A snow-covered trail at Peninsula State Park. Photo by Rachel Lukas. We’re not there yet – winter, cold weather, snow – but it pays to be prepared. That’s especially true if you plan to camp off-season after the majority of campers have packed away their gear. Many Door County campgrounds, both private and state-run, cater … Read more
The Florida Retirement System Pension Plan, which is administered by the Florida State Board of Administration, increased its allocations to natural catastrophe insurance-linked securities (ILS) in advance of the mid-year 2024 reinsurance renewals, but has adopted a more cautious stance for 1/1 as it assesses whether the hard market is declining.With some $198 billion in … Read more
Advocacy Manager Brad Barkdoll, joined by staff from the Hollow Oak Land Trust and the Montour Trail Council, co-hosted a multi-site visit in the greater Pittsburgh region to sections of the Montour Trail and conservation areas held by the Hollow Oak Land Trust. Attending the visit was State Senator Camera Bartolotta, State Representatives Valerie Gaydos … Read more
On 17 October 2024, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) delivered its preliminary ruling in NFŠ (C-28/23, EU:C:2024:893). The case was very interesting in three respects. First, in addressing some aspects of the definition of public works contracts that keep coming up in litigation in relation to relatively complex real estate transactions. Second, in addressing … Read more
Despite strong income growth that has helped improve personal auto insurance affordability in Louisiana, the state remains the least affordable among its Southern neighbors and the rest of the United States, according to the Insurance Research Council (IRC). In 2022, the average annual premium expenditure per vehicle for auto insurance in Louisiana was $1,588, which … Read more
