World’s Safest Cities: Washington Rises, Hong Kong Falls August 30, 2019 There’s a new surprise member of the world’s safest cities club. Washington, D.C. has entered the top 10 in the...
Automakers Call for Urgency in Advancing U.S. Rules for Self-Driving Vehicles August 30, 2019 By David Shepardson Waymo, the self-driving car unit of Google parent Alphabet Inc, on Thursday urged the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)...
New Empire Underwriters Standalone Workers Comp Offering Targets Staffing Firms August 30, 2019 Empire Underwriters, a national insurance wholesaler, excess and surplus lines facility and program manager has released a standalone workers comp...
Update: Hurricane Dorian Expected to Be Category 4 Storm When It Hits Florida August 29, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan and Will Wade Hurricane Dorian is now expected to become a Category 4 storm with winds reaching 130 miles per hour before it...
New Specialty Broker McGill & Partners Forms U.S. Subsidiary August 29, 2019 By L.S. Howard The new London-based insurance broker, McGill & Partners, is forming a Delaware-based subsidiary and is obtaining U.S. licenses to operate,...
RB Jones, Prosight Specialty Form RB Jones Marine; Tap Engel to Lead August 29, 2019 H.W. Kaufman Group, a global network of companies, has expanded the capabilities of its subsidiary RB Jones through a new...
Millennials Think They’re So Much Better at Multitasking Than Everyone Else. They Are. August 29, 2019 Emails, instant messaging, app notifications, RSS feeds, and a plethora of social networks inundate almost every aspect of daily life...
Vertafore Taps Antanaitis as Chief Marketing Officer August 29, 2019 Insurance technology firm Vertafore has hired marketing executive John Antanaitis as its new chief marketing officer. Antanaitis is a board...
Top 10 Commercial Auto Insurers: Winners and Losers in Fast-Growing Market August 29, 2019 The commercial automobile insurance segment is headed for its ninth straight year of underwriting losses when the books close at...
More Tesla Solar Panel Claims Emerge; 2 Home Insurers Allege Negligence August 29, 2019 By Dana Hull and Brian Eckhouse One evening last year, David Burek noticed charred wood and a burning smell in his attic, near his young sons’...