Insurance Industry Must Wake Up to Costs of ‘Secondary’ Catastrophe Perils: Swiss Re April 12, 2019 By L.S. Howard The insurance industry must wake up to the growing cost of “secondary” catastrophe perils, which amounted to more than 60...
Rhine River Could Be Impassable to Ships this Summer if European Drought Returns April 12, 2019 By William Wilkes Germany’s Rhine River could be impassable to ships again this summer if Europe has another drought, a once-rare weather phenomenon...
Don’t Count on Home Insurance to Cover Cost of Rebuilding: Viewpoint April 12, 2019 By Liam Denning Own a home? No doubt you’ve insured it. Very sensible of you. But if that home were, say, burned to...
Young Small Businessowners Don’t Like Insurance Agents. Uh, Not Really. April 12, 2019 By Mark Hollmer Patricia Ross, Raphael Strumlauf and Kate DeNeveu each have at least one thing in common: They’re generally happy with their...
U.S. State Department Adds Kidnapping Risk to Travel Advisories April 11, 2019 The risk of being kidnapped or taken hostage is being added to the travel advisories issued by the State Department....
California Written Workers’ Comp Premium Down, Quarterly Report for Last Year Shows April 11, 2019 California written premium for 2018 was 4 percent below 2017 and 6 percent below 2016 as recent declining premium rates...
California State Fund Launches Telehealth Services April 11, 2019 California’s State Fund will now provide injured workers round-the-clock access physicians from a desktop computer, tablet or mobile phone. State...
Disastrous 1969 Spring Flood Recalled by Minot, North Dakota, Residents April 11, 2019 By Kim Fundingsland A geyser of water surging through a gopher hole threatened to burst a natural dike in the city. A man...
Gallagher CEO Signs Pledge for Workplace Diversity, Inclusion April 11, 2019 The head of Illinois-based global insurance brokerage, Gallagher, has signed a pledge to advance diversity and inclusion within the workplace....
20 Ohio Counties Eligible for Federal Aid After Storms April 11, 2019 Federal funding is being made available to help repair damage in Ohio from storms, flooding and landslides after severe weather...