The increasing losses from severe thunderstormswhich include hail, heavy rains and flash flooding, tornadoes, thunder and lightningare a growing challenge for society and insurers alike.

According to Standard & Poor's Rating Services, insurers in many regions will have to deal with tighter capital standards, weak pricing due to excess capital or stricter controls on product design and distribution in some markets.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that overdoses from prescription painkillers kill more people than heroin and cocaine combined. And yet, the Workers Compensation Research Institute reports that between 65%-85% of injured workers who receive pain medications get narcotics.

A new study on global warming suggests the worst is yet to come.

It costs more than twice as much to hire and train new employees than it does to retain existing staff.

According to a recent South Carolina Supreme Court ruling, the dancer was an employee of the gentlemens club where she danced and entitled to workers comp after she was injured in a shooting at the club.

Spex app collects photos, notes, diagrams, dimensions, field sketching, video and audio and inspection reports, which allows estimators, contractors and insurance companies to agree on the scope of work.

Gov. Jerry Brown ordered Californias first mandatory water restrictions as the drought gripping the state enters a fourth year.