Webinar Counters Insurer Warnings About COVID-19 Impact on Work Comp Profits August 12, 2020 By Jim Sams A well-known workers’ comp number cruncher and an actuary are calling Chicken Little on insurance industry warnings about the cost...
Directors’ Liability Insurance Rates Surge on Virus Litigation Fears August 11, 2020 By Carolyn Cohn LONDON — Premiums for directors’ and officers’ liability insurance surged in the second quarter, broker Marsh said on Monday, as...
Marine Insurance Losses Projected Below $250M From Beirut Blast August 11, 2020 LONDON — Insurance claims for damage to ships, goods and the port itself after a warehouse explosion last week in...
Google Turns Android Phones Into Earthquake Sensors; California to Get Alerts August 11, 2020 By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, Calif. — Alphabet Inc’s Google’s Android phones on Tuesday started detecting earthquakes around the world to provide data that...
McDonald’s Sues Ousted CEO, Alleging Employee Relationships August 11, 2020 By Dee-Ann Durbin McDonald’s says it’s suing Stephen Easterbrook, the CEO it ousted last year over an inappropriate relationship with an employee, alleging...
4 Poultry Plant Execs Indicted After 2019 Immigration Raid August 11, 2020 By Emily Wagster Pettus JACKSON, Miss. — Four executives from two Mississippi poultry processing plants have been indicted on federal charges tied to one...
55 Years After Riots, Watts Neighborhood Still Bears Scars August 11, 2020 By Brian Melley LOS ANGELES — There were no fires this time in Watts. There was no looting, no shooting and no National...
Portland Protesters Set Fires, Use Mortar; 2 Officers Hurt August 11, 2020 PORTLAND, Ore. — Protesters outside a Portland police union building set fires and used a mortar to launch commercial grade...
Claims Shops Deploy Remote Adjusting For Storm Damages Expected to Top $4B August 11, 2020 With insured losses projected to reach $4.2 billion, Hurricane Isaias’ rampage from the Caribbean to Canada was the first significant...
Hurricane Alpha? Amped Up Season Forecast, Names May Run Out August 10, 2020 By Seth Borenstein Already smashing records, this year’s hyperactive Atlantic hurricane season is about to get even nastier, forecasters predict. In the coming...