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Xylem Inc. was recently fined $234,054 by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) after a 2020 incident in which a worker was hurt while lowering himself into a water test pit. The injury reportedly took place at the water technology company’s location in Pewaukee, Wisconsin when a guardrail loosened as the worker entered the almost…
Jury awards that exceed $10 million, also known as “nuclear verdicts,” are on the rise in the trucking industry and could make it more difficult for transportation companies to stay in business, CNBC recently reported. According to a 2020 report from the American Transportation Research Institute, the average U.S. trucking industry lawsuit verdict increased 967% between 2010 to 2018, soaring…
By Paul G. Smith, Corporate Senior Vice President, Carrier Relations, H.W. Kaufman Group Following the release of our Burns & Wilcox Property & Casualty Market Overview and Forecast: Eye on 2021 report last quarter the already challenged Commercial and Personal insurance marketplace was greeted with yet another extraordinary event—Winter Storm Uri (February 13-17). The widespread impact resulted in over 170…
Looking ahead into 2021, the Flood Insurance Market should anticipate multiple changes. According to Brad Turner, “The Private Flood market should have the opportunity to compete across a lot of segments it wasn’t able to before, under the new NFIP Rating 2.0, because the market will have a greater understanding of pricing and awareness of exposure.” Watch the full Eye on Q2:…
Environmental losses, site pollution risks and Environmental Insurance solutions were among the topics addressed in a webinar hosted by Burns & Wilcox. Environmental losses that are not covered by insurance are thought to amount to about $1 billion per year. This is largely because many business owners do not believe they have an environmental exposure; those in sectors that do…
On March 5, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration signaled it would soon take steps to prevent or reduce chemical hazards in baby and toddler foods to a level “as low as is reasonably achievable.” The FDA announcement disclosed a letter it sent that same day to manufacturers and processors of baby and toddler food to remind them of their…
Collapsed roofs, caved-in foundations and broken windows are evidence of the destruction caused by bitterly cold temperatures and powerful winter storms that have hammered the U.S. and parts of Canada1 in recent weeks. As of February 17, 2.7 million Texans are still without power from a severe storm system spanning 25 states that began on February 13. The storm has…
While 2020 presented its challenges, the Casualty Insurance marketplace was changing long before. In 2021, Marc Adler, Burns & Wilcox Brokerage, expects the market to continue to evolve, with Excess, Habitational and Hospitality industries leading the way with the most radical changes. Watch the full Eye on 2021: Specialty Insurance webinar here. https://vimeo.com/503591536/76d488c20b