Roadmaps for Wildfire Mitigation Provide Guidance for Suburban Neighborhoods August 19, 2020 New wildfire guidelines from an insurance industry home safety organization offer guidance for adapting suburban communities to the growing threat...
SpottedRisk Acquires Completion Bonds Agency Media Guarantors August 19, 2020 Entertainment insurance provider SpottedRisk has acquired Media Guarantors, a specialized managing general underwriter focused on completion bonds for the film...
Class Action Claims E*Trade Failed to Warn About Risks From Oil Price Crash August 19, 2020 By Catherine Ngai One of the biggest U.S. brokerages has been hit with a class action lawsuit after the oil price crash in...
Constructing a Post-Pandemic Construction Market August 19, 2020 By Andrea Wells The construction industry may emerge from the pandemic strong or relatively unscathed compared to other segments of the economy. But...
States Seek $26.4 Billion From Drug Firms in Opioid Litigation – WSJ August 19, 2020 U.S. states are seeking a combined $26.4 billion from three major drug distributors and Johnson & Johnson to settle opioid...
Sompo Global Risk, Marsh & McLennan Launch Commercial Real Estate Market Product August 18, 2020 Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA) and Sompo Global Risk Solutions (GRS) have launched a new customizable insurance product designed...
Amazon Helping Toyota Build Cloud-Based Data Services That Include Insurance August 18, 2020 By Paul Lienert Amazon.com Inc.’s cloud computing unit will help Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp. build a platform to help manage and monetize data...
Auto Insurance Shopping Rebounds After Dropping During Spring August 18, 2020 Auto insurance shopping and new business growth rebounded in May and June after a drop in late March and early...
States Say OxyContin Maker Purdue Pharma Owes $2.2 Trillion for Opioid Epidemic August 18, 2020 By Mike Spector U.S. states claimed they are owed $2.2 trillion to address harm from OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP’s alleged role in...
Pandemic-Afflicted Cruise Operator Carnival Hit by Ransomware August 18, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson Cruise operator Carnival Corp. said on Monday it launched an investigation into a ransomware attack on one of its brand’s...