P/C Retail, Wholesale Agency 2015 M&A Highlights by Region, State February 10, 2016 By Andrew G. Simpson When agency consultants at Reagan Consulting hosted more than 150 industry leaders at a workshop on agent/broker mergers and acquisitions...
Obama Budget Calls for Increased Cybersecurity Funding, New High-Level Post February 10, 2016 By Tami Abdollah The Obama administration is creating a new high-level federal official to coordinate cybersecurity across civilian agencies and to work with...
U.S. Again Warns Airlines Against Carrying Lithium Battery Cargo February 10, 2016 By Alan Levin U.S. aviation safety officials are raising new warnings about the dangers of carrying bulk shipments of lithium-based batteries on commercial...
U.S. Victims of Mexican Drug Gangs Sue HSBC Bank Under Anti-Terrorism Act February 10, 2016 By Greg Farrell Families of U.S. citizens murdered by drug gangs in Mexico sued HSBC Holdings Plc, claiming the bank can be held...
Software Qualifies as a Driver, Says U.S. Safety Agency on Google Self-Driving Car February 10, 2016 By David Shepardson and Paul Lienert U.S. vehicle safety regulators have said the artificial intelligence system piloting a self-driving Google car could be considered the driver...
Safety National Adds Safe Patient Handling Program for Healthcare Clients February 9, 2016 Safety National Casualty Corp. has released its Safe Patient Handling Evaluation Resource – a tool that helps evaluate healthcare facilities’...
$14 Million Settlement Would End ‘Happy Birthday’ Copyright Dispute February 9, 2016 By Andrew Chung The copyright to the world’s most popular song, “Happy Birthday to You,” has been in dispute for decades, but if...
Judge Sets May Trial for ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Copyright Claim February 9, 2016 By Vernon Silver The judge presiding over a lawsuit challenging the authenticity of Led Zeppelin’s signature song Stairway to Heaven rejected a bid...
NAIC Fills President-Elect Post; Mum on New CEO as Nelson Exits February 9, 2016 Members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) have elected Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Ted Nickel to fill the president-elect...
Insurance Agency Growth, Profits Slipped in 2015 on Oil Bust, Soft Market: Reagan February 9, 2016 Insurance agency and brokerage organic revenue growth slowed to 4.6 percent for 2015, according to the latest Reagan Consulting Organic...