Businesses Push for Terrorism Insurance Vote When Congress Returns December 24, 2014 By Emily Stephenson Lobbyists for insurers, real estate financiers and businesses launched into action last week to urge quick renewal of a terrorism...
USI Insurance Services Launches Terrorism Insurance Underwritten by Lloyd’s December 24, 2014 USI Insurance Services has launched a new terrorism insurance product to address the expiring Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act...
ACE to Keep Most Fireman’s Fund Personal Lines Staff: Andrade December 23, 2014 By Mark Hollmer ACE Group said it will keep most of the employees with Fireman’s Fund’s personal lines business once its $365 million...
Ex-Sony Employees’ Lawsuit Blames Company For Failed Data Security December 23, 2014 By David Ingram Sony Pictures Entertainment has been sued by two self-described former employees who accuse the movie studio of failing to protect...
Protecting Individual Privacy in World of Wearable Devices December 23, 2014 The increasing presence of wearable cameras — such as smartphones, Google Glass and lifelogging devices like the Narrative Clip and...
Large-Truck Crash Deaths Increase for Fourth Year December 23, 2014 The number of people killed in large-truck crashes increased for the fourth straight year, bucking a trend of overall improvement...
Risk Modelers Working on Tools for Gauging Cyber Attack Risk December 23, 2014 By Luciana Lopez Even as the Sony Corp. cyber attack laid bare the kinds of vulnerabilities that typically drive companies to buy insurance...
V3 Partners Adds Berkshire’s National Liability to Online Workers’ Comp Program December 22, 2014 V3 Insurance Partners LLC has enhanced its workers’ compensation program, adding National Liability & Fire Insurance Co., a Berkshire Hathaway...
FEMA Sets Up Interim Flood Insurance Advocate December 22, 2014 The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has launched the interim office of the Flood Insurance Advocate. The interim office will...
Co-Developer of Saffir-Simpson Scale Dies December 22, 2014 Bob Simpson, a meteorologist who co-developed the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale which estimates potential property damage, has died. Peg Simpson,...