Sep 11, 2025 | Business Insurance, Business Interruption, Uncategorized
A NEW SURVEY has found that in 40% of ransomware incidents in the U.S., CEOs or other executives were physically threatened if their organizations did not pay the ransom demanded by hackers. The findings in Semperis’ “2025 Ransomware Risk Report” highlight other... 
Sep 3, 2025 | Business Insurance, Business Interruption
THE AMERICAN Trucking Associations has asked Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to clarify how potential federal cannabis rescheduling would affect mandatory drug testing for truck drivers. In an Aug. 14 letter, ATA said it is “deeply concerned” that reclassifying... 
Aug 28, 2025 | Business Insurance, Business Operations
THE STATE is working on new regulations that will toughen enforcement of defensible space around commercial and personal properties in areas at risk of wildfires. The current round of rulemaking by the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection is on Zone 0 — the area that... 
Aug 19, 2025 | Business Insurance, Business Operations
Pennsylvania Lawmakers Consider Medical Cannabis Reimbursement PENNSYLVANIA LAWMAKERS are considering legislation that would make the state one of the few in the nation to require employers to reimburse injured workers for medical cannabis used to treat workplace... 
Aug 10, 2025 | Business Insurance, Business Operations
CALIFORNIA INSURANCE Commissioner Ricardo Lara has ordered an 8.7% average advisory pure premium rate hike for policies incepting on or after Sept. 1, 2025. The rate follows a substantial uptick in claims and claims adjustment costs over the past four years, resulting... 
Aug 2, 2025 | Business Insurance, Business Operations
AN EFFORT in the U.S. Senate to close the hemp-derived THC loophole in the 2018 Farm Bill has stalled, leaving intact a provision that allows hemp producers to sell intoxicating products at ordinary retail outlets — even in states where cannabis sales are banned....