Sharing Economy Requires More Sharing Between Underwriting, Claims November 16, 2016 By Denise Johnson The sharing economy poses new challenges for insurers including new exposures from technology and a need for better communication between...
Next Big Car Safety Feature Could be This Smartphone Camera App November 16, 2016 By Gwen Ackerman Drivers in San Francisco, Manhattan and Tel Aviv may soon have another safety tool at their disposal: a mobile app...
Fed Proposal Would Hike Capital Requirements to Discourage ‘Too Big to Fail’ November 16, 2016 By Dan Freed Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari unveiled a plan on Wednesday to prevent future government bailouts by forcing the largest...
ISO Files Homesharing Coverage Options For Homeowners’ Policies November 16, 2016 ISO has introduced new homesharing insurance options to address exposures that policyholders may face when renting out all or parts...
Affordable Care Act Does Not Crowd Out Workers’ Compensation Claimants: NCCI Research November 15, 2016 By Andrew G. Simpson New industry research has found that while the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) has dramatically increased the number...
How SEC Scrutiny of Unicorns Could Affect Private Company D&O Insurance November 15, 2016 By Denise Johnson Underwriters of directors and officers (D&O) liability insurance should keep an eye on the increased scrutiny of “unicorn” technology firms...
Safety Advocates Frustrated that Accident-Prevention Technologies Remain Optional November 15, 2016 By Alan Levin Computerized sensors that warn drivers they’re about to rear-end another vehicle or prevent other types of accidents are available on...
Rep. Hensarling’s Plan Could Be Blueprint for Trump Revamping of Dodd-Frank November 15, 2016 By Lisa Lambert and Sarah N. Lynch When Jeb Hensarling, the Republican chair of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee, released legislation this summer to weaken the...
QBE Expands Commercial Products to Include Cyber, Data Compromise Coverage November 14, 2016 QBE North America, an operating division of global insurer QBE Insurance Group Limited, has launched CyberOne and Data Compromise, an...
New Woodruff-Sawyer CEO Plans to Continue National Footprint Expansion November 14, 2016 By Don Jergler Continued growth and expansion of the national footprint are part of the course being plotted for San Francisco, Calif.-based Woodruff-Sawyer...