Uber, Lyft Appeal for Deal on Driver Status as Independent Contractors June 14, 2019 By Josh Eidelson Faced with legislation in California that endangers their business model, Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. are urging a compromise...
Rebranded Crime App Aims for ‘People-Powered Public Safety Net’ June 14, 2019 By Olivia Carville One afternoon in late October 2017, hundreds of students from the elite Avenues private school in Manhattan were loaded onto...
El Niño Conditions Likely to Continue Through Summer June 14, 2019 There is a 66% chance that the Northern Hemisphere will see persisting El Niño conditions in the summer of 2019,...
Family Sues Cruise Line, Alleging It Would Not Let Heart Attack Victim Off Ship June 14, 2019 By Christopher Palmeri The family of Jeffrey Eisenman, a 65-year-old passenger on the Carnival Sunshine, alleges in a lawsuit that the world’s largest...
Scientists Vow to Report Flood Risk for Every U.S. Property for Free June 14, 2019 In a major research undertaking, a group of scientists and a technology nonprofit technology organization have set a mission to...
Climate Change and the Reinsurance Implications June 13, 2019 By Don Jergler Climate change presents “high exposure risk” to insurers and their policyholders on many fronts: General liability claims for third-party bodily...
House Committee Approves 5-Year Flood Insurance Extension with Bipartisan Reforms June 13, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson A key House committee has passed legislation to renew the National Flood Insurance Program for five years and institute various...
Berkley Names Argo’s Edwards as President of Verus Underwriting Managers June 13, 2019 W. R. Berkley Corp. has appointed Marlo M. Edwards as president of Verus Underwriting Managers. Edwards succeeds Dale H. Pilkington,...
Stereotype of Salesperson as Liar Too Often Accepted as Sign of Competence June 13, 2019 Everybody says they don’t like liars. But when it comes time to negotiating a big sale, it turns out people...
Fitch Says 2019 Could Be Better Than 2018 for Commercial Insurance June 13, 2019 Fitch Ratings said it maintains a stable outlook for U.S. commercial lines, reflecting the potential for moderately better underwriting profits...