‘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...
Stolen 1981 Ferrari Recovered After 29 Years: NICB April 21, 2016 A 1981 Ferrari GTSI that has been missing for 21 years has been recovered, according to the National Insurance Crime...
Cyber Thieves Working Overtime Before Credit Card Chips Curtail Their Retail Business April 21, 2016 By Nafeesa Syeed Cyber-thieves see new credit card chip technology being adopted by U.S. retailers closing a lucrative window of opportunity to steal...
VW Reported Close to $10 Billion Deal with U.S. for Diesel Fraud April 21, 2016 By Alan Katz, Christoph Rauwald and Kartikay Mehrotra Volkswagen AG has agreed to set aside at least $10 billion to resolve civil claims by the U.S. government and...
Starr Companies Enhance Cyber Terror Response Offering April 21, 2016 Starr Companies has formed an agreement to offer services from NYA International (NYA) and Abernathy MacGregor as part of the...
Do Drunk Drivers Have Constitutional Rights? April 20, 2016 By Noah Feldman, Bloomberg Opinion Can you be charged with a crime for refusing to take a Breathalyzer test when stopped on suspicion of drunken...
One-Size Doesn’t Fit All in Today’s Evolving Homeowners Market April 20, 2016 By Andrea Wells The homeowners insurance line, not often thought of as a bastion of change, is actually quietly evolving beyond the traditional...
Liberty International Names Capicchioni to Head U.S. Railroad Line April 20, 2016 Liberty International Underwriters, part of Liberty Mutual Insurance, has appointed Robert Capicchioni to vice president of its U.S. Railroad product...