- Texas employer not liable after worker beat up supervisor
A Texas appeals court has ruled that a workers compensation nonsubscriber is not liable for negligence, despite failing to perform a criminal background check on a worker who assaulted another employee.
- Deaf worker whose job offer was rescinded wins bias appeal
Deaf employees are allowed to use alternate alerting devices to perform their job, says an appeals court that reversed a ruling Monday in favor of a deaf job applicant who had a job offer rescinded after being offered the position.
- Reinsurer profit up in second quarter
Second-quarter net income rose 8.8% to $6.45 billion among the group of 18 U.S. reinsurers the Reinsurance Association of America surveys, the RAA said Monday.
- Digital insurance center provides hands-on testing
Global management consulting company Accenture P.L.C. has launched a Digital Insurance Solution Center in Chicago.
- Law firm expands workers compensation practice in Florida
Eagleville, Pennsylvania-based The Chartwell Law Offices L.L.P. has expanded its workers’ compensation practice with three new offices in Florida and seven new attorneys.
- Police say 2 may have committed suicide after Ashley Madison hack
(Reuters) — At least two people may have committed suicide following the hacking of the Ashley Madison cheating website that exposed the information of clients, Toronto police said on Monday.
- FTC has authority to police cyber security, court says
(Reuters) — A U.S. appeals court said the Federal Trade Commission has authority to regulate corporate cyber security, and may pursue a lawsuit accusing hotel operator Wyndham Worldwide Corp.
- Crawford chief to step down
Jeffrey Bowman is stepping down after nearly eight years at the helm of Crawford & Co., the claims manager said Monday.
- Amlin profit down 3.5% in first half; CEO denies sale
Amlin P.L.C. posted pretax profit of £143.3 million ($163.2 million) for the first half of 2015, down 3.5% from the comparable period last year, the London-based insurer and reinsurer announced Monday.