Ghost of 2008 Crash Still Haunts Real Estate E&O February 8, 2016 By Andrew G. Simpson The ghost of the 2008 financial collapse still haunts the liability insurance market for real estate professionals and some are...
Long Hours for Surgeons Not Higher Risk to Patient Safety: Research February 4, 2016 By Andrew G. Simpson A new national study led by Northwestern Medicine showed allowing surgical residents the flexibility to work longer hours in order...
Data Conversion Startup Captricity Gets White Mountain Insurance Backing February 3, 2016 By Andrew G. Simpson Captricity Inc., an Oakland, Calif.-based startup that gives businesses in regulated industries easy access to customer data trapped in handwritten...
EEOC Seeks Input on Workplace Retaliation Guidance February 1, 2016 By Andrew G. Simpson The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is seeking public input on proposed enforcement guidance addressing retaliation and related issues...
Moody’s, S&P, A.M. Best Release Ratings for AIG After Strategic Plan Outlined January 28, 2016 By Andrew G. Simpson American International Group Inc., which activist investor Carl Icahn is pressuring to divest assets, had the outlook on its credit...
Virtual Insurance Agent Insurify with License Plate Quote Feature Raises $2 Million January 28, 2016 By Andrew G. Simpson Consumers will soon be able to simplify the buying of auto insurance by snapping a photo of their license plate...
‘Old’ ACE, Chubb Report Q4, Full Year 2015 Results January 27, 2016 By Andrew G. Simpson Just shy of two weeks after closing on their merger, ACE Ltd. and Chubb Corp. released financial results for their...
The Zebra Is Latest Insurance ‘Disrupter’ to Attract Funding January 26, 2016 By Andrew G. Simpson The Zebra, an online auto insurance comparison company, said it has closed $17 million in Series A funding with investment...
AIG CEO Says Future Split Possible, But Downplays SIFI Risk; Will ‘Narrow’ P/C Focus January 26, 2016 By Andrew G. Simpson American International Group (AIG) CEO Peter Hancock, who announced the sale of the company’s AIG Advisor Group and a partial...
Icahn Renews Attack on AIG CEO Hancock; Insists ‘Drastic Shift’ Needed January 19, 2016 By Andrew G. Simpson Activist investor Carl Icahn has again called for American International Group (AIG) to be divided into three separate companies and...