Trade Groups Push for National Labeling Law to Override States’ Requirements November 16, 2017 By Lauren Coleman-Lochner The Grocery Manufacturers Association and dozens of other trade groups are pushing for a federal law that could override state...
NTSB: Amtrak’s Lax Safety Led to Penn. Crash That Killed Two Workers November 16, 2017 By Michael R. Sisak Two maintenance workers who were struck and killed by a speeding Amtrak train near Philadelphia last year were the victims...
New Hampshire House Committee Rejects Marijuana Legalization Bill November 16, 2017 A bill that would legalize marijuana in New Hampshire has been rejected by a House committee. The Concord Monitor reports...
The Hilb Group Acquires Majority of Assets from New Jersey’s IOA Northeast NY Inc. November 16, 2017 The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired the majority of the assets of IOA Northeast NY Inc. (IOANE), a division...
Delaware Woman Faces Sentencing in $6M Fraud Case November 16, 2017 Federal prosecutors say a Delaware woman charged with transferring more than $6 million from the operating account of the financial...
UK Regulator’s Broker Probe May Make London Market More Competitive: Fitch November 16, 2017 The UK Financial Conduct Authority’s review of the wholesale insurance broker market could help counter the trend of rising expenses...
Insured Losses for Cyclone Xavier in Germany Estimated at $343.6M: PERILS November 16, 2017 The initial estimate of the insured property market loss for Extratropical Cyclone Xavier, which primarily affected Germany on Oct. 5,...
Blockchain Is Littered with ‘Smart’ Contracts Gone Bad: Opinion November 16, 2017 By Elaine Ou Smart contracts were supposed to revolutionize finance. So far, however, they have proven adept mainly at helping people lose their...
P&I Club Steamship Mutual Granted License to Operate as Insurer in Singapore November 16, 2017 Steamship Mutual, the London-based protection and indemnity (P&I) club, announced it has been granted a license to operate as an...
Europe’s Re/Insurers Cut Coal Investments by $20B; U.S. Firms Fail to Act: Report November 16, 2017 Insurers have pulled $20 billion out of coal investments, but most are European and none of the top nine U.S....