Risky Business: Climate Change Turns Up Heat on Insurers, Policyholders November 12, 2021 By Noor Zainab Hussain and Carolyn Cohn Tony and Jhan Dunn never thought they would leave California, where they grew up, built a life together and planned...
Pork Plants Allowed to Operate Faster in Trial Program November 12, 2021 By Tom Polansek The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday that nine pork plants can apply to operate faster processing-line speeds under...
Westfield Insurance to Buy Argo’s U.S. Specialty Property Renewal Rights November 12, 2021 Specialty insurer Argo Group International Holdings has agreed to sell the renewal rights of its U.S. specialty property business to...
A Look at Military Veterans’ Earnings, Employment After Active-Duty Service November 11, 2021 New research from RAND Corp. finds that after leaving the service, many veterans earn less money than they did while...
Coalition Enters Executive Risk Insurance Market for Small Business November 10, 2021 Coalition has launched new executive risks insurance products for small and midsize businesses. The directors and officers (D&O) and employment...
P/C Insurers Turn In Solid First Half Performance November 10, 2021 U.S. property/casualty insurers saw their net income jump to $37.5 billion in the 2021 first half, up from $24.3 billion...
Houston Concert Tragedy Follows Other Major Crowd Disasters Around the World November 10, 2021 Fans at a Houston music festival surged toward the stage during a performance by rapper Travis Scott, triggering panic in...
Auto Safety Whistleblower Receives Maximum Award of $24 Million November 10, 2021 By Heekyong Yang and David Shepardson The U.S. auto safety regulator announced on Tuesday its first-ever reward to a whistleblower, handing out more than $24 million...
Ruling in Opioid Marketing Case a Setback for States Arguing Public Nuisance November 10, 2021 By Nate Raymond The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a $465 million judgment against Johnson & Johnson in a lawsuit by the...
Lemonade to Acquire Auto Insurer Metromile in Merger of Insurtechs November 9, 2021 By Mark Hollmer Digital insurer Lemonade plans to acquire California-based pay-per-mile auto insurance startup Metromile in an all-stock transaction as it continues to...