AIG Executives Hope Meetings Reassure Analysts, Investors March 26, 2017 By Suzanne Barlyn American International Group Inc. executives have been meeting with investors and analysts to build confidence in the insurer and its...
Uber Halts Autonomous Vehicle Testing After Arizona Accident March 26, 2017 By Eric Newcomer and Mark Bergen Uber Technologies Inc. is suspending its self-driving car program after one of its autonomous vehicles was involved in a high-impact...
EPIC Acquires The Capacity Group in New Jersey March 24, 2017 EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants has acquired the Capacity Group of Companies in Mahwah, N.J. Terms of the deal were...
Robots Could Steal 32% of Jobs in UK Financial Services by 2030: PwC March 24, 2017 By L.S. Howard Approximately 32 percent of existing UK jobs in financial services and insurance could be automated by robotics and artificial intelligence...
Florida Homes Threatened by Fast-Moving Brush Fire March 24, 2017 Florida Forest Service officials say a 400-acre brush fire has forced the evacuation of a neighborhood and threatened or burned...
Ohio’s Norman-Spencer Agency Adds Nonprofit Division March 24, 2017 Norman-Spencer Agency Inc., based in Dayton, Ohio, has launched a new Nonprofit Division. This division offers three unique insurance programs...
Amended Iowa Workers’ Comp Overhaul Advanced to Senate March 24, 2017 By Linley Sanders Republicans in the Iowa House passed a bill to overhaul how workers in the state are compensated for on-the-job injuries,...
Oregon’s 1st Recreational Marijuana Recall Issued after High Pesticide Level March 24, 2017 The Oregon Liquor Control Commission issued its first recall of recreational marijuana after samples of a type of pot were...
Writer Sues Disney in California over Animated Film ‘Zootopia’ March 24, 2017 By Anthony McCartney A screenwriter and producer has sued Walt Disney Pictures on claiming the studio copied his ideas to create the Oscar-winning...
$14M Suit Filed by Former Oregon Boy Scouts Claiming Sex Abuse March 24, 2017 Two men have filed a lawsuit against the Boy Scouts of America and its local branch for $7 million each,...