Former Travelers CEO Fishman Dies August 21, 2016 By Mark Hollmer Jay Fishman, executive chairman and former CEO of The Travelers Companies, has died. The company he transformed into a major...
RMS: Flood Insurance Uptake Low in Areas Hit Hardest by Louisiana Flooding August 19, 2016 Calling the recent flooding event in Louisiana one of the most significant natural disasters in the United States, catastrophe modelling...
Hanover Launches Pay-As-You-Go Workers’ Comp Coverage August 19, 2016 The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. has launched a pay-as-you-go option for workers’ compensation policies that allows insureds to pay their...
Texas Lawyer Accused of Fraud in BP Oil Spill Case Acquitted in Mississippi August 19, 2016 By Jonathan Stempel A prominent Texas lawyer was acquitted on Thursday of charges he made up thousands of fake clients to sue BP...
Wal-Mart to Pay $90K to Settle Disability Lawsuit August 19, 2016 Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will pay a former, long-term employee at a Wal-Mart location in Illinois, $90,000 to settle a disability...
Stringer Joins All Risks’ South Central Region in New Orleans August 19, 2016 Independent wholesale insurance brokerage firm All Risks Ltd., has added Sam Stringer as a broker in its New Orleans, La.,...
Amtrak to Pay $112K to Settle Seattle Disability Discrimination Lawsuit August 19, 2016 The Washington, D.C.-based National Passenger Railroad Corp., better known as Amtrak, will pay $112,000 and provide other relief to settle...
Source: Locally Transmitted Zika Virus Found in Miami Beach August 19, 2016 By Toni Clarke Florida health officials have found evidence of local Zika virus transmission in Miami Beach, one of the world’s most popular...
Texas Man in Tesla Autopilot Crash Won’t Sue, But Car Insurer May August 19, 2016 By Dana Hull A Texas man said the Autopilot mode on his Tesla Model S sent him off the road and into a...
U.S. Court Approves Clean-Up Deals, Executive Bonuses for Peabody August 19, 2016 By Jim Christie and Tracy Rucinski Bankrupt coal company Peabody Energy has won U.S. court approval for agreements with three states to partially cover $1.14 billion...