State Farm Gets OK to Deploy Drones to Inspect Florence Damage September 21, 2018 By Denise Johnson The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently granted a waiver to State Farm to allow the insurer the ability to inspect...
Space Junk: Emerging Global Risk Threatens Satellite Communications – Opinion September 21, 2018 By Mark Buchanan, Bloomberg View Last Saturday, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration launched the Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite-2, which will monitor Earth’s...
Brexit Divorce Stalemate: EU Leaders Reject UK Blueprint as Deadline Looms September 21, 2018 By Tim Ross, Ian Wishart and Boris Groendahl Theresa May promised fresh plans to break the stalemate in Brexit negotiations after European Union leaders bluntly rejected her blueprint...
Tokio Marine Kiln Appoints Patel, Formerly with AXIS/Novae, as CFO September 21, 2018 Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK) has appointed of Reeken Patel as chief financial officer (CFO). He joins TMK on Oct. 1,...
Fidelis Takes Equity Stake, Provides Capacity, for Energy Market MGA, Kersey Specialty September 21, 2018 Fidelis Insurance announced it has taken an equity stake in a new managing general agent, Kersey Specialty Ltd., and will...
Lloyd’s Returns to Pre-Tax Profits, Reporting £600M ($793.1M) During 1st Half September 21, 2018 By L.S. Howard Lloyd’s reported a return to profits during the first half, in a welcome recovery after its big losses of 2017....
Pilots Forget to Pressurize Cabin of Jet Airways India Flight, Injuring Some Passengers September 21, 2018 By Anurag Kotoky Pilots operating a Jet Airways India Ltd. flight on Thursday forgot to turn on a switch that maintains optimal pressure...
Restaurants Must Pay Minimum Wage for Work Unrelated to Serving September 21, 2018 By Sudhin Thanawala Restaurants must pay waiters and bartenders minimum wage when they are engaged in tasks such as cleaning toilets that are...
The State of NAIC’s Data Security Model Law September 21, 2018 By Don Jergler Most states have yet to adopt a cyber security model law for the insurance industry like the one approved by...
Florence Raises Questions About Rebuilding Along North Carolina’s Coast September 21, 2018 By Anna Mehler Paperny When Florence was raging last Friday on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, the hurricane tore a 40-foot (12-meter) chunk from a...