James River Insurance Retains Rating After Dropping Its Biggest Customer, Uber October 18, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson Ratings agency A.M. Best said its ratings of James River Insurance remain unchanged after the insurer said it would be...
Walmart Balks at $5.2 Million Damages Claim for Disability Bias Against Employee October 14, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson A jury last week found that Walmart violated federal law for failing to accommodate the disabilities of a longtime employee...
Tokio Marine to Buy High Net Worth Insurer Pure for $3.1 Billion October 3, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson Tokio Marine Holdings Inc. has agreed to buy U.S. high net worth insurer Privilege Underwriters Inc. and its specialty insurance...
EagleView Wins $125M Patent Infringement Award, Sales Halt Against Verisk September 30, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson A New Jersey jury last week ordered insurance data services firm Verisk to pay $125 million to aerial imaging firm...
Group Says FEMA’s Flood Home Buyouts Take Too Long September 19, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson For those who want to move out of a flood zone, the wait time for a home buyout can stretch...
The Remaking of Disgrace Insurance September 16, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson As co-founder and chief executive officer of the predictive analytics firm Spotted, Janet Comenos knows a lot about famous actors,...
From Analyzing Celebrities to Reinventing Insurance September 10, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson Janet Comenos is co-founder and chief executive officer of the Boston-based predictive analytics startup named Spotted that matches companies with...
The Remaking of Disgrace Insurance September 10, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson As co-founder and chief executive officer of the predictive analytics firm Spotted, Janet Comenos knows a lot about famous actors,...
Putting Municipal Ransomware Attacks— and Cyber Insurance —in Context September 3, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson The ransomware attacks on public entities in Texas, Florida, Maryland, Georgia and elsewhere this year have raised questions not only...
Companies Continue March Towards Robots; Orders Up 7.2% in First Half of Year August 20, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson In the first half of 2019, the North American robotics market is up 7.2%. From January to June, North American...