An insurer’s interpretation of the “known loss” provision in a commercial general liability policy may not have been correct, says an appeals court, in reversing a ruling in favor of the insurer.

The nationwide legalization of same-sex marriage could prompt some employers to drop health care and retirement benefits for their employees’ domestic partners, experts say.

Hormel Foods Corp. received final U.S. Labor Department authorization Friday to fund several employee benefit risks through its Vermont captive insurer.

The Supreme Court on Friday ruled 5-4 that the right to marry is constitutionally protected, regardless of whether the couple is a man and a women or two men or two women.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has issued an update of its enforcement guidance on pregnancy discrimination that is based on the U.S. Supreme Court’s March ruling in Peggy Young v. United Parcel Service Inc.

The New Mexico Court of Appeals this week struck down a longstanding provision of the state’s workers compensation law that exempts certain workers on ranches and farms from coverage.

(Reuters) — American Apparel Inc. said its ousted CEO Dov Charney filed two more lawsuits against the company alleging defamation, representation in false light and claims for securities fraud.

From key Supreme Court rulings and Anthem’s relentless pursuit of Cigna to the latest spate of violent weather and the Benefits Manager of the Year®, it’s been a full week at Business Insurance.

A study released on Thursday found that a variety of factors including reimbursement rates for doctors and local practice norms account for the wide variance in back surgery rates for injured workers according to location.