Bills in Congress, States Seek to Curb Litigation Funding February 20, 2020 By Jim Sams Lawmakers in three states and in Congress have introduced bills to impose more controls on litigation funding companies, which insurers...
Think Tank Urges Flood Insurance Program to Stop Enabling Building in High Risk Areas February 20, 2020 The threat of sea-level rise should force policymakers to rethink policies that encourage development in flood-prone regions. One place to...
Attorney General Barr: Should Tech Giants Still Be Free From Liability for Content? February 20, 2020 By Nandita Bose and Raphael Satter U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday questioned whether Facebook, Google and other major online platforms still need the immunity...
Coronavirus Raises Insurance Questions But Catastrophe-Tested Insurers Are Prepared February 20, 2020 By Elizabeth Blosfield As the coronavirus outbreak continues to cause concern around the globe, the insurance industry is facing a potentially far-reaching impact...
Insurers Finding It Increasingly Difficult to Fill Vacant Positions February 20, 2020 By Mark Hollmer Most insurance companies plan to either maintain current staffing or add new employees over the next 12 months, The Jacobson...
4Q Earnings Briefs: Trupanion, United Fire, FNF February 19, 2020 Trupanion Trupanion Inc. (TRUP) reported fourth-quarter net income of $636,000, after reporting a loss in the same period a year...
Everest Insurance Adds 4 Underwriters to E&S Casualty Excess Group February 19, 2020 Everest Insurance has added four underwriters within its Excess & Surplus Casualty Excess group. The new members of the group...
Homeland Security Reports Ransomware Attack Shut Gas Pipeline Facility for Two Days February 19, 2020 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has alerted energy and other infrastructure firms to review their cybersecurity after a ransomware...
Justice Department Targets Internet Firms’ Liability Shield February 19, 2020 By Ben Brody Attorney General William Barr is taking aim at a legal shield enjoyed by companies such as Alphabet Inc.’s Google and...
RLI to Offer Samsara IoT Loss Control Services to Trucking, Commercial Auto Clients February 19, 2020 RLI Transportation, a division of RLI Insurance Company, has partnered with Samsara, an industrial IoT company that provides sensors and...