As businesses, including independent insurance agencies, bring staff back into their offices, the concept of asking employees to sign a COVID-19 liability waiver is becoming more common. What is a Liability Waiver? When we conjure up the concept of a liability waiver, we typically think of a pre-event liability waiver. This is an agreement between […]
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Stay informed of the changing human resources landscape – and the case law, legislation, and regulations that alter it – by reviewing our HR Bulletins, a running tab of state and federal updates. Read more about these recent updates by visiting our HR Bulletin webpage and scrolling to the appropriate number. FED #24 – Joint
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House Bill 108/Senate Bill 175, signed into law earlier this year, amends the Maryland Condominium Act, increasing from $5,000 to $10,000 the maximum amount of a condo association’s property insurance deductible that a unit owner is responsible for when the cause of damage to the condo originates in his/her specific unit. The condo association is
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If you write through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), take note of the forthcoming program changes, including: EFFECTIVE APRIL 1, 2021 Updated premium rates Updated Community Rating System EFFECTIVE JAN 1, 2022 Updated base premiums for Preferred Risk Policies and policies rated under the Newly Mapped Procedure Updated premium multiplier tables for policies rated
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The Delaware Department of Insurance (DOI) updated Universally Applicable Bulletin No. 5, which outlines the Delaware Insurance Data Security Act requirements. The updates include: A change to the DOI’s email address (now doidatasecurity@delaware.gov), where notices of a data breach are sent The addition of a requirement to for insurers to submit an annual certification of
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Representatives of the Baltimore Department of Planning provided the following reminder for IA&B members:Baltimore City wants to remind all insurance agents and brokers that properties purchased in Baltimore City’s Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) with federally backed loans are required to have flood insurance. Baltimore City participates in the Federal Emergency Management Administration’s Community Rating
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With the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) facing expiration last week, President Trump signed into law legislation to extend the program for another year, through Sept. 30, 2021. This extension was part of a broader measure to keep the federal government funded through Dec. 11. Since the NFIP originally came up for renewal three years
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Late last month hackers attacked insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (to include claims unit Gallagher Basset). The ransomware incident forced the firm to take its global systems offline and turn to outside cybersecurity professionals for help. Ransomware attacks increased almost 50% between the first and second quarters of 2020, according to a recent
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