Older Workers at Greater Risk of Dying in Workplace Accidents August 2, 2017 By Maria Ines Zamudio and Michelle Minkoff Older people are dying on the job at a higher rate than workers overall, even as the rate of workplace...
CNA Reports ‘One of Best Quarters’ in Decade in Q2 August 1, 2017 CNA Financial Corp. saw its second quarter net income climb at a robust clip and catastrophe losses along with its...
Data Breaches Due to Employee Error, Third Party Suppliers on Rise: Beazley August 1, 2017 Hacking and malware attacks including ransomware attacks continue to be the leading cause of breaches, accounting for 32 percent of...
Report Finds Decline in Public School Violence, Bullying August 1, 2017 The number of violent attacks and incidents of bullying in American public schools has gone down in recent years, according...
More Counties Could Be Without an Obamacare Insurer in 2018 August 1, 2017 By Caroline Humer With Republican efforts to dismantle Obamacare in disarray, hundreds of U.S. counties are at risk of losing access to private...
Wells Fargo Faces Lawsuit Alleging Fraud Over Unwanted Car Insurance Sales August 1, 2017 By Jonathan Stempel A new lawsuit accuses Wells Fargo & Co. of racketeering violations and fraud after the bank admitted to charging several...
Jeatran Named Marsh & McLennan Agency President; Mott Becomes Chief Operating Officer August 1, 2017 Marsh & McLennan Agency (MMA), the middle market agency subsidiary of Marsh, appointed Bill Jeatran as president and Christina Mott...
At-Home Medication Errors Leading to Serious Medical Outcomes on the Rise July 31, 2017 Every 21 seconds someone in the United States calls a poison control hotline because of a medication error. A recent...
Investments, Specialty Business Counter Weather Losses, Reinsurance in Q2 for W.R. Berkley July 31, 2017 Weather-related losses and a competitive reinsurance business nudged W.R. Berkley Corp.’s 2017 second quarter combined ratio higher. But a nearly...
Wells Fargo’s Latest Scandal: Selling Customers Auto Insurance They Didn’t Need July 31, 2017 By Laura J. Keller Fraudulent bank accounts, bogus credit cards, compromised customer data and, now, unwanted car insurance. Wells Fargo & Co., it seems,...