Claims Insurtech Snapsheet Raises $29 Million to Expand Into All P/C Lines and Globally May 20, 2019 Virtual insurance claims services company Snapsheet has closed on $29 million in Series E funding. The company said it will...
New Jersey Chemical Plant Fire Prompts Warnings, Bridge, Road Closures May 20, 2019 Authorities say a fire at a chemical plant in New Jersey has been brought under control, but road and bridge...
Baltimore to Get Property Sales Moving Amid Cyber Attack May 20, 2019 Baltimore, Md., officials say they have a plan to get the city’s real estate market moving again in the midst...
Is Sea Rise Wrecking Coastal Home Values? The Answer: Maybe May 20, 2019 By Philip Marcelo For sale: waterfront property with sweeping views of the Atlantic Ocean. Waves erode beach regularly. Flooding gets worse every year....
Airlines Urge Nations’ Regulators to Avoid Competing Safety Rules May 20, 2019 Global airlines urged regulators on Friday not to compete over setting new safety rules, after two crashes led to the...
Violations of IMO 2020 Emissions Rules for Shipping Could Hit Insurance Cover May 20, 2019 By Jonathan Saul Tougher rules on sulfur emissions from ships will come into effect next year in the biggest shake-up for the oil...
UK Risk Managers List Brand Damage, Brexit, Cyber Attacks as Top 3 Business Risks May 20, 2019 The top three risks facing UK risk managers are reputational damage, Brexit and cyber attacks, according to Aon’s 2019 Global...
Driverless Electric Truck Delivers Freight on Public Road in Sweden May 20, 2019 By Esha Vaish Resembling the helmet of a Star Wars stormtrooper, a driverless electric truck began daily freight deliveries on a public road...
HDI Global Specialty Taps Jackson from Neon as Head of Aviation and Space May 20, 2019 HDI Global Specialty SE, the specialty lines insurer, has recruited Martin Jackson as head of aviation and space. Jackson joins...
Thailand Intensifies Efforts to Stop ‘Pig Ebola’ from Crossing Border May 20, 2019 By Siraphob Thanthong-Knight and Anuchit Nguyen Thailand, one of Asia’s top pork producers, is intensifying efforts to hold off a lethal pig virus that’s causing havoc...