Millennials in Insurance Talk Age and Tech Gaps, Insurance Being a ‘Well-Kept Secret’ August 20, 2018 By Elizabeth Blosfield What is the best part about working in insurance? For a group of millennials speaking with Insurance Journal at a...
Court Says Trump Administration Must Implement Chemical Safety Rule August 20, 2018 By Timothy Gardner A federal appeals court on Friday ordered the Trump administration to immediately implement an Obama-era chemical safety rule introduced in...
AIR Worldwide Updates Wildfire Model with Event-Based Risk Management Approach August 17, 2018 Catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide (AIR) has released an updated Wildfire Model for the United States designed to provide...
President Trump Urges U.S. Suit Against Opioid Manufacturers August 17, 2018 By Justin Sink and Anna Edney President Donald Trump said Thursday he wants the U.S. government to sue pharmaceutical companies that manufacture opioids as part of...
Aon Names Wanat U.S. Commercial Lines Broking Chief August 17, 2018 Global broker has appointed Brian Wanat as chief broking officer of U.S. Commercial Risk Solutions. In his new role, Wanat...
Insurer Downgrades Jumped in 2018 But Were Still Outnumbered by Upgrades: A.M. Best August 17, 2018 Catastrophic weather events in 2017 helped spur an increase in rating downgrades for the U.S. property/casualty (P/C) industry during the...
Why Not Just Retrain Pedestrians to Make Self-Driving Vehicles Safer? August 17, 2018 By Jeremy Kahn You’re crossing the street wrong. That is essentially the argument some self-driving car boosters have fallen back on in the...
States with Best, Worst Home Flood Damage Disclosure Laws August 16, 2018 In 21 states, home sellers are not required by law to disclose to buyers whether their home has ever flooded...
Why Insurers Should Love, Not Fear, Amazon: Viewpoint August 16, 2018 By Alex Webb Whenever Amazon.com Inc. eyes expansion into a new industry, the stalwarts of that space shudder. A Reuters report on Thursday...
New Specialty Offering from HUB Targets Cannabis Producers, Distributors, Retailers August 16, 2018 Global insurance brokerage Hub International Limited (HUB) has formed a comprehensive cannabis insurance and risk services offering under its Agribusiness...