18+ min ago  (96+ words) businessinsurance. com Hub hires transactional risk leader from Marsh Hub International said Thursday it has hired former Marsh executive Sumit Agarwal as managing director, head of transactional risk, North America. Mr. Agarwal will lead the brokerage's transactional risk practice, advising…...

2+ hour, 17+ min ago  (106+ words) The Hartford said Thursday that it has appointed Natalie Burns as head of enterprise sales and distribution, effective May 1. Ms. Burns will work with The Hartford's top distribution partners and its personal and business insurance and employee benefits sales teams,…...

2+ hour, 20+ min ago  (323+ words) A Tennessee workers compensation judge on Wednesday ruled that an employer must provide medical benefits to an injured worker who was later deported to Mexico, rejecting arguments that his immigration status or location bars coverage. In'Hernandez, Yonny Perez v. PR Marine…...

2+ hour, 35+ min ago  (293+ words) A Florida appeals court on Wednesday reversed a summary judgment that had barred an injured worker's negligence claim, finding a property manager was not entitled to workers compensation immunity. In'Teed v. Everest Campus East LLC, the Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal…...

3+ hour, 1+ min ago  (87+ words) businessinsurance. com Axis Capital names chief commercial officer Axis Capital Holdings announced Thursday it appointed Anthony Izzo, formerly with Everest Group, as chief commercial officer. Mr. Izzo will report to Vince Tizzio, president and CEO of Axis, and will be…...

2+ hour, 43+ min ago  (173+ words) Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek on Tuesday signed a bill giving nurse practitioners and physician associates the same treatment authority in the workers compensation system as physicians and surgeons. H. B. 4040 expands the definition of "attending physician" to include nurse practitioners and physician…...

21+ hour, 54+ min ago  (317+ words) A liability insurer cannot pursue a malpractice claim against the lawyers it hired to defend a manufacturer involved in a climber's fall, an appeals court in Washington state ruled. In Great American E&S Insurance Co. v. Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani,…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (232+ words) The only thing steeper than the mountains could be the pricing strategy, as a new lawsuit calls into question price fixing at two of the biggest U. S. ski operators. The class action filed in late March accuses Vail Resorts and Alterra…...

1+ day, 3+ min ago  (232+ words) A specialty insurer wrongfully denied coverage to a behavioral health company facing sexual misconduct allegations, a federal appeals court ruled. In Bramblett v. Allied World Specialty Insurance Co. the 9th U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals found Monday that Allied World "resolved ambiguities in…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (23+ words) businessinsurance. com Video: The BI Interview with Tamseel Butt of Alvarez & Marsal...