Monthly Archives: <span>September 2018</span>

Worldwide Facilities, Petro Guardian Offer Oil, Gas Lightning Risk Program

National wholesale insurance brokerage and managing general agent, Worldwide Facilities, is teaming up with Petro Guardian, a turnkey lightning and static protection installation service provider for oil and gas facilities, on Enlightning, an exclusive program to reduce the risk of …

Claims Technology Firm Snapsheet Names PwC’s Yoder as President

Virtual claims technology firm Snapsheet has appointed insurance industry veteran Jamie Yoder as president. Yoder will lead activities across Snapsheet’s business lines, including virtual appraisals, fleet and rental management, Snapsheet Transactions and digital engagement and claims management. Yoder joins Snapsheet …

Review of Arizona Gas Pipelines Pursued by Corporation Commission

A member of the Arizona Corporation Commission is calling for the state’s natural gas operators to review the safety of their pipelines. Commissioner Andy Tobin said this week that he called an emergency meeting with Southwest Gas and Kinder Morgan. …

Cracks Close San Francisco Building, Snarl Traffic for Salesforce Event

San Francisco’s financial district, usually jammed with traffic during Salesforce.com Inc.’s annual Dreamforce conference, has been thrown into chaos after a new transportation terminal, named for the software company, was closed through next week. Authorities found cracks in two steel …

Frenkel Benefits Hires Tunno as a Principal in New York

Frenkel Benefits, an EPIC Company, has hired Nicholas Tunno as a principal in New York. Tunno will report to Phil Remig, Northeast region senior vice president of Operations and Sales. Tunno joins from the New York office of Marsh & …

Study Says New Haven Leads State in Distracted Driving Crashes

New Haven and Hartford, Conn., lead the state in distracted driving accidents, according to a new study. The Travelers Institute and the Connecticut Safety Research Center say between 2015 and the first half of 2018 there were 1,392 crashes caused …

Marsh Makes Blockchain Proof of Insurance Accessible Through Salesforce

Insurance broker Marsh is expanding its collaboration with IBM to provide clients with access to the industry’s first commercial blockchain product for proof of insurance through the Salesforce customer management platform. Blockchain technology promises to automate and streamline the proof …

Dozens of Structures Damaged in Post-Hurricane Florence Storm in Virginia

Officials say more than 70 buildings have been damaged or destroyed during a storm that spawned at least 10 tornadoes in Virginia from the remnants of Hurricane Florence. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports Chesterfield County was hit hardest Sept. 17, with …

Uber Settles with States for $148M Over Failure to Disclose Data Breach

Uber Technologies Inc. will pay $148 million for failing to disclose a massive data breach in 2016, marking a costly resolution to one of the biggest embarrassments and legal tangles the ride-hailing company has suffered. The settlement with 50 U.S. …

Court Rules Cryptocurrencies Fall Under Commodities Regulator

A federal judge said on Wednesday that virtual currencies meet the definition of a commodity and fall within the jurisdiction of the U.S. derivatives regulator, allowing the agency to pursue fraud allegations against My Big Coin Pay Inc. The closely …