In this Issue

• Features
  Texas Revamps Insurance Licensing Process, Call Center Response in Modernization Effort
  The Texas agency responsible for regulating insurance business in the...
• Features
  Swiss Re: Insurance Industry Must Wake Up to Costs of ‘Secondary’ Catastrophe Perils
  The insurance industry must wake up to the growing cost of...
• Features
  Oklahoma Supreme Court: Non-Economic Damages Cap Is Unconstitutional
  The Oklahoma Supreme Court on April 23 struck down a state law that...
• Features
  Oklahoma Lawmakers Send Autonomous Vehicle Safety Bill to Governor
  Oklahoma would establish rules regulating how to safely operate...

National Coverage

• Editor's Note
  Phone Addicts
  Last year, more than 6,000 pedestrians lost their lives in accidents...
• Cover Story
  Telemedicine Takes Workers’ Comp Into the Future
  The use of telemedicine may be in its nascent stages within the...
• Features
  Recent Commission Ruling Highlights Need for National Workplace Violence Prevention Standard
  A federal commission decision that an employer had a duty to protect...
• Features
  How Workplace Violence Impacts the Bottom Line
  Workplace violence leaves chaos in its wake. Besides the psychic...
• Features
  Expanding Medical Urgent Care Market Offers Opportunities for Agents
  Over the past decade, urgent care facilities have emerged as popular,...
• Features
  The Need for Agents (to Do Their Jobs)
  I received a nice notice from my commercial GL carrier advising the...
• Features
  Sorry! Laws Protecting Doctors Who Apologize Don’t Lessen Litigation
  Laws intended to reduce malpractice litigation by protecting doctors...
• Features
  Resolving Insurance Coverage and Claims Disputes: Advocacy
  In the past two columns, we've examined the importance and value of...
• Idea Exchange
  Remote Employees: Your Biggest Game Changer to Fill Openings Now
  Q: I'm the Talent Acquisition Director for a national brokerage and...
• Features
  MyNewMarkets.com Upgrades With New Agent Features, Enhanced Search
  MyNewMarkets.com unveiled a redesign with new features for both...
• Features
  Risk Managers Report Lowest Level of Risk Readiness in 12 Years: Aon
  Survey Ranks Economic Slowdown, Reputation/Brand as Top Concerns...
• New Markets
  My New Markets
  DMEPOS Surety Bonds Market Detail: ProSure Group Inc.'s DMEPOS...
• Business Moves
  Business Moves
  National ProAg, AmTrust Agriculture Producers Ag Insurance Group Inc....
• Declarations
  Declarations
  Increased Limits "While we wanted to increase the speed limit on our...
• People & Places
  People
  National Robert Bauer has joined insurance broker Marsh to lead its...