Gig Worker Population Not as Big as Expected. Maybe. June 8, 2018 By Katia Dmitrieva The share of American workers in the “gig economy” has shrunk since 2005, according to a government report that some...
May 2018 Saw Severe Weather in Nearly Every Global Region: Aon Report June 8, 2018 Four separate severe weather outbreaks swept across the United States during the month of May, which led to extensive hail,...
Why the ‘New Normal’ of 24/7 Technology Dependence Is Not Normal or Healthy June 8, 2018 Want to book plane tickets? Order a pizza for dinner? Check available university courses? Write a note to Aunt Sally?...
Here’s What’s to Expect for Global Commercial Insurance Market Growth June 8, 2018 Global commercial property/casualty insurance premiums were worth approximately $730 billion in 2017 and by 2021 will rise to almost $900...
NOAA Expects Sea Level Rise to Produce Record Coastal Flooding This Year June 7, 2018 By Don Jergler Break out the galoshes. The projected increase in high tide flooding in 2018 may be as much as 60 percent...
No Reason for Insurer Panic Over Amazon… Yet June 7, 2018 By Katherine Chiglinsky and Brian Louis As the largest U.S. insurers gathered at the Marriott Marquis hotel in Times Square to discuss the prospects for their...
Icahn Backs Revised AmTrust Deal But Investor Arca Balks June 7, 2018 By Aparajita Saxena U.S. insurer AmTrust Financial Services Inc. on Thursday agreed to be acquired by a group of investors for a sweetened...
XL Group Shareholders Give AXA Acquisition Green Light June 7, 2018 Insurer XL Group’s shareholders have approved an agreement for AXA to acquire 100 percent of XL Group. Total consideration for...
Wal-Mart Settles Transgender Employee’s Claim Over Firing June 7, 2018 By Daniel Wiessner Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Wednesday settled a lawsuit by a transgender former employee in North Carolina who accused the retail...
Profile: Major Growth Plans Ahead for Schinnerer Group – Now Rebranded as ‘Victor’ June 7, 2018 By L.S. Howard Big changes are ahead at The Schinnerer Group, a managing general underwriter (MGU), which is getting a new name –...