2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (200+ words) Insurers urge stronger action to reduce flood risk and protect Ontario communities IBC Calls for Urgent Action to Reduce Flood: Flooding is Canada's most frequent and costly natural disaster, and the trend is accelerating. Over the last 20 years, flood and…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (42+ words) West Bend News Lifewise Central Local received a Partner Level Donation with Goodville Mutual Insurance and Straley Insurance matched that donation to total $2,000. We are so appreciative of the community support....

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1663+ words) Benjamin Wildenhaus has worked in workers’ compensation for more than 20 years. He’s seen the full range of how organizations approach injured employees — from the companies that genuinely care to the ones that treat claims as names on a piece of…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1677+ words) Lee Pyfrom will be the first to tell you he was skeptical. It was about eight years ago at a regional safety conference, and a chiropractor was presenting on how muscle rolling could reduce back strains. Pyfrom, Director of Safety…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (350+ words) The next phase of rural financing will hinge on integrating agricultural data, expanding digital lending and strengthening risk coverage through insurance, credit guarantees and credit enhancement, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) chairman Shaji Krishnan V has said....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1596+ words) When Jeff Green took over as Risk Manager at Larimer County, Colorado, the workers’ compensation program was, in his words, just handling claims. There was no proactive safety culture, no meaningful engagement with the county’s operating departments, and no financial…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1625+ words) The opioid crisis didn’t arrive in workers’ compensation quietly. It crept in through prescription pads, routine treatment protocols, and a medical culture that had come to see pain relief as synonymous with narcotics — even for minor workplace injuries. Mandy Hagler…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (171+ words) 42% of policyholders still pay below full-risk price; the remaining discount is concentrated in Florida, non-primary homes, and high-value properties, and is on track to phase out by the late 2030s “Risk Rating 2.0 is doing what it was designed to do, and…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (461+ words) Markel Group's chairman, Steve Markel (pictured), has informed the board that he will retire from that role and will not seek re-election at the company's 2027 annual shareholder meeting, capping more than 50 years with the specialty insurer. The board has appointed…...