Update: Hurricane Dorian Goes Easy on Puerto Rico, Gathers Force Heading for Florida August 29, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan, Will Wade and Marvin G. Perez Dorian is gathering force as it aims to become the first major hurricane to slam into the Florida’s east coast...
Move Over Flo; Progressive Adds Cleveland Browns QB Mayfield to Marketing Team August 28, 2019 Insurance carrier Progressive has signed Cleveland Browns star quarterback Baker Mayfield and his new wife, Emily Wilkinson, to its advertising...
Purdue Pharma Floats $10-$12 Billion Opioid Settlement: Reuters August 28, 2019 By Mike Spector and Jessica DiNapoli OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP and its owners, the Sackler family, are in discussion to settle more than 2,000 opioid...
Lafond Succeeds Giglio as CEO of Insurity August 28, 2019 Insurity, Inc., a provider of cloud-based services and data analytics for the property/casualty insurance industry, has appointed Chris Lafond as...
DuPont Says It Will No Longer Buy Firefighting Foam With Suspect Chemicals August 28, 2019 Industrial materials maker DuPont said on Wednesday it would stop buying and using firefighting foams made with a controversial class...
Tropical Storm Dorian to Drench Puerto Rico; Then Could Hit Florida as Hurricane August 28, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan and Will Wade Tropical Storm Dorian is about to lash Puerto Rico with torrential rains, and then is expected to gain strength and...
Biometrics and Financial Firms, Ransomware Variant Among Latest Cyber Trends: Chubb August 28, 2019 State biometrics laws, a new ransomware threat and the targeting of financial institutions are among the recent trends in cyber...
Auto Safety Test Pits Traditional Car Mirrors v. Rear/Side Cameras August 28, 2019 By Bryan Pietsch The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration plans to test how drivers could use cameras to replace traditional rearview mirrors...
Why J&J Opioid Lawsuit Could Mean Real Culprits Are Let Off the Hook: Viewpoint August 28, 2019 By Joe Nocera, Bloomberg Opinion In 1977, after an electrical fire destroyed the Beverly Hills Supper Club in Southgate, Kentucky, killing 165 people, a plaintiffs’...
Chronic Commercial Auto Insurance Underwriting Losses to Continue in 2019: Fitch August 27, 2019 U.S. property/casualty insurers continue to face substantial underwriting losses on commercial automobile insurance and, following a statutory combined ratio of...