Latest Storms May Finally Shift Focus to Disaster Mitigation by Local Communities October 17, 2018 By Christopher Flavelle Hurricane Michael’s devastation could spur policymakers to better prepare vulnerable communities for the effects of climate change. The images of...
Google Invests in Insurance Agency Software Firm Applied Systems October 17, 2018 By Mark Hollmer Giant Google’s investment arm has purchased a minority stake in Applied Systems, a provider of insurance technology and cloud-based software...
Facebook Facing Another Lawsuit Over Allegedly Misleading Advertising Claims October 17, 2018 By Joel Rosenblatt Facebook Inc. knew in early 2015 that it misled advertisers about the average time users spent viewing online video clips...
AXA XL Launches Standalone Insurance for Workboat Risks October 17, 2018 AXA XL’s North America marine insurance business has expanded its coverage options for the marine insurance market with a new...
Colleges Handling Surge in Claims of Past Sexual Harassment October 16, 2018 By Collin Binkley For 35 years, Ruth D’Eredita tried to dismiss her former professor’s behavior — the way he touched her, groped her...
P/C Insurers Double Net Income in First Half of Year October 16, 2018 U.S. property/casualty insurers saw their net income after taxes more than double to $34 billion in first-half 2018 from $15.5...
Travelers Teams with Amazon to Offer Smart Home Products, Insurance Quotes October 16, 2018 The Travelers Companies Inc. is teaming up with Amazon to offer smart home kits, insurance quotes and risk management information...
Hurricanes Behind Cuts in Earnings Estimates for AIG, Chubb, Other S&P 500 October 16, 2018 By Brandon Kochkodin The S&P 500 has plummeted more than 5 percent since early October. The culprit: slowing earnings growth stemming from rising...
Judge Rules Trump’s Tweet Over Stormy Daniels Was Free Speech, Not Libel October 16, 2018 By Edvard Pettersson Stormy Daniels’s libel lawsuit over a tweet by Donald Trump accusing her of “a total con job” was thrown out...
Drug Ads on TV Would Show Prices Under Trump Administration Proposal October 16, 2018 The U.S. government, in an effort to increase pressure on drugmakers to lower costs for U.S. consumers, said on Monday...