Gig Firms Know How to Fight to Save Their Business Model May 4, 2021 By Tina Bellon Uber, Lyft and other gig-economy companies face a new challenge from the Biden administration to their use of contract workers,...
People Moves: Argo’s Grange Joins B&B’s Programs; Bridge Names Zurich’s Batta; Liberty Mutual Promotes Rhodes in Claims May 3, 2021 Grange Replaces Heath at B&B’s National Programs Unit Jeff Grange has been named president of Tampa Programs, part of Brown...
Buffett Says Non-Insurance Executive Abel Is His Likely Successor May 3, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel and Niket Nishant Warren Buffett ended long-running speculation about his successor at Berkshire Hathaway Inc by saying Greg Abel, who oversees the conglomerate’s...
West Virginia’s Billion-Dollar Trial Against Opioid Distributors Gets Underway May 3, 2021 The three largest U.S. drug distributors, who are accused of helping fuel the opioid crisis that has resulted in nearly...
Buffett Extols U.S. Economic Recovery, Laments SPACs, Shrugs Off Tax Hike May 3, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel and John McCrank Warren Buffett said on Saturday that Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is being lifted by a U.S. economy faring far better than...
In His Own Words: Q&A with Applied Underwriters’ Menzies on Buffet, California and ‘Pumping Entrepreneurial Power’ May 3, 2021 By Andrew G. Simpson Steve Menzies, founder and chairman of Applied Underwriters Inc., is a busy man. Since he reacquired his company from Warren...
Customers Ignored Brands in Shopping for Auto Insurance During Pandemic: J.D. Power May 3, 2021 Many auto insurance customers have shopped around for new policies during the coronavirus pandemic, but few cared about specific brands,...
Insurers Expected to Expand Use of Drones to Survey Damage With Rule Change May 3, 2021 By Jim Sams New Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) rules are expected to clear the way for expanded commercial use of drones, which are...
Neptune, Transverse to Expand Flood Offering with $30M Premium Capacity Program April 30, 2021 Neptune Flood, an AI-driven flood insurance provider, has expanded its capacity through a new program sponsored by Transverse Insurance Group...
Lack of Travel Has Harmed Business Relations, Chubb Survey Finds April 30, 2021 Business travelers are eager to travel again for work and life, but most remain concerned at the same time about...