Agency Organic Growth Fell in Q1: Reagan May 8, 2017 Agencies and brokerage firms reported that their organic growth fell to 3.9 percent in the first quarter of 2017, the...
Berkshire’s Buffett Says Republican Health Plan Is Tax Cut for Wealthy May 8, 2017 By Trevor Hunnicutt Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Chairman Warren Buffett on Saturday fumed that healthcare costs are eating away at the U.S. economy like...
Insurance Losses Erode Berkshire Hathaway Q1 Profit May 7, 2017 Berkshire Hathaway Inc , the conglomerate run by billionaire investor Warren Buffett, reported a 27 percent decline in first-quarter profit...
Aon’s Burns Joins Ryan Specialty as Chief Digital Officer May 5, 2017 Ryan Specialty Group said that Kathy Burns has joined the firm as senior vice president and chief digital officer. Burns...
Allstate’s Sadler Moves to Answer Financial as Director of Carrier Relations May 5, 2017 Jeff Sadler has joined online insurance agency Answer Financial as director of Carrier Relations. Sadler will oversee strengthening the agency’s...
Jury Clears J&J, Bayer of Liability in First Xarelto Product Liability Trial May 5, 2017 By Jef Feeley and Della Hasselle Johnson & Johnson and Bayer AG aren’t responsible for a Xarelto user’s internal bleeding, a jury found in the first...
Study Warns of Rising Risk to Mobile Homes from Tornadoes May 5, 2017 Tornadoes and mobile homes don’t mix to begin with, but throw in the volatility of climate change and the potential...
Full-Fledged El Nino Increasingly Likely in Second Half 2017 May 5, 2017 By John Kemp El Nino conditions are developing across the Pacific with an increasing probability that a full-fledged El Nino episode will occur...
U.S. Wants More Time to Review MetLife Systemic Risk Tag May 5, 2017 By Lisa Lambert The U.S. government on Thursday requested a 60-day pause in a case involving MetLife Inc,. the country’s largest life insurer,...
State Farm to Close 11 Offices, Displacing 4,200 Employees, After 2016 $7B Loss May 4, 2017 By Sonali Basak and Katherine Chiglinsky State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., the largest U.S. home and auto insurer, plans to shut 11 U.S. facilities, displacing...