Boosting Resilience to U.S. Wildfires Should Be Insurance Industry Priority: I.I.I. November 6, 2019 Nearly a year after the deadliest and costliest wildfire in U.S. history, insurers and the customers they cover are revisiting...
Walmart Settles Lawsuit Against Tesla over Rooftop Solar Panel Fires November 6, 2019 By Brian Eckhouse and Chris Dolmetsch Walmart Inc. has settled its lawsuit against Tesla Inc. over fires at more than a half-dozen of the retail giant’s...
Ergonomic Tracking Helps Cut Workers Comp Claims but Privacy Concerns Remain November 6, 2019 By Joshua Brustein Every morning when he goes to work in the freezer room of a warehouse in eastern Pennsylvania, Jack Westley throws...
Argo Group CEO Watson Steps Down as SEC Continues Its Probe of Insurer November 6, 2019 Argo Group International Holdings Ltd. announced the retirement of Mark E. Watson III as chief executive officer, effective immediately. Kevin...
Going Public: BRP CEO Baldwin On the Company’s IPO, What’s Next November 6, 2019 By Amy O'Connor Florida-based broker Baldwin Risk Partners (BRP) has come a long way since it was formed less than 10 years ago....
Program Business Revenue Increases 12% to $40.5B in 2018 November 5, 2019 Program business premium rose 12.2% in 2018, reaching $40.5 billion from $36 billion in 2016, according to The 2019 State...
Microsoft Women Face Skeptical Appeals Court over Unequal-Pay Case November 5, 2019 By Peter Blumberg Women engineers who claim Microsoft Corp. discriminates against them for pay and promotions faced tough questions from a federal appeals...
Court Orders California Insurance Company Conserved in Another Round in Applied Battle November 5, 2019 Note: This story has been updated with a response from an Applied spokesman describing the actions by the California Department...
States’ Climate Change Litigation Could Be Useful Tool Against Big Oil: Opinion November 5, 2019 By Noah Feldman, Bloomberg Opinion A growing number of cities and states want to turn climate change lawsuits against oil companies into the next tobacco...
Ascot Launches U.S. Management Liability and Financial Institutions Unit November 5, 2019 Ascot is launching a Management Liability and Financial Institutions group, led by Ryan Becker as executive vice president. The new...