Chubb Weathers Q2 Disasters; CEO Greenberg Hits Anti-Trade, Anti-Immigration Politics July 27, 2016 By Andrew G. Simpson Chubb Ltd. weathered claims from major storms in Texas and other U.S. states, Canadian wildfires and earthquakes in Japan and...
California Wildfire Shuts Down Picturesque Big Sur July 27, 2016 State parks along the California’s famed Big Sur coastline were closed Tuesday as one of the state’s two major wildfires...
Idaho Rancher’s Family Initiates Wrongful Death Suit July 27, 2016 The family of an Idaho rancher authorities say was shot and killed by two Adams County Sheriff’s deputies has filed...
Colorado-Based ICAT Partners with Neon for Additional Cat Capacity July 27, 2016 Broomfield, Colo.-based ICAT has teamed up with Neon to provide an additional $10 million of per-risk capacity to catastrophe-exposed commercial...
Pressure Building on AIG CEO Hancock July 27, 2016 By Sonali Basak The American International Group Inc. chief executive officer has posted three straight quarterly losses and will probably report Tuesday that...
Reinsurance Cycle Is Not Dead Yet so Buyers Need to Put It to Good Use: JLT Re July 27, 2016 By L.S. Howard Despite proclamations by some observers that the reinsurance cycle is dead, JLT Re says, reports of its demise are greatly...
Federal Workplace Safety Violation Fines Going Up Aug. 1 July 27, 2016 By Joyce M. Rosenberg Businesses that are found in violation of federal occupational safety and health laws will pay more in penalties starting Aug....
$14.7B VW Diesel Settlement Gets Preliminary Approval July 27, 2016 By David Shepardson Volkswagen AG’s $14.7 billion settlement of its U.S. diesel emissions cheating scandal cleared another legal hurdle on Tuesday, as a...
Safety Board Finds Automated Tesla Involved in Crash Was Speeding July 27, 2016 By Alan Levin and Jeff Plungis Federal investigators probing the deadly wreck in Florida of a Tesla car that was using automated driving technology have found...
Drought in Northeast Could Last Through October July 27, 2016 By Michael Casey At Lavoie’s Farm in New Hampshire, beans and corn haven’t broken through the ground yet and fields of strawberries are...