How U.S. Consumers Feel About Usage-Based Auto Insurance September 5, 2013 U.S. drivers are open to purchasing usage-based auto insurance (UBI) policies, or “pay as you drive” insurance, and are even...
Military Contractor KBR Seeks Immunity from Soldiers’ Toxic Exposure Claims September 5, 2013 By Laurel Brubaker Calkins and Margaret Cronin Fisk KBR Inc. is invoking federal laws shielding contractors during wartime in an effort to avoid a Texas trial over injuries...
Tropical Storm Gabrielle Drenches Puerto Rico September 5, 2013 By Brian K. Sullivan and Konstantin Rozhnov Tropical Storm Gabrielle isn’t expected to gain much strength as it churns in the Caribbean Sea on a path between...
Obamacare Premiums Called Affordable in 17-State Survey September 5, 2013 By Alex Wayne A 25-year-old New Yorker earning $25,000 a year will pay as little as $62 a month for health insurance next...
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Hires Markel IT Exec as Chief Information Officer September 4, 2013 Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance — the recently launched commercial P/C insurance unit of Berkshire Hathaway — hired James Roser as...
Insurance Journal Searches for Best Agencies to Work For September 4, 2013 Insurance Journal is on the search again for the best independent insurance agencies in the United States to work for...
XL Group Assembles Crisis Management Team in U.S. September 4, 2013 XL Group has added a crisis management team to provide corporate clients in the U.S. with product recall, war, terrorism...
Wells Media Launches Carrier Management Print Magazine September 4, 2013 Wells Media Group Inc. has launched a new print publication, Carrier Management Magazine, for property/casualty (P/C) insurance executives. This magazine...
Self-Driving Cars Could Be on U.S. Roads by 2020 September 4, 2013 By Dee-Ann Durbin Cars that drive themselves could be on U.S. roads by the end of this decade. But don’t take your foot...
Railroad Industry Wants Delay in Safety Technology Requirement September 4, 2013 By Joan Lowy Despite a rash of deadly train crashes, the railroad industry’s allies in Congress are trying to push back the deadline...