Airlines Banning, Safety Agency Investigating Hoverboards Over Fires December 15, 2015 By Jeffrey Dastin and Victoria Bryan Hoverboards may be on many people’s Christmas lists but they present a conundrum for airlines, which are mulling the best...
Supreme Court Hands Businesses Another Victory on Arbitration December 15, 2015 By Paul Barrett The U.S. Supreme Court fairly predictably sides with corporations in their clashes with consumers, but the business-friendly rulings often come...
How to Wrap That Toy Drone Christmas Gift in an Insurance Policy December 15, 2015 By Justin Bachman The next wave of hobby drones will be wrapped in boxes underneath Christmas trees before they fill the skies. If...
U.S. Unveils Hobby Drone Registry Rules, Deadlines December 14, 2015 By Andrew G. Simpson The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has unveiled its registration process for owners of small unmanned aircraft (UAS), or small drones...
VW Owners Nominate Feinberg to Manage Potential Emissions Settlement December 14, 2015 Consumer lawyers suing Volkswagen AG over economic losses tied to vehicles rigged to cheat emissions tests have nominated Kenneth Feinberg...
Will AIG Management Shakeup Improve Results? December 14, 2015 By Sonali Basak American International Group Inc., the insurer being pressured by activist investor Carl Icahn to boost returns, said last week that...
U.S. Safety Agency Advocating Stronger Truck Rear-Impact Guards December 14, 2015 By Jeff Plungis The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is proposing that trucking companies be required to install stronger guards on their...
XL Catlin Launches Financial Institution Bond Insurance Coverage December 14, 2015 XL Catlin’s Global Professional business has launched a suite of new financial institution bond insurance policies in the U.S., offering...
Uber Winning Support in States for Classifying Drivers as Contractors December 11, 2015 By Dan Levine and Heather Somerville State legislators in Ohio and Florida are moving ahead with regulations governing Uber and other ride services that would designate...
Nationwide Launches New Online Quoting System for Small Business Agents December 11, 2015 Nationwide is launching FastPath, a quicker commercial quoting system for insurance agents serving small-business clients. Features of FastPath include: Faster...