Supreme Court Looks to Favor Business Arbitration with Individuals Over Courts October 30, 2018 By Andrew Chung U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled on Monday they may issue more pro-business rulings giving companies wide latitude to use arbitration...
RMS Lists Top 10 ‘1-in-100-Year’ Events for Asia Pacific Region October 30, 2018 The Asia Pacific region remains highly vulnerable to major catastrophes, RMS said, announcing a list of 10 “1-in-100-year” events possible...
Final Insured Loss for Germany-Austria’s Storm Herwart Rises to €264M: PERILS October 30, 2018 The final estimate of insured property losses for Extratropical Cyclone Herwart, which primarily affected Austria and Germany on Oct. 29,...
Uber Court Case in London Could Determine Future of UK’s Gig Economy October 30, 2018 By Kaye Wiggins and Nate Lanxon Just months after Uber Technologies Inc. persuaded a London judge to allow it to keep operating in the city, the...
Typhoon Yutu Slams into Philippines, Traveling Path of Super Storm Mangkhut October 30, 2018 By Cecilia Yap Typhoon Yutu slammed into northern Philippines on Tuesday and is traveling a path similar to last month’s super storm Mangkhut...
AIG Appoints Bilsby from Talbot as Global Head of Specialty October 30, 2018 American International Group Inc. announced the appointment of Peter Bilsby as global head of Specialty. In this new role, Bilsby...
Update: Lion Air Jet Plunged at 350 Miles Per Hour Before Crash, Data Show October 30, 2018 By Julie Johnsson, Alan Levin and Yoga Rusmana More than a day after a brand-new Boeing Co. 737 Max jet flown by Indonesia’s Lion Air plunged into the...
Alabama Woman Awarded $10K in Damages in Cyberbullying Lawsuit October 30, 2018 An Alabama woman who claimed in a lawsuit that she was cyberbullied has been awarded $10,000 in damages. The Tuscaloosa...
Hurricane Michael Death Toll Now at 35 in Florida, 45 Total October 30, 2018 Florida authorities have linked six more deaths to Hurricane Michael, raising the state’s death toll to 35. The storm’s overall...
1 Dead, 2 Injured in Kentucky House Explosion October 30, 2018 Police say an explosion at a Kentucky home has killed one person and injured two others. State Trooper Scotty Sharp...