Monthly Archives: <span>March 2023</span>

U.S. to Propose Limits for Communities on ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water

The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to propose restrictions on harmful “forever chemicals” in drinking water after finding they are dangerous in amounts so small as to be undetectable. But experts say removing them will cost billions, a burden that …

Texas Anti-ESG Push Is Coming for Insurers and Pensions in New Bills

A Texas lawmaker is seeking to broaden the fight against ESG policies by imposing further limits on the types of investments state pension managers can make and restricting shareholder proposals that would dictate insurance companies’ business with oil and gas …

Federal Judge in Louisiana Suspends Texas Law Firm Over Hurricane Claims

A federal judge has suspended a Texas law firm from practice in the western district of Louisiana over ethical questions raised about its handling of hundreds of hurricane insurance claims. In an order dated March 4, District Judge James Cain …

Baltimore’s Settlements for Rogue Gun Task Force Misconduct Now Top $22M

Baltimore leaders agreed Wednesday to pay a $6 million settlement to the family of a driver who was killed during a 2010 police chase involving Gun Trace Task Force officers – the city’s latest payout resulting from flagrant misconduct by …

Nevada Crash Is Third Fatal Accident Tied to Air Medical Transport Service Firm

The company that owns the medical transport aircraft that crashed in northern Nevada last week, killing all five people aboard, has been tied to two other fatal crashes in the last four years. A review of records shows that with …

When an Injury Suffered ‘Preparing for Work’ Falls Under Workers’ Compensation

An employee who was injured while scraping ice off his company-owned truck parked at his home is entitled to workers’ compensation benefits, the Virginia Workers Compensation Commission has ruled, reversing a deputy commissioner’s denial of benefits. “We find that the …

Viewpoint: Your Adjusters Are Drowning in Virtual Paper

Claim adjusters have a difficult job. They are responsible for dispersing funds that comprise the largest category of outgoing cash an insurance company has. Every decision they make about which expenses to approve or decline affects the bottom line. But …

Claims Business: Davies, Overhaul and CMT

Davies Acquires Software Co. and Consulting Business Davies, an international claims administrator headquartered in London, is continuing its US expansion with the acquisition of Quick Internet Software Solutions, a claims software designer, and MVP Advisory Group, which provides consulting services …

Lawmakers Eye Workplace Safety Standards for Nannies, House Cleaners

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California households that employ cleaners or nannies could soon be required to comply with safety standards similar to other workplaces under a bill proposed in the state Legislature. Domestic workers in California don’t have the same …

Biden’s Cyber Plan Would Hold Software Makers Responsible in Hacks

The Biden administration is set to release an aggressive new national cybersecurity strategy on Thursday that seeks to shift the blame from companies that get hacked to software manufacturers and device makers, putting it on a potential collision course with …