How Supreme Court Just Made Things Easier for Patent Infringers February 23, 2017 By Noah Feldman, Bloomberg Opinion The Supreme Court made it easier on Wednesday for U.S. manufacturers to infringe patents held by competitors by manufacturing all...
Maine Lawmaker Wants to Block Car Insurance Hikes Based on Age February 23, 2017 A Maine state senator is looking to protect senior citizens in the state from having car insurance rates go up...
Canadian Broker Network Names Robinson as Chairman, Succeeding Miller February 23, 2017 Canadian Broker Network (CBN), Canada’s network of independent insurance brokers, has appointed Mike Robinson, president and CEO, PBL Insurance Ltd.,...
With Growth of the Gig Economy, States Rethink How Workers Get Benefits February 23, 2017 By Sophie Quinton As more and more Americans hold nontraditional jobs that don’t have benefits attached — think freelance graphic designers or Uber...
AXA Chief Rules Out Major Acquisitions Such as Generali February 23, 2017 By Maya Nikolaeva and Matthieu Protard AXA has reached a “critical size” and is ruling out major acquisitions such as Italy’s Generali, the French insurer’s chief...
Investments in Insurtech Expected to ‘Keep Booming’ in 2017: KPMG Report February 23, 2017 By L.S. Howard Investor interest in insurtech is expected “to remain hot across all regions of the world” during 2017, following strong growth...
Delaware DOI Begins National Search for New Captive Insurance Bureau Director February 23, 2017 By Elizabeth Blosfield The Delaware Department of Insurance has announced that it has begun the search for a new Director of the Bureau...
Vice Chair of State-Owned People’s Insurance Group of China in Corruption Probe February 23, 2017 The vice chairman of state-owned People’s Insurance Group of China is being investigated for alleged discipline violations, the ruling Communist...
Europe’s Windstorm Egon to Cost Insurers an Estimated US$223.3M: PERILS February 23, 2017 The initial estimate of the insured property market loss for extra-tropical cyclone Egon, which hit France and Germany in January,...
Beecher Carlson Names Newell as Managing Director in California February 23, 2017 Beecher Carlson Insurance Services LLC is expanding its West Coast operations with the appointment of Keith Newell as its managing...