In an About-Facebook, Zuckerberg Likes Internet Regulation As Way to Win Public Trust February 18, 2020 By Natalia Drozdiak For years, Facebook Inc. lobbied governments against imposing tough regulations, warning in some cases that they could harm the company’s...
Chubb Expands Incident Reporting Tool to Excess Casualty Clients February 18, 2020 Chubb has expanded access of its Incident Alert tool to its Excess Casualty clients during catastrophic events. The tool, which...
Cruise Ship Tests Coronavirus Containment as 300 Passengers Return to U.S. February 17, 2020 By Stephanie Nebehay and Stephen Lam TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif./GENEVA, Feb 17 —More than 300 American cruise liner passengers, including 14 who tested positive for...
Jury Awards $265M to Farmer Claiming Drifting Herbicides Damaged His Orchard February 17, 2020 By Patricia Weiss A Missouri jury’s $265 million award to peach grower Bill Bader in his lawsuit against herbicide providers Bayer and BASF...
With Ultimate Frisbee Sport Catching On, Researchers Track Pro Athletes’ Injuries February 14, 2020 Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have published what they believe is the first look by medical science...
AIG Maps Out Major Investment in Technology, Core Processes February 14, 2020 By Mark Hollmer American International Group said it will invest $1.3 billion over the next three years in its massive AIG 200 initiative,...
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in 2010 Was Bigger Than Satellite Images Showed February 14, 2020 Toxic and invisible oil spread well beyond the known satellite footprint of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, according to...
Analyst Warns Regulatory Battle Over AI Bias to Grow; Lemonade Argues It’s Fair February 14, 2020 By Susanne Sclafane As insurers introduce artificial intelligence into pricing and claims handling activities, regulatory focus on disparate impact will grow into “one...
B3i’s Blockchain Platform Places 30 Reinsurance Contracts, Including Cat XoL Treaties February 14, 2020 B3i Services AG, a two-year-old company owned by members of the insurance industry, announced that 30 contracts of reinsurance have...
Ironshore Expands, Realigns Its Wholesale Distribution with Branch Managers February 13, 2020 Ironshore, the Liberty Mutual specialty insurance company, has expanded and realigned its wholesale distribution platform with local offices headed by...