As lava crawled down Leilani Road in a hissing, popping mass, Cheryl Griffith stood in its path and placed a plant in a crack in the ground as an offering to the Native Hawaiian volcano goddess, Pele. Griffith lives in …
Flexpoint Ford, a private equity firm focused on financial services, has made an investment in Pacific Northwest-based Propel Insurance. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. Following the investment by Flexpoint, Propel Insurance’s current shareholders will retain a significant ownership, according …
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said he’s resigning as the state’s highest law enforcement official, hours after a report in which four women accused him of physical violence. Schneiderman, who built his reputation as a courtroom foe of President …
Michigan has three and Florida two in a list of the top 10 most dangerous cities in the U.S. produced by a security industry group using FBI crime data. Based on average rate of violent crime per 100,000 population, the …
Tokio Marine Group said it has received regulatory approval from Luxembourg’s Commissariat aux Assurances and the Japanese Financial Services Authority to set up a new insurance company in Luxembourg. The new carrier, Tokio Marine Europe S.A., will operate as a …
New Jersey Transit said Thursday it will reduce its train service over the next several months as it tries to install a federally mandated safety system by a Dec. 31 deadline. Last week, the Federal Railroad Administration sent a letter …
MEMIC, a Portland, Maine-headquartered workers’ compensation specialist, has appointed Barrett Parks to the position of safety management consultant. Parks has worked as a logger, equipment operator, technical high school instructor and most recently for the State of Maine as an …
This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic. When it comes down to it, the biggest loser in a property that is underinsured is the homeowner who may not be able to rebuild their home to the way …
China’s $42 trillion financial sector is set to open up to the world like never before. To deliver on longstanding pledges and help stave off the threat of tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump, Chinese officials have set a June …
There’s no other company on Earth quite like Ant Financial. Spanning online payments, insurance, lending, credit scores, asset management and more, Jack Ma’s Chinese behemoth resembles a mashup of PayPal, Geico, Wells Fargo and Equifax — with a bit of …
