Pay-per-mile digital auto insurer Metromile is pursuing what it is calling a “significant” expansion of its use of independent agents to sell its insurance, and it has hired a Travelers Insurance executive to lead the effort. San Francisco-based Metromile, which …
In an era of increased business risk, the owners, CEOs and founders of small-medium enterprises (SME) and technology startups are falling short in both evaluating these risks and showing the right acumen for risk management. According to a report released …
The Biden administration threatened Tuesday to revoke the authority for three Republican-controlled states to handle their own workplace safety enforcement because they have refused to adopt rules to protect health care workers from COVID-19. The threats were sent to Arizona, …
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Thursday it was proposing to require flight attendants receive at least 10 hours of rest time between shifts after Congress had directed the action in 2018, according to a document released Thursday. Airlines for …
Cowbell Cyber, an AI-powered cyber insurance provider for small to medium enterprises, announced a strategic partnership with Palomar Excess & Surplus Insurance Co. to expand its offerings on a non-admitted basis nationwide. The multi-year agreement with Palomar, backed by AM …
U.S. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco has a message for corporate America: The U.S. Justice Department needs its help in order to take down cyber criminals. “We cannot do this alone,” Monaco said on Wednesday during a virtual roundtable on …
Origami Risk, a risk, safety and insurance Software as a Service (SaaS) technology firm, announced it has packaged its online workers’ compensation claims administration into a standard offering to help insurance carriers, third party administrators (TPAs), risk pools and managing …
Embedded insurance has made substantial gains in 2021, but the technology faces regulatory and other roadblocks that could postpone its full potential, a panel of experts and industry insiders said during InsureTech Connect 2021 in Vegas. “Regulation is a roadblock …
The Biden administration said it is launching a broad strategy to regulate toxic industrial compounds associated with serious health conditions that are used in products ranging from cookware to carpets and firefighting foams. Michael Regan, the head of the Environmental …
President Joe Biden plans to nominate the No. 2 auto safety official and a former California Air Resources Board official to head the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the White House confirmed on Tuesday. Steven Cliff, who has been …
