Firefighter Overtime Surges 65% in California, Report Shows December 10, 2019 Following an unprecedented series of wildfires across California, overtime costs for firefighters surged by 65% over the past decade, pushing...
Study: Every $1 Spent on Buying Flood Lands Could Save U.S. $5 in Future Damages December 10, 2019 Which would cost American taxpayers more: Paying now to protect undeveloped areas that are likely to flood in the coming...
Exxon Beats New York Claim of Climate Change Accounting Fraud December 10, 2019 By Erik Larson Exxon Mobil Corp. won a closely watched securities-fraud trial that delved into its internal accounting for the financial risks of...
FTC Democrat Tells States: ‘BalI Is In Your Court’ on Facebook Privacy Compliance December 10, 2019 By Ben Brody and Erik Larson A Democratic member on the U.S. Federal Trade Commission urged states investigating Facebook Inc. to examine whether the company disregarded...
Tesla Crash in Connecticut Elicits New Warnings About Autopilot Shortcomings December 10, 2019 By Chester Dawson Another Tesla Inc. vehicle operating on the carmaker’s driver-assistance system branded as Autopilot has crashed into a parked emergency vehicle,...
The Hilb Group Hires Berardi to Join New England Operations December 10, 2019 The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has hired property and casualty insurance specialist, Beth Berardi, and acquired her book of business....
World Insurance Associates Acquires New York’s J & S Risk Planning Group December 10, 2019 World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA) acquired J & S Risk Planning Group LLC of Wantagh, N.Y., on November 1, 2019....
Brown & Brown to Acquire Canadian MGA Special Risk Insurance Managers December 10, 2019 Brown & Brown Programs Inc. has agreed to acquire the assets of the British Columbia, Canada-based managing general agency Special...
Gold 2019 Best Agency to Work For – East: Ironside Insurance Group December 10, 2019 By Elizabeth Blosfield Founded in 2012 in downtown Boston’s financial district, Ironside Insurance Group has been on the scene as an independent agency...
Chubb Becomes First P/C Insurer to Invest in African Trade Insurance Agency December 10, 2019 Global insurer Chubb has made a $10 million equity investment the African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI), becoming the first global...