Spending Bills with Flood, Terrorism Insurance Renewals Go to President Trump December 20, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson The Senate yesterday went along with House measures that fund the military and rest of the federal government through next...
How Car Makers Are Doing with Voluntary Accord to Install Automatic Braking Systems December 20, 2019 Three years ahead of schedule, four vehicle manufacturers— Tesla, Volvo, Audi and Mercedes— have already met their voluntary commitment under...
Insured Losses in 2019 Estimated at $56B, Down from $93B Last Year: Swiss Re December 20, 2019 Global insured losses in 2019 dropped to an estimated US$56 billion, from US$93 billion in 2018 and below the annual...
Reuters Report: Why Big Business Can Count on Courts to Keep Deadly Secrets December 20, 2019 By Michelle Conlin, Dan Levine and Lisa Girion In the dreary archives of a Newark, New Jersey, courthouse, Ronald Motley found a treasure map. It was an evidence...
Allstate to Retire Esurance Brand December 19, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson Allstate is retiring its Esurance brand and combining its remaining Allstate, Encompass and Answer Financial personal lines brands under a...
Independent Insurance Agent Group Rep Calling Attention to Climate Change Dangers December 19, 2019 By Don Jergler A representative for an independent insurance agent group in one state has penned an opinion column calling attention to the...
Hiscox’s Rubin Joins Liberty Specialty Markets as Head of Terrorism Underwriting December 19, 2019 Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM) has appointed Jennifer Rubin to a newly-created role as senior underwriting executive and head of Terrorism...
Supreme Court to Weigh Scope of Religious Shield from Employee Bias Claims December 19, 2019 By Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to consider giving religious organizations a bigger exemption from discrimination suits, accepting appeals from two...
Industry Balks at Trump Rule to Let States Import Drugs from Canada December 19, 2019 By Michael Erman and Carl O'Donnell The Trump administration on Wednesday said it is proposing a rule to allow states to import prescription drugs from Canada,...
Chubb Launches Financial Institution Fidelity Bond for Asset Managers December 19, 2019 Chubb has introduced a new fidelity insurance product, the Financial Institution Bond for Asset Managers, to address risks faced by...