Travelers: Use Current Auto Insurance Model for Autonomous Future July 17, 2018 Auto insurance should continue to be the primary compensation model for accident victims as the driving population transitions to and...
Industry Needs to ‘Question and Call Out’ Rogue MGAs, Says Chilton of Gallagher July 17, 2018 By L.S. Howard While there’s a bright future for managing general agents that “get it right,” Grahame Chilton, CEO of Gallagher UK, warns...
CFA Institute Adds Cryptocurrency, Blockchain to Curriculum July 17, 2018 By Kevin Michael Patterson and Andrea Tan It might be the definitive sign that cryptocurrencies have arrived on Wall Street. CFA Institute, whose grueling three-level program has...
FDA Cites Drug Warning Scam Over Online Medications July 17, 2018 By Aziza Kasumov People who tried to order medicine online or over the phone have received fake U.S. Food and Drug Administration warning...
Willis Towers Watson Names Botkin as Health Care Industry Lead July 16, 2018 Insurance broker Willis Towers Watson has appointed Mary Botkin, as health care industry lead in its Corporate Risk and Broking...
JLT Re Hires Guy Carpenter’s MacColl to Head Credit, Surety for North America July 16, 2018 JLT Re (North America) has appointed Scott MacColl as head of Credit and Surety for North America. In addition to...
Legal Experts See Obstacles for J&J Appeal of $4.7 Billion Talc Verdict July 16, 2018 By Tina Bellon Johnson & Johnson has vowed to appeal a $4.7 billion verdict awarded to 22 women who claim asbestos-contaminated talc in...
Insurance Industry Is Rethinking Cat Modeling After Last Year’s Disasters July 16, 2018 By Elizabeth Blosfield After Hurricane Harvey swept through Texas last August, it not only left behind nearly 50 inches of rain in some...
P/C Insurers Double Q1 Profit on Tax Changes, Growing Economy, Lower Cat Losses July 16, 2018 By Andrew G. Simpson Tax reform, a growing economy and lower catastrophe losses helped U.S. property/casualty insurers more than double their first quarter profit...
Trump Administration Forms Financial Frauds Task Force July 16, 2018 By Ben Bain and David McLaughlin In forming a new task force to protect consumers from fraud, the Trump administration made clear that one of the...