Consumer skepticism about the connection between credit history and future insurance claims appears to decline when the predictive power of credit-based insurance scores is explained to them, a recent study by the Insurance Research Council (IRC) suggests. This is just one of the IRC’s encouraging findings. Others include: Consumers are generally knowledgeable about credit, credit … Read more
blog home Bicycle Accident Tips for Preventing Bicycle Dooring Accidents By The Husband and Wife Law Team on September 10, 2022 Dooring occurs when the driver or a passenger on the street-facing side of a car opens their door and obstructs the path of an oncoming cyclist. Even if the cyclist isn’t traveling fast, dooring … Read more
By Loretta L. Worters, Vice President, Media Relations, Triple-I Remote work, while providing a respite to many from long commutes and surging gas prices, can increase the vulnerability of domestic violence victims. Heightened risks involve not only emotional and physical but also financial abuse – often one of the main reasons victims are unable to … Read more
Published: 10/10/2022 Reading Time: 6 minutes Sandy Keeter is a Professor in the Information Technology Department at Seminole State College in Florida. Our recent Faces of Faculty research has shown one of the top challenges faculty are facing now is figuring out how to present material in new ways and produce creative course content. … Read more
blog home Truck Accident How Truckers Should Brake Properly By The Husband and Wife Law Team on September 25, 2022 A big rig truck weighs up to 80,000. Trucks need to have fully operational brakes and a driver that knows how to use them to protect other motorists from collisions. When trucking companies try to … Read more
Max Dorfman, Research Writer, Triple-I The workers compensation field is “responding and adapting remarkably well to economic changes,” according to Donna Glenn, chief actuary, National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI). “The pandemic brought new occupational illnesses into the system, but it was offset by a reduction of other types of claims back in 2020.” Glenn made … Read more
Louisiana, Florida, and Michigan are the three least affordable states for personal auto insurance, according to a new report by the Insurance Research Council (IRC). The three most affordable states, IRC finds, are Hawaii, New Hampshire, and North Dakota. The state-by-state affordability rankings by IRC – like Triple-I, an affiliate of The Institutes – are … Read more
blog home Firm News Congratulations to Our 2022 Husband & Wife Law Team Scholarship Winners! By The Husband and Wife Law Team on June 15, 2022 When the coronavirus pandemic hit, many students across the country and around the world were placed in a unique situation, probably unlike anything they’ve ever faced in all in … Read more
Maritime piracy in the first half of 2022 is at its lowest level since 1994, the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) says, with 58 incidents, down from 68 for the same period last year. Nevertheless, the organization cautions against complacency. For the full year 2020, IMB listed 195 actual and attempted attacks, up from 162 in … Read more