Supreme Court Could Block NFL’s $1 Billion Concussion Settlement October 2, 2016 By Maryclaire Dale A second petition has been filed asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reject the $1 billion settlement of NFL concussion...
CNO Financial Ends Ties with Beechwood Re, Sues Over Hedge Fund Exposure September 30, 2016 CNO Financial Group Inc. on Thursday said that two of its subsidiaries were terminating agreements with reinsurer Beechwood Re, after...
Greenberg: Managers’ Concerns Fueled Auto Warranty Reinsurance Deal September 30, 2016 By Chris Dolmetsch, Bloomberg Less than an hour into the third day of testimony in the fraud trial of former American International Group Inc....
Wells Fargo Employees Claim They Were Fired for Reporting Sales Tactics September 30, 2016 By Sarah N. Lynch At least five Wells Fargo employees have sued the bank or filed complaints with regulators alleging that they were fired...
Study Links Obesity to Higher Workers’ Compensation Costs September 30, 2016 Obese and overweight workers are more likely to incur high costs related to workers’ compensation claims for major injuries, reports...
Mutual Boiler Re Adds Risk Improvement Coverage to Equipment Breakdown Policies September 30, 2016 Mutual Boiler Re, a provider of equipment breakdown reinsurance and related services to insurance companies in North America, is now...
ESIS Launches Life Sciences, Real Estate, and Staffing Industry Practices September 30, 2016 ESIS, Inc., Chubb’s risk management products division, has launched three new industry practices for life sciences, real estate and hospitality,...
Obama Administration Releases Rules on Paid Sick Leave, Pay Data Reporting September 29, 2016 By Daniel Wiessner The Obama administration on Thursday finalized rules requiring federal contractors to provide paid sick leave to employees and expanding the...
Supreme Court to Hear ‘Disparaging’ Trademark Case Similar to NFL’s Redskins’ September 29, 2016 By Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court accepted a new case with implications for the Washington Redskins’ name controversy, agreeing to decide whether...
Fitch Assesses Slowdown in E&S Market September 29, 2016 Excess and surplus lines underwriters continued to outperform the U.S. property/casualty industry at large in terms of combined ratio in...