Nuts to You (Not the Thieves!): A 360° Approach to Nut-Theft Risk Management

By Greg Merrill & Andy Sharpe Nut theft is no joking matter—it’s a significant and growing threat to California’s $9 billion+ nut-tree business. With more than 30 nut-theft events in 2015 compared to just one in 2009 and four in 2014, what once warranted only local agricultural area media coverage now garners national mainstream attention. […]

Workers’ Compensation Bulletin: New Computation Rules in California for Experience Modifications Coming January 1, 2017

For the first time since 2010, the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California (WCIRB) is changing the formula for calculating experience modifications, effective January 1, 2017. This could impact your Workers’ Compensation premiums. What is an Experience Modification? Experience rating is a method that compares an employer to other companies in its industry class […]