Intellectual Property: Case of the Monkey’s Selfie and Animals’ Copyright September 25, 2015 By David Crary A macaque monkey who took now-famous selfie photographs should be declared the copyright owner of the photos, rather than the...
Car Dealers Sue Volkswagen Over Losses Tied to Diesel Cheating September 25, 2015 By Jessica Dye Independent car dealerships sued Volkswagen AG in California on Thursday over losses they say they will incur following revelations that...
How Regulators Caught Volkswagen’s Diesel Deception September 25, 2015 By David Morgan, Paul Lienert and Timothy Gardner The confession of cheating that’s embroiled Volkswagen AG in one of the biggest scandals in auto industry history came on...
Workers’ Compensation Premiums Up 5.3% in First Half of 2015: Demotech September 25, 2015 By Steven J. Groeschen Workers’ compensation insurers reported a 5.3 percent increase in direct written premiums during the first six months of 2015 versus...
Zurich Joins CityMobil2 to Test Automated Self-driving Buses in Europe September 25, 2015 Zurich Insurance Group announced that it has been selected as the insurance associate to CityMobil2, an EU-funded research project that...
Argo Names Snowden Sr. VP for Communications, Public Relations September 25, 2015 The Bermuda-based Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. announced that David Snowden has been appointed to serve as senior vice president,...
Munich Re, Marsh Introduce Pharma Coverage for Regulatory Actions September 25, 2015 By Katherine Chiglinsky Munich Re and Marsh & McLennan Cos., the largest insurance broker by market value, introduced a product to insure U.S....
Dujuan Strengthens; Threatens Ryukyu’s, Japan,Taiwan, China: AccuWeather September 25, 2015 AccuWeather has reported that Tropical Storm Dujuan is on track to strengthen into a powerful typhoon with Japan’s Ryukyu Islands...
Duperreault’s Hamilton Seeking Takeovers as IPO Likely September 25, 2015 By Sonali Basak Hamilton Insurance Group Ltd., the company backed by hedge fund firm Two Sigma, is seeking more takeovers as CEO Brian...
USI Insurance Services Acquires Benefit Controls of the Carolinas September 25, 2015 USI Insurance Services has acquired the employee benefits business of Benefit Controls of the Carolinas, Inc. This is the first...