Insurer Fossil Fuel Divestment Focus of Washington Climate Change Summit June 2, 2016 By Don Jergler Getting insurers to rid themselves of investments in fossil fuels, creating products to deal with climate change and helping the...
Pennsylvania’s York County Sees Sharp Rise in Roadside Deaths June 2, 2016 By Gordon Rago, York Daily Record Nita Stout of York, Pennsylvania, was known in some parts of Lewisberry as “the walker.” It was what the Bangladeshi...
Torrential Rain Triggers Floods in France; Seine Rises to Highest Level in 34 Years June 2, 2016 By Angeline Benoit and Rudy Ruitenberg Paris’s Seine River rose to its highest level in more than 34 years, disrupting train traffic and prompting the Louvre...
Michigan Auto Repair Bill Passed Without Original Parts Requirement June 2, 2016 The state Senate has given final approval to a bill that would affect auto parts at Michigan repair shops. The...
Uber, Cabs Fight Over Upstate New York Market June 2, 2016 By David Klepper A fight over Uber’s plans to expand throughout New York State is escalating as lawmakers enter the final weeks of...
Health Insurers File for Rate Hikes in Kansas June 2, 2016 The Kansas Insurance Department is reviewing requested rate filings for individual and small group health plans in Kansas for 2017....
More Residents Flee as Swollen River Feeds Flooding near Houston June 2, 2016 By John L. Mone Residents of some rural southeastern Texas counties are bracing for more flooding along a river that has already reached a...
Markel Hires Chubb’s Senior Underwriter Lee in New York June 2, 2016 Markel Corporation has hired Howard Lee as senior underwriter in its trade credit and political risk business in the U.S....
74 Sex Abuse Claims Filed Against St. Cloud Diocese June 2, 2016 Minnesota’s Diocese of St. Cloud says 74 claims of sexual abuse of minors have been made against it and none...
U.S. Insurer, Tech, Business Groups Balk at China’s Rules on Insurance Cybersecurity June 2, 2016 Business groups from the U.S. and around the world protested planned cybersecurity rules for the insurance industry in China in...