Workplace Fatalities Continue to Increase, with Transportation Incidents #1 Cause December 27, 2017 There were 5,190 workplace fatalities reported in the U.S. in 2016, a seven percent increase over the previous year. According...
EPA Clears Monsanto Roundup Chemical of Health Risks to Humans December 27, 2017 By Tom Polansek The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has said that glyphosate, the key ingredient in Monsanto Co.’s top-selling weed killer Roundup, is...
New Product Uses Blockchain to Show Proof of Insurance December 27, 2017 By Mark Hollmer The Institutes’ work with insurers in the blockchain space has led to a debut product – a tool designed to...
CNA’s Sather Joins AXIS Insurance U.S. Programs as Underwriter December 22, 2017 Matthew Sather has joined the U.S. Programs, Property & Casualty team of AXIS Insurance business unit as a vice president...
What They Are Saying About Effects of Trump Tax Cuts on Insurance Industry December 22, 2017 Congress has passed and President Donald Trump has signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (HR1) into law. It is...
Reinsurance Price Hikes May Be Short-Lived as Capacity Is Abundant December 22, 2017 While overall market conditions may improve over the near term as a result of catastrophe events in the third quarter...
EU Ruling Upholding Taxi Rules for Uber a Contrast to U.S. Approach December 22, 2017 By Todd Shields A European Union decision to treat Uber Technologies Inc. like a taxi company spotlights a trans-Atlantic divide over how governments...
Tax Act Could Pose Challenge for Municipal Bond Market December 22, 2017 By Karen Pierog The U.S. municipal bond market emerged bruised but not decimated by the federal tax bill that won final approval in...
Trump Effort to Roll Back Rail Safety Rules Questioned Following Amtrak Crash December 22, 2017 By David Shepardson As investigators sift through the wreckage of this week’s Amtrak train crash in Washington state, critics have begun questioning President...
Microsoft Wants to Pit AI Against Climate Change December 21, 2017 By Don Jergler Red and green make yellow. And depending on how one feels about climate change, it could be considered a cautionary...