our previous post. As a later example, a federal court in South Carolina found that a parent homeowner policy pledged an insurer to defend a college student against hazing claims. Allstate …

A panel in the California Court of Appeals, in an unpublished opinion ( Stein v. Axis Ins. Co . (Cal. App., March 8, 2017, No. B265069) 2017 WL 914623), issued 8 March 2017, argued that a political exclusion requiring "final judgment" did not support a refusal to pay the policyholder's insurance costs by the Houston Casualty Company (HCC) following a …

Springtime is just around the corner! With temperatures that are now on average over freezing, the soil starts to thaw and keeps longer sunlight, you can feel the congestion of starting new home projects. Whether you are a DIY owner or hiring a contractor, these home-based home projects can enhance the enhancement appeal of your home, increase protection against the …

Nevada lawmakers are now considering a bill that would cause employers to prove that an occupational injury is not reimbursable instead of existing law that places responsibility for an injured party who must prove that the injury occurred in the field of employment. AB 138, with 22 sponsors and now with the Committee on Trade and Work, was introduced on …

The Working Environment and Health Committee was reviewed in a decision on 2-1 that cleaning and feeding dives performed by employees of a Houston aquarium were not considered "scientific diving" to fall under a US occupational safety and health waiver commercial diving standard. In Secretary of Labor v. Houston Aquarium Inc., on Friday, the Commission confirmed an administrative law sentenced …

Anti-inflammatory drugs often prescribed for pain and inflammation now represent the largest proportion of prescriptions prescribed for injured workers in California, according to a study released on Friday by the California Workers Compensation Institute. Such drugs have replaced opioids as the highest drug in comp, a year after the state adopted a drug form that limited opioid writing to injured …

SMEs are specific targets for cyber criminals because these companies digitally transform their business processes, but there are measures they can take to protect themselves, Chubb Corp says in a report issued Tuesday. These crimes are low risk for criminals, says the report Cyber ​​Attack Inevitability: The threat Small and medium-sized businesses cannot ignore. "The technology that provides business efficiency …

Damaged workers are more likely to file compensation claims for workers when they have high group health plans, according to a study released Monday by the Labor Compensation Research Institute. WCRI study makes higher deductible in group health plans Increased injured worker's inclination to file for employee compensation? Authors of Olesya Fomenko and Jonathan Gruber found that injured workers are …