Industry IQ

• IQ: Jury Rejects Actress’s Age-Related Lawsuit

  By Industry IQ  |  May 1, 2013

  A jury in Seattle has found against Huong Hoang, the actress who sued the Internet Movie Database (IMDB) and its parent company, Amazon, for posting her age without her permission, according to the New York Times.

• IQ: Workplace Stress: From Bad to Worse

  By Industry IQ  |  May 1, 2013

  Roughly 83 percent of American workers feel stressed out by their jobs, up from 73 percent a year ago, according to a new study by Harris Interactive for Everest College.

• IQ: State Sues Washington Florist for Snubbing Gay Wedding

  By Industry IQ  |  May 1, 2013

  The Washington state Attorney General’s office is suing a Richland florist for refusing to sell flowers for a gay wedding, according to the Puget Sound Business Journal.

• IQ: NAPCO Report Identifies 2013 P-C Trends

  By Industry IQ  |  May 1, 2013

  Although the estimated $25 million in losses from Superstorm Sandy is not pushing up the price of property-catastrophe insurance, it has brought concerns about future cat losses and current modeling techniques

• IQ: Survey: U.S. Employers Will Increase Group Health Self-Funding

  By Industry IQ  |  May 1, 2013

  U.S. employers will increasingly self-fund their group health insurance plans as a result of the Affordable Care Act, according to a recent survey of more than 300 health insurance executives by Munich Health North America, a subsidiary of Munich Re.

• IQ: Chicago Tribune Settles TribLocal Overtime Case

  By Industry IQ  |  April 1, 2013

  Carolyn Rusin, a former TribLocal reporter, sued the Tribune under the Fair Labor Standards Act and Illinois Minimum Wage Law.

• IQ: Feds Uncover $100M Crop Fraud Ring

  By Industry IQ  |  April 1, 2013

  The scheme involves dozens of agents, claims adjusters, brokers and farmers.

• IQ: Drivers Lacking Auto Insurance Basics

  By Industry IQ  |  April 1, 2013

  Respondents who took Insurance.com’s auto policy knowledge survey only scored an average of 32 percent. The 10-question multiple-choice survey polled 500 drivers.

• IQ: Lawsuit Over Gaga’s Tour of Terror

  By Industry IQ  |  April 1, 2013

  Singer's management company sues Lloyd's of London for improperly denying a claim for losses.

• IQ: M&A Activity Hits All-Time High in 2012

  By Industry IQ  |  April 1, 2013

  A total of 291 deals were reported in 2012, topping 2008’s previous record of 284.

• IQ: Exhausted Employees Cost Companies

  By Industry IQ  |  March 1, 2013

  The Harvard Medical School found that one-third of American workers aren’t sleeping enough.

• IQ: 7 Million Projected to Participate in Insurance Exchange in 2014

  By Industry IQ  |  March 1, 2013

  Number includes the unemployed and those who opt to be uninsured

• IQ: Drunk Drivers Not the Only Road Risk

  By Industry IQ  |  March 1, 2013

  The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety study found that drivers who use their cell phones “fairly often or regularly” also are likely to engage in other risky behaviors.

• IQ: Crop Insurance Fraud Yields Prison Sentences

  By Industry IQ  |  March 1, 2013

  An insurance agent in Mebane, N.C., was sentenced to 9 years in federal prison earlier this month for his part in crop insurance fraud.

• IQ: 7 Websites Make Business Travel a Treat

  By Industry IQ  |  March 1, 2013

  Use these tools to take some of the hassle out of tracking flights, comparing hotel reviews and saving money on fares and lodging.

• IQ: Cheapest Car to Insure in 2013: Ford Edge SE

  By Industry IQ  |  February 1, 2013

  Insure.com’s annual study named the Ford Edge SE the cheapest 2013 model year car to insure in America.