Suit Against Facebook Alleges Age, Gender Bias in Financial Services Ads November 1, 2019 By Jonathan Stempel Facebook Inc. was sued on Thursday in a proposed class action accusing it of discriminating against older and female users...
Benefitfocus Adds Toggle, a Renters Insurance Subscription Product from Farmers November 1, 2019 Benefitfocus, a cloud-based benefits platform, has added Toggle, a Farmers company, is to its BenefitsPlace offering. BenefitsPlace allows employers, brokers...
Ironshore Names Leahy as President of Professional Liability Unit IronPro November 1, 2019 Ironshore has announced that Thomas F. Leahy, Jr. has been named president of IronPro, its professional and management liability division....
Vaping Safety Debate Between Researchers, Activists Intensifies with Mystery Illness November 1, 2019 By Robert Langreth Portland State University chemistry professor David Peyton had never been attacked with such intensity. Peyton and a group of other...
Hiscox Names Karpp to Head Executive Risks and Cyber Practice in U.S. November 1, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson Global specialty insurer Hiscox has appointed Doug Karpp as head of Executive Risks and Cyber in the U.S, which includes...
CEO Greenberg Says Chubb Has Been Able to ‘Reshape Portfolio’ in Wildfire Zones November 1, 2019 By Mark Hollmer Some insurers may be facing sizable risks stemming from the latest round of California wildfires now raging, but Chubb Chairman...
Bain, Vista Said to Be Weighing Sale of Software Firm Vertafore. Could It Bring $5 Billion? October 31, 2019 By Gillian Tan and Kiel Porter Vista Equity Partners and Bain Capital are in the early stages of weighing a sale of insurance software maker Vertafore...
Report: Cannabis Dispensaries May Become ‘Most Profitable’ Specialty Stores October 31, 2019 By Don Jergler Selling insurance to cannabis dispensaries may the business in which to be in the very near future. A new report...
Industry Applauds House Panel Backing of Terrorism Reinsurance Renewal October 31, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson Insurance carriers and agents are applauding a House committee vote advancing a bipartisan measure to renew the federal terrorism reinsurance...
States Eye Private Flood Insurance Model Law Industry Thinks Is Unnecessary October 31, 2019 By Jim Sams An organization of state lawmakers is moving ahead toward adoption of a “model law” designed to encourage the sale of...