A Bird’s Eye View of Visual Underwriting March 10, 2014 By Neil Spector How the Initial Inspection Can Improve Claims Results and an Insurer’s Bottom Line The last 20 years have been difficult... Read More
Feds Can’t Settle on a Way to Notify Data Breach Victims March 10, 2014 By ERIC TUCKER The data breach at Target Corp. that exposed millions of credit card numbers has focused attention on the patchwork of... Read More
HSBC, Wells Fargo Settle Forced Property Insurance Lawsuits March 7, 2014 By Edvard Pettersson and Susannah Nesmith HSBC Holdings Plc and Wells Fargo & Co. agreed to settle lawsuits by mortgage holders who alleged they were forced... Read More
For Older Drivers One Drink May Be One Too Many: Study March 7, 2014 You may have only had one glass of wine with dinner, but if you’re 55 or older, that single serving... Read More
El Nino Expected to Bring Milder Weather to the U.S. March 7, 2014 By SETH BORENSTEIN Federal forecasters predict a warming of the central Pacific Ocean this year that will change weather worldwide. And that’s good... Read More
Retail, Bank Fraud Costs to Escalate as Hackers Innovate March 7, 2014 By Elizabeth Dexheimer Payment networks, retailers and banks will continue to face significant costs to address fraud as hackers find new ways to... Read More
TRIA Expiration Could Hurt National Security: Rand March 7, 2014 Allowing the federal terrorism risk insurance act to expire could have negative consequences for U.S. national security, according to a... Read More
Target Overhauls Data Security After Tech Chief Resigns March 6, 2014 By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO Target Corp. Chief Information Officer Beth Jacob is resigning effective Wednesday as the retailer overhauls its information security and compliance... Read More
Nationwide Mutual, Adjuster on Different Sides Over ‘On Your Side’ Slogan March 6, 2014 By Andrew G. Simpson Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., which has used the “On Your Side” slogan in its marketing and advertising since 1966, is... Read More
New GM CEO Begins Review of Recall Procedure March 6, 2014 General Motors’ new CEO is starting an internal review of the company’s practices after an embarrassing recall of 1.6 million... Read More