Startup Embroker Raises $12.2M; Offers Firms Control Over Insurance Buying, Management May 17, 2016 By Andrew G. Simpson Investors have given $12.2 million to fund an insurance broker offering a cloud-based risk and insurance management system for small...
California Health Inspectors Find Infection Control Lapses at 2 L.A. Hospitals May 17, 2016 California health inspectors dispatched to two Los Angeles hospitals following “superbug” outbreaks involving a hard-to-clean medical scope found numerous safety...
Hawaii Sues Takata, Honda over Defective Air Bags May 17, 2016 By Cathy Bussewitz The state of Hawaii is suing Japanese manufacturer Takata over defective air bags they say threaten peoples’ lives. The lawsuit...
Uptick in Fatal Crashes Involving Marijuana in Utah May 17, 2016 Utah officials say the number of fatal car wrecks in Utah in which drivers tested positive for marijuana has more...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Hogan Insurance Services May 17, 2016 Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Hogan Insurance Services Inc., located in Westlake Village, Calif. Terms of the deal...
Allstate App Helps Insureds Get Price Quotes, Schedule Car Repairs May 17, 2016 Allstate has teamed up with Openbay, an online marketplace for non-collision auto-repair and maintenance services, to allow consumers to receive...
Re/Insurance CEOs Join Insurance Development Forum, UN & World Bank Initiative May 17, 2016 A group of re/insurance and global broking CEOs are assisting the work of the Insurance Development Forum (IDF), which was...
Activist Investor Icahn Buys More Shares in AIG May 17, 2016 Activist investor Carl Icahn has raised his stake in American International Group Inc. by 5.2 percent, putting him in a...
Obama Administration Finalizes Rules on Company Wellness Programs May 17, 2016 By Daniel Wiessner A federal agency on Monday released final rules on how employers can offer workers financial incentives of up to 30...
Alberta Wildfires Spread North, Threatening Oil Sands Facilities, Workers’ Camps May 17, 2016 By Robert Tuttle Wildfires raging across northern Alberta for more than two weeks have come to within a kilometer of an Enbridge Inc....