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.... 
Jul 27, 2025 | Business Insurance, Business Operations
ONE MISTAKE you want to avoid if you incur property damage to your business is to wait too long before filing the claim. The owners of Dallas Plaza Hotel learned this the hard way when a U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that the business had waited too long to file... 
Jul 10, 2025 | Business Insurance, Business Operations
THE OCCUPATIONAL Safety and Health Administration has overhauled its Site-Specific Targeting (SST) inspection program, marking a major shift in how the agency identifies and prioritizes workplaces for inspection. Effective May 20, 2025, the new guidance applies to...