California Wildfires, Hurricane Michael Top List of 2018’s Costliest Natural Disasters: Munich Re January 8, 2019 By L.S. Howard The costliest natural catastrophes occurred in the United States in 2018 with one of California’s devastating wildfires and Hurricane Michael...
Safety Sharing Economy: Toyota Offers Its Driver Assistance Technology to Competitors January 8, 2019 By Keith Naughton Toyota Motor Corp. — in an unusual move for the cut-throat car business — has decided to share with rivals...
Khalaf to Take Over as MetLife CEO from Kandarian on May 1 January 8, 2019 By Katherine Chiglinsky and Lananh Nguyen MetLife Inc. appointed Michel Khalaf president and chief executive officer, succeeding Steven Kandarian. Khalaf, 54, will take over on May...
Supreme Court Won’t Hear Bid to Reinstate Trinity Guardrail Fraud Judgment January 8, 2019 By Nate Raymond The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away a whistleblower’s bid to revive a $663.4 million judgment against Trinity Industries...
Smart Car Makers See Safety Enhancements Turning Into Revenue Opportunities January 8, 2019 By Alexandria Sage As vehicles get smarter, your car will be keeping eyes on you. This week at CES, the international consumer electronics...
CorPro Underwriting Managers Expands AIG Management Liability Offering January 8, 2019 CorPro Underwriting Managers has expanded its availability of several new key coverage enhancements under the Private Edge Plus and Not-for-Profit...
U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Fiat-Chrysler Appeal in Auto Hacking Case January 7, 2019 By Tina Bellon The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Fiat Chrysler‘s appeal in a class action lawsuit over allegations that...
Exxon Bid to Halt Climate Change Probes Rejected by U.S. Supreme Court January 7, 2019 By Nate Raymond The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for the attorney general of Massachusetts to obtain records from Exxon...
Los Angeles Sues IBM’s Weather Channel for Use of Location Tracking January 7, 2019 By Gerrit De Vynck The city of Los Angeles is suing International Business Machines Corp.’s Weather Channel unit, accusing the company of misleading consumers...
New House Finance Chair Waters Under Pressure; Flood Insurance on Bipartisan Agenda January 7, 2019 By Elizabeth Dexheimer As Maxine Waters takes the gavel of the powerful House Financial Services Committee, it’s not clear whom she’ll end up...