Usage-Based Insurance Overcoming Privacy Concerns, Gaining Traction September 5, 2014 Consumers as well as commercial fleet managers are becoming more accepting of usage-based insurance (UBI) in which a telematics device...
Georgia Sees Fewer Boating Accidents But More Drownings September 5, 2014 By Christian Boone and Atlanta Journal-Constitution Tougher laws have led to a decline in boating accidents and incident-related fatalities in Georgia for a second straight year,...
Guy Carpenter Launches Probabilistic European Hail Model September 5, 2014 Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC, the global risk and reinsurance specialist and wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies,...
Hub International Acquires Canadian Commercial Line Book of Business September 5, 2014 Hub International Limited announced that its Ontario subsidiary, Hub International Sinclair Cockburn Limited, has acquired a commercial line book of...
Edinburgh Defying Finance Doomsayers over Scottish Independence September 5, 2014 By Lukanyo Mnyanda and Richard Partington For the banks, insurers and fund managers that thrived and survived in Edinburgh through war and recession for two centuries,...
California San Andreas Quake Experiment Could Lose Funding September 5, 2014 Scientists seeking to put seismic sensors deep in the San Andreas fault to study the mechanics of earthquakes are in...
Wildfire Spending In Oregon Triggers Lloyd’s Insurance Policy September 5, 2014 Oregon’s tough wildfire season has pushed spending to the point the state Department of Forest is tapping its special insurance...
Concussion Went Untreated Says Former Portland State Player September 5, 2014 By Anne M. Peterson Former Portland State linebacker Zach Walen has filed a $5 million suit against Portland State, the NCAA and Oregon Health...
No Such Thing As Free Lunch? IRS Eyes High-Tech Perk September 5, 2014 By Richard Rubin Be careful when you grab that office bagel. The Internal Revenue Service may be watching. The U.S. tax agency is...
Ott Joins StoneHill Reinsurance as Executive Vice President September 5, 2014 Independent Minneapolis-based broker StoneHill Reinsurance Partners LLC announced that Charles R. (Chip) Ott, Jr. has joined the firm as its...