Fallout from Travelers CGL Cyber Ruling: Insurance Buyers and Sellers Beware April 25, 2016 By Andrew G. Simpson Experts are cautioning both insurance buyers and sellers not to overreact to the recent federal court decision finding data breach...
Willis Towers Watson Upgrades Credit Risk Trading Platform April 22, 2016 Willis Towers Watson, has launched a next generation version of Mercury, its credit risk placement platform which offers clients the...
Big ‘I’ Agents Honor Wilson with Yates Lifetime Achievement Award April 22, 2016 The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (Big “I”) has awarded Bill Wilson with the Jeff Yates Lifetime Achievement...
Plaintiffs Suing Dating Site Ashley Madison Over Data Breach Must Identify Themselves: U.S. Judge April 22, 2016 Plaintiffs leading a lawsuit against online dating website Ashley Madison over a security breach that exposed the personal data of...
XL Catlin Names Zurich’s Riordan to Head Global Political Risk, Trade Credit Unit April 22, 2016 XL Catlin has appointed Dan Riordan as president, Global Political Risk & Trade Credit (PRTC), reporting to Neil Robertson XL...
Uber Settlement Doesn’t Settle Gig Economy’s Independent Contractor vs. Employee Dispute April 22, 2016 By Joel Rosenblatt Uber Technologies Inc. resolved the biggest threat to its business by settling with California drivers suing to be treated more...
Rental Car Firms Losing Out to Ridesharing April 22, 2016 By Olivia Zaleski Taxis aren’t the only ones that may be stressing out about Uber Technologies Inc. Transactions from the ride-hailing startup have...
‘100-Year Floods’ Happen More Often Than People Think April 22, 2016 By Brian K. Sullivan Eleven months ago, Houston had a deadly flood. This week, the city had another. Events like these are often called...
Travelers Profit Drops 17% in Q1 Due to Texas Storms April 21, 2016 The Travelers Companies Inc. reported net income of $691 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2016, down 17 percent...
Employers Pay As 32% of Opioid Prescriptions Are Abused: Report April 21, 2016 By Andrew G. Simpson Nearly one out of every three (32 percent) opioid prescriptions, which are subsidized by America’s employers, is being abused, according...