California Workers’ Comp Independent Medical Reviews Trending up, Report Shows

The number of Independent Medical Review decision letters issued in response to California workers’ compensation medical disputes is trending up in the last few years after declining steadily from 2018 through 2022, a report out on Thursday shows. IMR decision Read more…


World Insurance Acquires Maine’s Healey Associates

Global insurance broker World Insurance Associates LLC has acquired the business of Healey & Associates of Portland, Maine. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Healey has been offering employee benefits to clients throughout New England since 1982, with a Read more…


People Moves: Liberty Company Adds Producer in Jacksonville Area

Gainesville-based The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers announced Will Bradshaw as a producer in its Ponte Verde office. Bradshaw, whose family has operated a Tennessee insurance agency for more than 60 years, specializes in farm and crop insurance, commercial coverage and Read more…


NC Bill Ending Course Requirements for Agent Licenses on Way to Governor

North Carolina insurance producers will no longer be required to complete education courses before taking the license exam, under a bill now awaiting the governor’s signature. House Bill 737 was approved with little opposition by both chambers in the General Read more…


GE Moves Washing Machine Production from China to Kentucky with $490M Invest

GE Appliances announced a nearly half-billion-dollar project Thursday that it says will create 800 new jobs and shift production of clothes washers from China to its massive manufacturing complex in Kentucky. The $490 million investment positions the Kentucky home appliances Read more…


Markets/Coverages: Marsh Launches European Cyber Facility for Mid-Sized Enterprises

Marsh, insurance brokerage business of Marsh McLennan, announced the launch of Cyber Unity, a new insurance facility for organizations across the European Union, as well as in Israel, Norway, Serbia, and Turkey, with revenues up to €500 million (US$581.2 million). Read more…


USDA Finds Safety Issues at Top Research Site After Whistleblower Complaints

The U.S. Department of Agriculture found significant safety issues at its top research facility in an investigation of 2023 whistleblower complaints about the state of the site, the Office of Special Counsel said in a letter sent to the White Read more…


BHP Faces UK Contempt Charge for Funding Case Over Brazil Dam Collapse

BHP faces a full contempt of court hearing in Britain for funding litigation to try to prevent some Brazilian municipalities suing the mining giant over one of Brazil’s worst environmental disasters, London’s High Court ruled on Thursday. Thursday’s ruling is Read more…


Vessels Near Strait of Hormuz Transmit Unusual Messages to Prevent Attacks

Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz have been broadcasting unusual messages concerning nationality in a bid to avoid being attacked as doubts linger over the ceasefire between Israel and Iran, according to maritime risk analytics firm Windward and ship tracking Read more…


USC Basketball Star Alijah Arenas Recounts Tesla Cybertruck Crash

Star college basketball recruit Alijah Arenas spoke publicly for the first time about the Tesla Cybertruck crash that left him in an induced coma, casting fresh attention on safety issues with the EV maker’s newest model. The University of Southern Read more…