Zurich Insurance to Buy Wells Fargo Crop Insurance Unit December 18, 2015 By Jan-Henrik Förster and Ross Larsen Zurich Insurance Group AG agreed to buy a Wells Fargo & Co. crop insurance business for as much as $1.05...
After San Bernardino Shooting, Businesses Review How to Handle Workplace Violence December 18, 2015 By Elior Spagot and Joyce M. Rosenberg The terror attack at a social services facility in California has become a sobering reminder to companies of how vulnerable...
Fitch: Overall P/C Reserves Adequate; Prior Years’ Favorable Trend Continues December 18, 2015 By Susanne Sclafane Property/casualty insurers continued to take down loss reserves for prior years in 2014, which marked the ninth straight calendar year...
Buyers of Expiring Patents See Profit in Infringement Claims December 17, 2015 By Susan Decker The 1990s may be over but patents from that era live on. U.S. courts are seeing a rash of lawsuits...
How to Make U.S. Traffic Safety Programs More Effective: RAND Study December 17, 2015 Following a national approach to adopting traffic safety laws is more cost effective than following a state-by-state approach, according to...
Poirer to Succeed Ravn as Church Mutual CEO in January December 17, 2015 Church Mutual Insurance Co., a provider of insurance to religious organizations and schools, announced that Michael E. Ravn, chief executive...
Congress Adds Corporate Cyber Data Sharing Immunity to Spending Bill December 17, 2015 By Dustin Volz Companies that share data with the U.S. government for cyber security purposes will get more protection from consumer lawsuits under...
AIG Plans $3 Billion Stock Buyback December 17, 2015 By Sonali Basak American International Group Inc., the insurer pressured by activist investor Carl Icahn to boost returns, announced a plan to repurchase...
NFS Edge Launches Flood Coverage Option for Condo Associations December 16, 2015 NFS Edge Insurance Agency, Inc., a unit of Aon National Flood Services, Inc., through its Insurmark division has launched a...
Commercial Broker Trade Group CIAB Adds 4 to Staff December 16, 2015 The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers (CIAB) announced four additions to its association staff. John P. Fielding is joining...