In Search of Scientific, Engineering Solutions to Make Cities Resilient April 7, 2014 Sandia National Laboratories is bringing decades of experience solving problems with practical engineering and modeling complex systems to cities around...
Credit Bureau Experian Facing Litigation, State Probes Over Data Breach April 7, 2014 By Jim Finkle Experian Plc is enmeshed in litigation over its 2012 purchase of the assets of data firm Court Ventures, which is...
Bank of America Settles Forced-Place Insurance Claims for $228M April 6, 2014 By Christie Smythe and Susannah Nesmith Bank of America Corp. agreed to pay $228 million to settle claims the bank overcharged for insurance homeowners were forced...
Partner Perspective Why the Operation That Worked at $50M Breaks at $150M Presented by OIP Insurtech OIP Insurtech frequently comes across a paradox in specialty insurance operations. The book is growing, premiums are rising, and new...
Insurance Can’t Protect Libertarian’s Dream of Unlimited Liability: McArdle April 6, 2014 By Megan McArdle, Bloomberg View If you run in libertarian circles, you hear a lot about lawsuits. It’s the obvious recourse for anyone who wants...
General Star Expands Coverage for Hazardous Specialty Training Operations April 4, 2014 General Star Management Co. has enhanced its coverage for specialty training operations and seeks those that are privately operated providing...
A.M. Best Revises Hartford Financial, P/C Units’ Outlook to Positive April 4, 2014 Rating agency A.M. Best changed the outlook associated with the “A” financial strength rating of the members of the Hartford...
How Robots, Drones Are Transforming Mining and Mine Safety April 4, 2014 By David Stringer Mines without miners? Not quite. Still, a technology boom in robots, drones, driverless trucks and pilotless trains is beginning to...
GM Submits Ignition Recall Documents to Safety Agency April 4, 2014 General Motors Co. said it has submitted most of the answers that U.S. safety regulators sought from the automaker about...
Selective Sells Renewals on Self-Insured Public Entity Book to Great American April 4, 2014 Great American Insurance Group has completed a renewal rights agreement with Selective Insurance Co. of America to acquire Selective’s Self-Insured...
Allied World U.S. Launches Coverage for Liability, Expenses of Privacy Breach April 3, 2014 Allied World U.S. has launched Privacy//403 SRVS, a Specified Response Vendor Solution (SRVS) policy to provide coverage for liability and...