Google+ Questioned Over Keeping Mum About Exposed Data on 500K Users October 8, 2018 By Paresh Dave, Munsif Vengattil and Arjun Panchadar Alphabet Inc.’s Google will shut down the consumer version of its failed social network Google+ and tighten its data sharing...
New ISO Personal Property Product Targets Millennials, Empty Nesters October 8, 2018 ISO, a Verisk business, has launched a new personal inland marine product designed to help insurers meet the personal property...
Lawsuit Alleges Salmonella from Ground Beef; FDA Reports Cases in 16 States October 8, 2018 By P.J. Huffstutter A Kentucky woman is suing the U.S. arm of Brazil’s JBS SA, alleging she was hospitalized after consuming ground beef...
Urgent Action Needed to Avoid ‘Unthinkable’ Damage from Climate Change: UN October 8, 2018 By Nina Chestney and Jane Chung Society would have to enact “unprecedented” changes to how it consumes energy, travels and builds to meet a lower global...
Tesla Touts Its Safety Statistics October 8, 2018 By Andrew G. Simpson When it’s machine versus human, it’s more likely humans will be exchanging insurance information with other humans, according to data...
Employees’ Share of Health Costs Continues Rising Faster Than Wages October 8, 2018 By John Tozzi Annual family premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance rose five percent to an average $19,616 this year, extending a seven-year run...
Google Keeps Age Discrimination Claims Settlement Amount Secret October 8, 2018 By Robert Burnson Google agreed to pay an undisclosed amount to settle the claims of job applicants who said the company discriminated against...
Get Ready for the Insurtech Revolution, Act 2 October 8, 2018 By Andrew G. Simpson The digital revolution in insurance is about to begin its second act. Having in its first phase used science and...
Liability Test Case Against Opioid Makers Allowed to Move Forward October 8, 2018 By Andrew Harris, Bloomberg, Jef Feeley and Jared S. Hopkins A lawsuit seeking to hold drugmakers and distributors responsible for a nationwide opioid epidemic should be allowed to move forward,...
Chubb Names Parsons Sales Leader for North America Personal Risk Services October 5, 2018 Chubb has appointed Mary Parsons, executive vice president, Sales and Distribution leader, for its North America Personal Risk Services (PRS)...