Facebook Says ‘Most’ of Its 2 Billion Users Could Have Had Their Data Accessed April 4, 2018 By Sarah Frier Facebook Inc. said information on most of its 2 billion users could have been accessed improperly, giving fresh evidence of...
Tech-Focused Private Equity Firm Invests in Agency Tech Provider ITC April 4, 2018 By Andrea Wells Texas-based ITC, a provider of websites, agency marketing, comparative rating and management software and services, announced today that it has...
Hurricanes Have Minor Effect as April Reinsurance Prices Stay Flat but Demand Grows April 4, 2018 Reinsurance buyers were able to renew loss-free programs at broadly flat pricing levels during the April 1 renewals – continuing...
Terror Attack Victims Lose Appeal to Supreme Court in Suit Against PLO April 4, 2018 The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from American victims of terrorist attacks in the Middle East more than a...
Chubb $380M Q1 Cat Loss Estimate Includes California Wildfires, East Coast Storms April 4, 2018 Chubb Limited released preliminary net loss estimates for the first quarter of 2018 attributable to natural catastrophes, including the California...
Safety Experts Weigh In on Autonomous Car Standards After Uber, Tesla Fatal Crashes April 4, 2018 By Nick Carey and Paul Lienert Autonomous cars should be required to meet standards on their ability to detect potential hazards and better ways are needed...
XL Catlin Enhances Design Professionals Professional Liability Platform April 4, 2018 XL Catlin has enhanced its online underwriting platform for design professional brokers to offer capabilities for quick, single-point access to...
How Medical Marijuana Reduces Opioid Use; Saves Lives, Money April 3, 2018 By Andrew G. Simpson Medical marijuana laws could be a boon to those battling the opioid epidemic, according to researchers who have identified a...
Study Finds 36% of Forestry Workers with Noisy Jobs Suffer Hearing Loss April 3, 2018 About 15 percent of noise-exposed workers in the agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (AFFH) sector experience hearing loss, according to...
Workers’ Compensation Insurer Stonetrust Enters Missouri, Tennessee April 3, 2018 Workers’ compensation insurer Stonetrust Commercial Insurance Co. has begun writing business in Missouri and Tennessee. Stonetrust, which is headquartered in...