More Employers Adopting Continuous Background Checks on Employees July 12, 2018 By Michael Sasso and Jeff Green Jay Cradeur takes pride in his 4.9 driver rating on Uber Technologies Inc.’s five-star scale and the almost 19,000 rides...
All Those World Cup Headers Could Throw Players Off-Balance July 11, 2018 Football or soccer players who tend to head the ball a lot may be more likely to have balance problems...
Commercial Lines Rates Hardened in Q2: IVANS Index July 11, 2018 The second quarter showed a general uptick in premium renewal rate change across the commercial insurance lines of business compared...
Markel to Welcome Chubb’s Cox as Insurance Operations President, COO; Promotes Kiscaden, Sanders July 11, 2018 Specialty insurer Markel Corp. has announced executive leadership changes for its insurance operations. Robert Cox will join Markel in the...
Appeals Court Upholds Volkswagen’s $10 Billion Diesel Settlement with Owners July 11, 2018 By David Shepardson A federal appeals court on Monday upheld Volkswagen’s $10.03 billion settlement with the owners of nearly 500,000 polluting diesel vehicles...
Insurtech Next Insurance Raises $83 Million to Expand; Nationwide, Munich Re Among Investors July 11, 2018 Next Insurance has raised $83 million in new financing, money it said will fuel its continued U.S. expansion as a...
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Names Link to Head E&S Casualty for North America July 11, 2018 Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has named Diane Link as head of Excess and Surplus (E&S) Casualty for North America. Link...
Regulators Try to Navigate Legal, Social, Safety Issues Raised by Autonomous Vehicles July 11, 2018 By David Shepardson In closed-door meetings last March, U.S. transportation regulators and others grappled with questions about whether police should have the power...
Lawsuits Against Monsanto’s Roundup Cleared for Trial July 11, 2018 By Tina Bellon Hundreds of lawsuits against Monsanto Co. by cancer survivors or families of those who died can proceed to trial, a...
Cyber Business Interruption Risks Still Difficult to Figure July 11, 2018 By Elizabeth Blosfield Although the insurance industry may have had plenty of time to wrap its mind around managing physical property threats, what...