Why More Corporate Agendas Are Reflecting Social Issues March 2, 2018 By Matthew Campbell and Jacqueline Simmons In the weeks since the Parkland school shooting, big U.S. companies have found themselves in a familiar position: pressured to...
Nautilus Names Joyce Chief Underwriting Officer; Lasky Chief of Claims March 2, 2018 Excess and surplus lines carrier Nautilus Insurance Group has appointed Thomas Joyce as senior vice president, chief underwriting officer. Joyce...
Trump Backs U.S. Lawsuit Against Opioid Firms, Tougher Penalties for Dealers March 2, 2018 By Ayesha Rascoe President Donald Trump on Thursday called for a federal lawsuit against opioid companies and stiffer penalties for drug dealers, arguing...
U.S. Wants Public Input on Rules for Driverless Vehicles, Trains March 2, 2018 By David Shepardson U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said on Thursday that regulators will seek public input on rules for self-driving commercial vehicles...
RMS Appoints Silicon Valley Executive White as CEO, Succeeding Shah March 2, 2018 RMS, the Newark, Calif.-based catastrophe risk modeling and analytics company, announced the appointment of Karen White as its new chief...
Agent and Carrier Strategies and the Future of Cyber Insurance March 2, 2018 By Andrea Wells More than 20 years ago, Steven Haase wrote the first cyber insurance policy. Haase told Insurance Journal the story of...
QBE North America Adds Breach Plan Services to Cyber Policies March 2, 2018 QBE North America has added data breach planning services to all of its cyber policies to provide policyholders a simplified...
Chubb Tells Court Its Policies for Weinstein Do Not Cover Harassment Legal Defense March 1, 2018 By Suzanne Barlyn Insurer Chubb Ltd. is refusing to pay for Harvey Weinstein’s legal defense against 11 lawsuits that accuse the movie producer...
Startup Modeler Jupiter Wants to Better Predict Impacts of Climate Change March 1, 2018 By Don Jergler A startup modeling firm named Jupiter is reaching for the stars in its quest to better model for the impacts...
Two-Thirds of Commuter Trains May Miss Braking Technology Deadline March 1, 2018 By David Shepardson As many as two-thirds of the 29 U.S. commuter railroads may not meet a deadline to install an anti-crash technology...