Why Companies Are Relaxing Employee Drug Testing March 6, 2018 By Jennifer Kaplan and Rebecca Greenfield Employers are struggling to hire workers in tightening U.S. job market. Marijuana is now legal in nine states and Washington,...
Automakers, Tech Firms Urge Congress to Speed Up Autonomous Vehicles March 6, 2018 By David Shepardson Major automakers on Monday joined forces with tech companies and a variety of interest groups to urge the U.S. Senate...
USI Affinity to Offer The Hanover Lawyer’s PL Product in Select States March 6, 2018 USI Affinity has entered into an agreement with The Hanover Insurance Company to provide an enhanced lawyer’s professional liability insurance...
AIG Partners with Expedia to Provide Travel Insurance March 5, 2018 By Suzanne Barlyn Insurer American International Group Inc on Friday said that it has struck a deal with online travel services provider Brand...
What A.M. Best Thinks of AmTrust’s Plan to Go Private, Sell Some Fee-Based Business March 5, 2018 A.M. Best, which placed the ratings of AmTrust Financial Services under review with negative implications last November, says it is...
Willis Towers Watson Names Faber as Corporate Risk, Broking Chief Operating Officer March 5, 2018 Global insurance broker Willis Towers Watson has appointed Alexis Faber as chief operating officer within its Corporate Risk and Broking...
XL Group CEO McGavick Comments on Firm’s Agreed Purchase by France’s AXA March 5, 2018 XL Group’s CEO Mike McGavick has issued the following statement to clients and brokers in response to today’s announcement that...
Trump Administration Wants Time to Think About Joining Opioid Lawsuits March 5, 2018 By Nate Raymond The U.S. Justice Department has asked a federal judge overseeing hundreds of lawsuits against opioid manufacturers and distributors to give...
Everest Adds Inland Marine Coverage to Forest & Logging Program March 5, 2018 Everest Underwriting Partners, a unit of Everest Insurance, has expanded its existing Forest & Logging program with underwriting manager Victor...
Equifax Breach Could be Costliest Yet at $439M; Insurance to Cover $125M March 4, 2018 By Jim Finkle and John McCrank Equifax Inc. said it expects costs related to its massive 2017 data breach to surge by $275 million this year,...