Large Shipping Losses in 2018 Drop to Lowest Level this Century but New Risks Emerge June 4, 2019 Large shipping losses declined by more than 50% in 2018 from the previous year – their lowest level this century,...
Churchgoers Fear Armed Intruders June 4, 2019 More than 1 in 10 Americans (12%) say they do not feel safe in their places of worship. Church Mutual...
Millennials More Likely to Buy Flood Insurance Than Baby Boomers June 4, 2019 Millennials — those born between 1981 and 1996— are nearly three times more likely to have purchased flood insurance than...
Alliant Insurance Services Adds Rich to Its Northeast Team June 4, 2019 New York-based property and casualty insurance expert William Rich has joined Alliant as senior vice president. The industry veteran brings...
Author Wally Lamb Sued By Ex-Inmate Over New Book June 4, 2019 By Dave Collins A former Connecticut prison inmate has filed a lawsuit alleging she hasn’t been paid for her contribution to a new...
D.C. Judge Lets Cambridge Analytica Privacy Suit Against Facebook Proceed June 4, 2019 By Andrew Harris, Bloomberg and Daniel R. Stoller Facebook Inc. must defend itself in a District of Columbia lawsuit accusing the social network of failing to safeguard users’...
7.3 Million Homes, $1.8 Trillion at Risk from Hurricane Storm Surge: CoreLogic June 4, 2019 By Jim Sams The Atlantic hurricane season, which began June 1, puts 7.3 million homes at risk with an estimated reconstruction cost of...
Supreme Court to Hear Case on Retirement Plan Losses June 4, 2019 By Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court will use a case involving International Business Machines Corp. to consider making it harder for workers...
Amazon Not Liable for Selling Product that Allegedly Caused $300K in Fire Damage June 4, 2019 By Elizabeth Blosfield The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has ruled that Amazon.com Inc. is not responsible under Maryland...
World’s Largest Companies Forecast Climate Change Could Cost Them $1 Trillion June 4, 2019 By Eric Roston An analysis of thousands of corporate disclosures on climate-change risks suggests that companies stand to gain more than they lose,...