Cyber Insurance Demand, Supply, Awareness Continue to Grow: Marsh April 17, 2019 The message about the need to take cyber risk and insurance seriously is getting through to companies and boardrooms. “As...
Supreme Court Justices Politely Debate Offensive Trademark April 17, 2019 By Lawrence Hurley and Andrew Chung U.S. Supreme Court justices tiptoed around the offensive word at the center of a free speech case on Monday as...
Partner Re Names Colello to Lead P/C Business in U.S., Canada, Latin America April 17, 2019 PartnerRe announced that Jonathan Colello will join the company effective July 1, 2019, as chief executive officer for P&C Americas,...
Trump Clears Way for U.S. Suits Against Foreign Firms Operating in Cuba April 17, 2019 By Matt Spetalnick The Trump administration will allow lawsuits in U.S. courts for the first time against foreign companies that use properties Communist-ruled...
Digital or Plastic? Or Both? States Experiment with Driver’s Licenses April 17, 2019 By Jenni Bergal, Stateline Millions of people may be able to show their smartphones rather than a plastic card to prove they’re legit to...
FDA Halts Sales of Surgical Mesh by 2 Firms Over Injury Claims April 17, 2019 By Michelle Fay Cortez U.S. health regulators ordered two medical device companies to stop selling a surgical mesh used in pelvic repair surgeries, after...
Hanover Offers Agents Small Business Platform Using CoverWallet Technology April 17, 2019 The Hanover Insurance Group is debuting a digital platform to help independent agents acquire new small business customers including freelancers,...
Amenity Analytics Raises $18 Million from Starr, Allstate, Others for Text Analysis Tool April 16, 2019 Starr Companies and Allstate have contributed to an $18 million financing round for Amenity Analytics, a startup developing cloud-based analytics...
Ruling on Stabbing Prompts Calls for National Workplace Violence Prevention Standard April 16, 2019 By Jim Sams A federal commission decision that an employer had a duty to protect a social services worker who was stabbed to...
Farmers Grow to Like Crop of Technologies Helping Them Manage Weather Risk April 16, 2019 By Lydia Mulvany and Brian K. Sullivan When surprise hailstorms hit the 6,000 acres Trevor Scherman plants each year with peas, wheat, canola and lentils, his first...