Hudson River Pilot ‘Sully’ Urges More 737 Training, Aircraft Certification Reform June 20, 2019 By David Shepardson Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, who in 2009 landed a US Airways flight safely on the Hudson River in New York, told...
South Carolina Governor Looks to Tackle State’s Flooding Woes June 20, 2019 Gov. Henry McMaster started his Saturday in a South Carolina town devastated by flooding twice in three years to try...
AIG Consolidates Reinsurance into New AIG Re; Taps Marsh’s Schaper as CEO June 19, 2019 American International Group announced the formation of AIG Re, which consolidates the company’s assumed reinsurance operations, including Validus Re, AlphaCat...
New York Effort to Legalize Marijuana Fails; Decriminalization Possible June 19, 2019 By Henry Goldman New York state lawmakers couldn’t approve marijuana legalization this session, and the legislature is now considering a back-up bill that...
Latest Shift in Growth Strategy at Lloyd’s Calls for More U.S. Business June 19, 2019 By Suzanne Barlyn Lloyd’s of London Ltd. is meeting with major U.S. insurers about driving more business through its global insurance market, Chief...
Aspen Insurance Launches Cyber Risk Management Platform ‘SSIMPLE’ June 19, 2019 Aspen Insurance, the insurance segment of Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd., announced the launch of its cyber risk management platform, SSIMPLE,...
State Farm Bets on ‘Real Time’ Telematics as GEICO Scoffs June 19, 2019 By Jim Sams The nation’s largest insurer has stepped up its investment in telematics, announcing this week an upgrade to its usage-based insurance...
Officials: Better Driver Standards Might Have Helped Prevent Deaths in Iowa Bus Fire June 19, 2019 By Josh Funk Tougher standards for school bus drivers and a fire suppression system could have prevented the deaths in a 2017 school...
Federal Officials Looking at Flood Issues in Review of Texas Derailment June 19, 2019 Investigators will consider storm-related flooding to help determine what caused an April 24 freight train derailment in North Texas that...
Police Say Defects May Have Caused Balcony Collapse that Injured Utah Couple, 5 Kids June 19, 2019 A Utah couple and five of their nine children are recovering from injuries after the balcony on their home collapsed....