Hurricane Harvey Looks to Be First Big Test for Trump FEMA Director Long August 25, 2017 By Christopher Flavelle Brock Long knew it was just a matter of time. “We’ve gone 11 years without a major hurricane land-falling in...
Lawsuit: Pennsylvania Train That Crashed Also Overshot Previous Station August 25, 2017 A man who was among dozens of people injured when a commuter train crashed at a suburban Philadelphia terminal is...
Gallagher Appoints Bluefin’s Hogg to Lead Scottish Operations August 25, 2017 Arthur J. Gallagher announced that Kenny Hogg has been appointed regional managing director (RMD) for Scotland and will join the...
Insured Losses for August 2016’s Italy Quake Revised Upward to $127.4M: PERILS August 25, 2017 The final property insurance market loss estimate for the magnitude 6.0 earthquake that hit Central Italy on Aug. 24, 2016...
Germany Pioneers Ethical Guidelines for Operation of Driverless Cars August 25, 2017 Protecting people rather than property or animals will be the priority under pioneering new German legal guidelines for the operation...
UK Economy Begins to Feel Brexit Pinch – or Perhaps Brexit Punch August 25, 2017 By Jeremy Gaunt Britain’s economy is beginning to feel the Brexit pinch, or perhaps given the strong performance of the rest of the...
AXIS Sweetens Offer for Lloyd’s Specialty Carrier Novae to $611.5M August 25, 2017 AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. has substantially sweetened its offer for Novae Group plc, a Lloyd’s of London specialty insurer and...
Home Telematics Startup Roost Raises $10.4M from Insurers August 25, 2017 Roost, a developer of home telematics for property insurance carriers, raised $10.4 million from three international insurance industry companies. Aviva...
Risk Managers Prefer Standalone Cyber Policies: RIMS Survey August 25, 2017 According to the 2017 RIMS Cyber Survey, risk professionals’ continued to show preference for standalone cyber insurance policies as the...
Studies Show Automated Car Safety Technologies Are Preventing Crashes August 25, 2017 By Joan Lowy Safety systems to prevent cars from drifting into another lane or that warn drivers of vehicles in their blind spots...