January 8, 2019
As Ricardo Lara took office as California Insurance Commissioner at a ceremony in Sacramento on Monday, he pledged to help residents recover from wildfires while defeating the threat of climate change. Lara, the eighth elected California insurance commissioner since voters …
January 8, 2019
Toyota Motor Corp. — in an unusual move for the cut-throat car business — has decided to share with rivals an automated safety system that uses self-driving technology to keep cars from crashing. The system, known as Guardian, will take …
January 8, 2019
MetLife Inc. appointed Michel Khalaf president and chief executive officer, succeeding Steven Kandarian. Khalaf, 54, will take over on May 1, the company said Tuesday in a statement. He is currently president of the company’s U.S. and Europe, Middle East …
January 8, 2019
A New York City law forcing Airbnb and HomeAway home-sharing platforms to reveal a “breathtaking” amount of information about their businesses seems unconstitutional, a judge decided Thursday, forcing the law to be shelved for now. U.S. District Judge Paul A. …
January 8, 2019
Officials say service has mostly been restored to hundreds of Pennsylvania utility customers who had their natural gas service temporarily shut off. Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania shut off service Saturday to about 1,700 customers in Washington County. That came after …
January 8, 2019
Hub International Limited (Hub), a global insurance brokerage, has acquired the assets of The Rubin Group Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The Rubin Group President Michael Rubin, along with his team, will join Hub International Northeast following …
January 8, 2019
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away a whistleblower’s bid to revive a $663.4 million judgment against Trinity Industries Inc. in a lawsuit accusing the company of failing to tell a federal agency about changes made to a guardrail …
January 8, 2019
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Canadian insurance broker Jones Brown Inc. and its subsidiaries. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Toronto, Jones Brown is a retail property/casualty insurance broker …
January 8, 2019
As vehicles get smarter, your car will be keeping eyes on you. This week at CES, the international consumer electronics show in Las Vegas, a host of startup companies will demonstrate to global automakers how the sensor technology that watches …
January 8, 2019
At least two crew members were killed on Monday after a cargo ship sank in rough seas off Turkey’s Black Sea coast, officials and media reports said. Seven crew members were rescued while a search was underway for four others. …