National News for August 2015
- Business Owners Failing to Plan for Unexpected Events: Study
- Joint Employer Ruling Hikes Parent Companies’ Liability, Unions’ Bargaining Power
- Uber Plans for Driverless Cars, Hires Hacking and Robotics Experts
- Trinity Says Virginia Orders More Tests for Highway Guardrails
- Hedge Fund Financing of Lawsuits Draws Interest from Senators
- BoatUS Launches Peer-to-Peer Boat Insurance Program
- Franchise Parents, Staffing Firms Ruled Joint Employers Under Labor Law
- Confessions of an Underage, Unlicensed Truck Driver
- How Genome Sequencing Is Transforming Food Safety
- AIG’s Lavastone in Dispute with Life Settlements Firm Coventry
- Sierra Club Dragging State Farm into Climate Change Battle
- Glatfelter Launches Risk Management Tool for Long Term Care Facilities
- Allstate’s Drivewise Telematics App Adds Shopping Rewards, Challenges
- Unmanned Work Zone Trucks Promise Road Safety, Savings
- Business Lobbies Seek Probe of Medical Funding Industry
- 10 Automakers Sued Over Claims of Deadly Fumes from Keyless Ignitions
- Target Avoids SEC Penalties Over 2013 Breach
- Aspen Appoints Tassone as Executive VP for U.S. Program Business
- Auto Insurance Affordability Improves in Most States: IRC
- Tropical Storm Erika Could Reach Florida by Monday
- ‘John Doe’ Sues Adultery Website Ashley Madison in U.S.
- Nationwide Rebrands Crestbrook, Expands Affluent Client Offerings to 4 States
- Hudson Crop Launches Total Revenue Coverage
- How to Know What Insurance Customers Want
- Update: Hurricane Center Keeping Eye on Tropical Storm Erika
- Association of National Advertisers Launches Patent Troll Insurance
- Small Fleet Managers Would Choose Insurer for UBI Service: Survey
- State Auto Realigns Units, Announces Leadership Hires, Changes
- As Danny Fades, Atlantic’s Next Storm Taking Shape
- Cobots: Making It Safe for Humans, Robots to Work Side-by-Side
- Court Says FTC Has Power to Regulate Corporate Cybersecurity
- Chubb’s Stephenson Joins CNA Commercial as Chief Underwriting Officer
- ProSight Specialty, Allied Insurance Brokers Launch Scaffold Insurance Program
- QBE North America Names Griffith Executive VP for Distribution
- Researchers Find Link Between Atlantic Hurricanes and Amazon Wildfires
- Hurricane Danny Weakens to Tropical Depression
- Crawford CEO Bowman Steps Down
- Taser Not Liable in Death of Teenager, Court Rules
- Reuters Special Report: U.S. Banks Book Trades Abroad to Bypass U.S. Regulation
- MetLife Cites Foreign Operations to Claim It’s Not a U.S. Financial Firm
- ‘Tiny’ Hurricane Danny Expected to Weaken
- 8 Ways Katrina Changed Commercial Property Insurance
- Beyond Katrina: Lessons in Mitigation, Insurance and Community
- Uber Bookings on Pace to Pass $10B This Year, Investor Report Shows
- John Steinbeck, Boeing Drone, Jimi Hendrix, Ford Car: Intellectual Property News
- LifeInsurance.sucks, NewYork.sucks, Dyson.sucks: Tales from the Feared Domain
- Danny Turns Into Hurricane, Atlantic Season’s First
- ACE Commercial Expands Small Business Specialty Offerings Online
- New U.S. Satellite Aims to Unlock Mysteries of Hurricanes
- Lawsuit Presses Costco Liability for Thailand Fishing’s Slave Labor
- Uber Headache if More Drivers Want Full-Time Status
- Hacked Adulterers’ Website Faces Reputation Risk; 36M Users Fear Being Outed
- Everest Re Names Germano, Morelli to U.S. Specialty Casualty Posts
- 10 Years After Katrina, Coastal Cities Face Greater Flood Risk: RMS
- Corporate Advertisers’ Group Offers Patent Troll Insurance
- Tropical Storm Danny to Become Hurricane? Maybe, Maybe Not
- FDA Warns Medical Device Makers on Superbugs
- Target Agrees to Settle Data Breach Claims with Visa
- AIG Exits Plane Leasing Business with $500M Sale of AerCap Stock
- Progressive Insurance CEO on 5 Macro Trends of Note
- Brokers Call for Implementation of National Licensing Reform Law
- Marketers Have Lost Control of Insurance Buying Process
- Traffic Deaths, Costs On Pace to Reach Highest Since 2007
- How Hackers Profited from Stealing Earnings Press Releases
- Congress May Tackle ‘C’ Corp Tax Reform After Vacation
- Insurance Claims for Unplanted Crops Jump 48%
- States Developing IRA Plans for Small Business Employees
- Northwestern University Athletes Lose Bid to Form Union
- Marsh Names Aon’s Marino to Head U.S. Construction Practice
- Thinking of Investing in a Classic Car? Think Again
- Congress May Move to Slow Illegal Drones
- Arab Bank Settles Terrorism Financing Claims by U.S. Citizens
- Father and Son: Timing Is Critical in Internal Agency Perpetuation
- Luxury Car Hacking Risk Widespread; Evidence Suppressed: Researchers
- Kids’ Biking Deaths Decline But Adult Deaths Rise
- ISO Offers Insurers New Roof Rating Tool
- Insurers Look to Cyber, M&A Coverage as Prices Decline for 9th Quarter: Marsh
- Chilling Out Will Be Answer to Climate Change, Scientist Says
- Zurich Upgrades Coverage for Asset Managers as Regulatory Risk Grows
- Liberty Mutual Had a ‘Messy’ Second Quarter
- Crime Investigators Warn on ‘Mystery’ Devices Used in Car Break-Ins
- Health, Wealth, Technology Drive Graying of America’s Roadways
- U.S. Appeals Ruling in Greenberg’s Case Against AIG Bailout
- Plane-Drone Encounters to Top 1,000 This Year: FAA
- Survey: How Health Insurance Brokers, Navigators Perform Under Obamacare
- GUARD, Eyeing Expansion, Names Hitt as Executive VP for Property/Liability
- Study on Air Traffic Controllers’ Chronic Fatigue Kept Secret
- College Athlete, Temp Worker Labor Board Cases Could Redefine Employee
- Wells Fargo Considers Selling Crop Insurance Unit
- XL to Acquire Entertainment Insurance Firms Allied Specialty, T.H.E Company
- Most Small Railroads to Miss Brake Safety Deadline, Says NHTSA
- The Hartford Expands Liability Coverage For Asset Managers
- File-Share Firm Citrix Joins Independent Agents’ Technology Council
- Organically Speaking, Independent Agencies Are Very Profitable
- R-T Specialty Division Launches Retired Directors Policy with Full Binding Authority
- Increase in Drones Near Airports Prompts Calls for Tighter Regulation
- How Google Is Becoming 21st Century Berkshire Hathaway
- Berkshire Insurance Units Slump in Q2
- How Much More 18-Year-Olds Pay for Their Own Auto Insurance
- Auto Losses Seen Cutting P/C Insurance Profits Until 2016
- Below-Normal Atlantic Hurricane Season Now Even More Likely: NOAA
- Navigators Group Settles Probe Into Iran, North Korea Sanctions Violations
- ANV Launches EPLI Risk Management Hotline
- Allied World Enhances Professional Risk-Transfer Product
- Incoming, Outgoing Travelers CEOs See Smooth Transition, Talk M&A
- Pros and Cons of Wearable Technology in the Workplace
- Insurance Trade Press Editors Address Future of Print Media at IMCA
- Rios Resigns as CEO of American Modern Insurance
- Why Home Inventories Aren’t Just for the Rich
- Senate Leaders Vow September Vote on Cybersecurity Bill
- Hacked Jeep Radio Maker Says No Flaw in Other Models
- The Evolution of Employment Practices Liability Insurance
- Payroll Firm ADP to Compete with Brokers in Offering Health Exchange
- Munich Re Launches Inland Flood Insurance Product for U.S. Homeowners
- Companies Must Report CEO-to-Worker Pay Ratio Under New SEC Rule
- Auto Claims Hit Allstate’s Q2 Results
- Starr Names AIG’s Conway as Senior VP for Specialty Casualty
- 10 Business Insurance Lessons and 1 Owner’s Advice from Katrina
- Private Equity Firm Odyssey Buys Broker Integro
- Schnitzer to Become CEO of Travelers as Fishman Steps Down
- TUMI Launches Dump Truck Insurance Program
- AIG Insurance Results Down in Q2; CEO Sees Opportunity in ACE-Chubb
- Uber Driver Case Tests ‘Sharing Economy’ Business Model
- Insurers Face Risks of Declining Customer Loyalty, Tech-Savvy Firms: Accenture
- Chubb Did Not Seek Competing Offers Prior to ACE Deal
- OneBeacon Sells Crop Agency to Amtrust, Exits Crop Insurance Market
- Negotiators Fail to Reach Pacific Trade Pact; More Talks Expected
- Car Hacking Risk Could Be More Widespread
- Neiman Marcus Ruling Aids Plaintiffs in Data Breach Class Actions
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