More Insurers Disclosing Climate Change Risks, Report Shows October 20, 2016 By Don Jergler Insurers in the U.S. are increasingly willing to disclose their risk management practices related to climate change, and that in...
Could Allstate’s ‘5 Minute’ Small Business Policy Transform Commercial Lines Sales? October 19, 2016 By Andrew G. Simpson At a time when technology startups are also targeting the small commercial insurance market, giant Allstate has debuted a hi-tech...
Judge ‘Strongly’ Inclined to Approve Volkswagen $14.7 Billion Settlement October 19, 2016 By Kartikay Mehrotra and Margaret Cronin Fisk Volkswagen AG and car owners will likely secure a federal judge’s final sign-off on their $14.7 billion settlement as the...
9 Top Cyber Attacks Reported by Small Businesses; Most Still Unprotected October 19, 2016 Most small-business owners (78 percent) still don’t have a cyberattack response plan, even though more than half (54 percent) were...
First Consumer Class Action Filed Over Samsung Note 7 Smartphone October 19, 2016 By Chris Dolmetsch Samsung Electronics Co.’s woes over the Galaxy Note 7 smartphone have moved into the courtroom. Three people who bought the...
Bill Cosby Avoids Liability for PR Reps’ Statements Over Sexual Assault Claims October 19, 2016 By Eriq Gardner Massachusetts federal judge Mark Mastroianni has rejected a bold attempt to pin liability on Bill Cosby over what his spokespersons...
Report Shows California and New Jersey Have Highest Workers’ Comp Rates October 18, 2016 By Don Jergler California and New Jersey had the nation’s most expensive workers’ compensation rates, while North Dakota had the lowest rates in...
Chubb’s ESIS Targets Alternative Markets with Unit Headed by Betancourt October 18, 2016 ESIS Inc., Chubb’s claims and risk management services division, has launched an Alternative Markets Practice focused on non-traditional casualty risks....
Teens Who Use Phones While Driving Also Prone to Other Risky Behaviors October 18, 2016 American teens who use their smartphones when they’re behind the wheel are also more likely to participate in other dangerous...
Bad Attitudes That Get in the Way of Success at Work October 18, 2016 By John Graham “Martha has so much going for her, but she could be doing so much more for herself.” How many people...