Overdose Deaths Again Rise More in Urban Than Rural Communities August 14, 2019 By Mike Stobbe U.S. drug overdose deaths had been most common in Appalachia and other rural areas in recent years, but they are...
Nation’s Excess & Surplus Market Reports 13% Growth Through Midyear August 14, 2019 The nation’s excess and surplus lines insurance industry is growing almost 13 percent faster halfway through this year than it...
Fidelity Battles IRS Over Tax Credits for Coal Investment Involving A.J. Gallagher August 14, 2019 Fidelity Investments’ courtroom battle with the IRS over disallowed tax credits drew to a close on Tuesday when lawyers clashed...
Many Reinsurers Take Increased Catastrophe Risks as Rates Harden: S&P August 14, 2019 Some global reinsurers have chosen to stop retrenching from catastrophe risks, deciding instead to take advantage of higher premium rates...
With Smarter, Joined-Up Pricing, There’s No Such Thing as a Bad Risk: Viewpoint August 14, 2019 By Mark Eastham It’s a well-trodden truth in our industry that not all risks are created equal, and for insurers, that some risks...
Recalled Apple MacBook Laptops Banned from Flights Due to Batteries August 14, 2019 By Mark Gurman and Alan Levin U.S. airline safety regulators banned select MacBook Pro laptops on flights after Apple Inc. recently said that some units had...
Female Customers Sue Lyft Alleging Sexual Assaults by Drivers August 13, 2019 By Robert Burnson Lyft Inc.’s image as the “woke” ride-hailing company faces a new challenge from a rash of lawsuits filed by women...
21% of U.S. Workers Over 40 Claim They Have Experienced Age Bias, Insurer Says August 13, 2019 Age discrimination affects more than one-fifth of U.S. workers over the age of 40, a particular number of which are...
AIG CEO Duperreault ‘Encouraged’ by Hardening Market, Plans Operational Overhaul August 13, 2019 By Mark Hollmer AIG President and CEO Brian Duperreault said that the evolving, hardening market is sustainable and dovetailing nicely with the insurer’s...
Paychex Now Offering Cyber Liability Insurance to Payroll Clients August 13, 2019 Payroll management firm Paychex is now making cyber liability insurance available to its clients through Paychex Insurance Agency and AXIS...