Commercial Automobile Remains Sore Spot in P/C: A.M. Best January 19, 2018 The performance of the commercial automobile segment continued to deteriorate through third quarter 2017, according to a new A.M. Best...
U.S. Regulator Pulls Back from MetLife’s ‘Too-Big-to-Fail’ Designation January 19, 2018 By Pete Schroeder The U.S. government and MetLife Inc. announced on Thursday they would jointly seek to dismiss an appeal over whether the...
U.S. Banks Face Growing Threat from Cyber Attacks: New Bank Regulator January 19, 2018 By Jesse Hamilton U.S. banks are facing a growing threat from cyber attackers and making defense against them more complex by relying on...
Bankruptcy Judge Rules GM’s $1 Billion Stock Settlement Over Ignition Invalid January 19, 2018 By Tina Bellon A federal bankruptcy judge on Thursday said a settlement agreement that would require General Motors Co. to pay $1 billion...
Insurance Chief Jain’s Berkshire Hathaway Shares Top $100 Million January 19, 2018 By Noah Buhayar One of Warren Buffett’s top deputies has amassed a stake in Berkshire Hathaway Inc. valued at more than $100 million....
Image System Promises to Identify Unsafe Traffic Intersections Before Accidents Happen January 19, 2018 Could a traffic agency identify a potentially dangerous road intersection without first witnessing a collision? Three Kennesaw State University researchers...
Business, Political Leaders List Cyber Attacks, Geopolitical Tensions as Top Concerns: WEF Survey January 18, 2018 By Stephen Morris The threat of large-scale cyber attacks and a “deteriorating geopolitical landscape” since the election of U.S. President Donald Trump have...
Insurance Agency M&As Soared 31% in 2017: OPTIS January 18, 2018 Mergers and acquisitions of insurance agencies last year broke all records in 2017, according to OPTIS Partners’ annual report. The...
Insurtech Lemonade’s Co-Founder Accuses Amazon of Poaching Employees January 18, 2018 By Susanne Sclafane With two social media posts, Shai Wininger, co-founder of the insurtech Lemonade, accused giant Amazon of poaching employees of his...
How the U.S. Can Improve Workplace Injury and Illness Data January 18, 2018 By Denise Johnson Federal agency officials involved in reducing work-related injuries and illnesses believe there is still a lot to learn about the...