Premiums continue to rise

Premiums continue to rise

Premiums continued to rise in the first quarter of 2021, according to results from The Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers’ Q1 2021 Commercial Property/Casualty Market Index, though there were further signs the pandemic’s exacerbation of existing market conditions...
PIA urges long-term reauthorization of flood program

PIA urges long-term reauthorization of flood program

The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs held a hearing May 18 on the reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program, and the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents submitted testimony urging the committee to pass a...
Truck drivers oppose bill

Truck drivers oppose bill

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, representing the interests of small-business trucking professionals and professional truck drivers opposes a highway bill proposed June 5 by U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, despite $1 billion provision for truck...
WCRI study finds prescription payments still vary widely

WCRI study finds prescription payments still vary widely

A new FlashReport from the Workers Compensation Research Institute finds that in most states, dermatological agents and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have become more important than other drug groups as a share of total prescription payments. In the...
Strong building codes critical to reducing storm damage

Strong building codes critical to reducing storm damage

A strong building code is critical to reducing the damage and destruction caused by hurricanes each year. On the first day of the Atlantic hurricane season, the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety released the 2021 edition of Rating the States, its...
Power, leadership, culture and tomorrow

Power, leadership, culture and tomorrow

By MICHAEL G. MANESManes and Associates From WDSU News today (5/17/2021), former Louisiana Gov. Buddy Roemer has died at the age of 77, according to a statement issued by his family. Roemer, initially a Democrat who switched to the Republican Party, served as the...