Court Reverses $72M J&J Talc Injury Verdict Citing Supreme Court October 18, 2017 By Nate Raymond Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday won the reversal of a $72 million verdict in favor of the family of a...
K&K Launches General Liability Program for Yoga Instructors October 17, 2017 K&K Insurance Group, Inc. has launched a new program designed to provide general liability insurance for yoga instructors. The Yoga...
Common Reasons FEMA Denies Disaster Funds October 17, 2017 By David A. Lieb and Ryan J. Foley Local governments and nonprofits trying to recover from major disasters have sometimes learned the hard way that money spent on...
Freelance Workforce Keeps Growing, Increasingly by Choice October 17, 2017 Freelancing is growing. The freelance workforce grew from 53 million in 2014 to 55 million in 2016 and currently represents...
Citing ‘Social Good,’ Insurer Lemonade Adds Restrictions to Firearms Coverage October 17, 2017 By Andrew G. Simpson Online home and rental insurer Lemonade has said it is limiting its coverage for gun owners as part of its...
U.S. Homeowners’ Premiums Grow Despite Insurers’ Decreasing Return on Equity: Aon Benfield October 17, 2017 When this year’s results are tallied, direct U.S. homeowners’ insurance premiums will have continued to grow, despite a decreasing return...
Berkley Regional Specialty to Rebrand as Berkley Aspire October 17, 2017 Excess and surplus lines insurer Berkley Regional Specialty is changing its name to Berkley Aspire effective January 1, 2018. Berkley...
Carriers, Reinsurers Under Review as A.M. Best Changes Credit Rating Methodology October 17, 2017 By Susanne Sclafane Insurance rating agency A.M. Best announced the publication of the updated Best’s Credit Rating Methodology (BCRM) on Friday, and also...
AmWINS Acquiring 15 Insurance Programs from Willis Towers Watson October 16, 2017 By Andrew G. Simpson Specialty broker AmWINS Group reports it has agreed to acquire 15 insurance programs from broker Willis Towers Watson. Among the...
Supreme Court to Rule on Email Privacy and Government’s Access to Servers October 16, 2017 By Lawrence Hurley The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to resolve a major privacy dispute between the Justice Department and Microsoft Corp....