How Sex Trafficking Became Battleground in Fight Over Big Tech Immunity November 9, 2017 By Joshua Brustein During last week’s hearings about the industry’s role in the 2016 presidential election, one ominous moment for Big Tech came...
Munich Re Reports Q3 Loss of $1.6B; Tallies Industry Hurricane Losses at $100B November 9, 2017 Insured losses from three big hurricanes in North America this year have cost the industry around $100 billion, German reinsurance...
InsuranceHub Expands Transportation Coverage to Additional Trucking Classes November 9, 2017 InsuranceHub (formerly Lloyd Pro Group Agency) has expanded its Transportation Division to also cover long haul trucking, dump trucks and...
It’s Time to Rethink Wall Between Banking, Other Businesses: U.S. Comptroller November 8, 2017 By Michelle Price U.S. regulations that bar companies such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. from providing banking services need to be reviewed as they...
Waymo Testing Driverless Ride-Hailing Service on Public Roads November 8, 2017 By Alexandria Sage Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo will launch a ride-hailing service with no human behind the steering wheel and has been testing the...
AIG Names Baugh CEO of North America General Insurance; Stratts Named CEO of Lexington November 8, 2017 American International Group recently made two major domestic executive appointments: Lex Baugh is AIG’s new chief executive officer for North...
How Cabbies Are Morphing Into Hybrid Taxi-Ridesharing Firms November 8, 2017 Taxi companies across the U.S. waged a bitter, high-profile battle to keep Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. from bringing...
Congress Prepares to Address Flood Insurance Overhaul Again November 8, 2017 By Ginger Gibson The latest attempt to overhaul the U.S. federal flood insurance program hit a stumbling block, but a coalition of business...
Allianz to Offer Small Business Cyber Risk Management Services Through Zeguro November 8, 2017 Allianz Group’s specialist corporate insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has partnered with Silicon Valley-based software company Zeguro, to...
Global Re/Insurers Lobby Against ‘Unfathomable’ House Tax Bill November 7, 2017 By Lynnley Browning Multinational companies including Apple Inc., Pfizer Inc. and Ford Motor Co. would face a new tax on payments they make...