Industry Roundup: Mitigating Workers’ Comp Claims for Remote Employees; ​Autonomous Trucks Would Haul New Risks Into Commercial Lines; New ISO Homeowners Policy Form Update

​​Autonomous Trucks Would Haul New Risks Into Commercial LinesThe emerging technology raises questions around what it means to 'operate' a vehicle and how liability will be determined.Court Finds Coverage for CBD Claim Through ScienceBecause laws, regulations and rules governing cannabis are constantly changing, the applicability of certain exclusions to coverage may change depending on when a loss occurs.Mobile Use Still Lagging for Insurance Sales, ClaimsWhile mobile devices have become ingrained in our culture, both personally and professionally, consumers still aren't robustly leveraging insurance company apps, according to a survey from Lightico, which found mobile is the among least used methods for performing sales and claims…

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3, 2, 1 With Sue Keegan: In-House Training; Grow Your WC Book of Business; Too Early for Christmas?

​By Sue Keegan, AIC, MBA, Learning & Development Manager​3 ThingsAre you aware that we offer what we call In-House Training?  We can put together a class for your team that's designed to cover whatever topic you have in mind.  We can also put together a group of classes to satisfy, for example, the new CE requirements.  If you're thinking it, we can do it.  We would love to discuss helping your team obtain their required CE with classes that provide content on their specific needs.   Please contact Jim Lombardo at jlombardo@biginy.org or Sue Keegan at skeegan@biginy.org.It’s not too late to sign up to listen to Stephen Primiano…

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Industry Roundup: Clock Ticking for Workers Refusing Vaccines; Industries with Most Hacker Heat; OSHA Moving Toward Vaccine Mandate; & More

​First Jury to Hear Business Interruption Case Sides with InsurerIn the first jury trial considering a COVID-19 business interruption case, The Cincinnati Insurance Co. Inc. was freed from having to cover the losses of a Kansas City, Missouri, restaurant management group that was forced to close at least nine locations as a result of coronavirus stay-at-home orders.Weapons Exclusion Clause Puts the Onus on Bar Owner After StabbingThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that an insurance company doesn't have to protect a bar against personal injury claims by patrons who were stabbed there as the establishment's policy from the Houston Specialty Insurance…

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