Triple-I: Insurance Economic Drivers Outperform Overall US GDP The economic drivers of the U.S. property/casualty insurance industry are growing faster than the nation’s Gross Domestic Product and are... Read More
Wildfires Are Upending Some of the Safest Bets on Wall Street When the Texas Panhandle went up in flames this winter, the news spread fast on Wall Street. An electric utility... Read More
Small Businesses See Stable Business Climate; Cite Cybersecurity as Top Threat The first quarter Small Business Index, which measures small business owner confidence, is 62.3—similar to last quarter’s score of 61.3—reflecting... Read More
Hawaiian Electric Hits 40-Year Low Ahead of Maui Fire Report Hawaiian Electric stock hit a 40-year low in the wake of a local news report that a probe of the... Read More
UnitedHealth Expects Up to $1.6 Billion Hit from Change Healthcare Hack UnitedHealth Group expects to take a hit of as much as $1.6 billion this year from disruptions caused by the... Read More
Editor's Picks Microsoft, Beset by Hacks, Grapples With Problem Years in the Making The world’s largest seller of cybersecurity products has a problem with its own cybersecurity. In recent years, Microsoft Corp. has... Read More
Editor's Picks Harvard Study Again Stirs the Pot on Demotech Ratings of Florida Carriers A study by researchers from Harvard and Columbia universities and at the Federal Reserve has reopened the debate about the... Read More
Verita Names Barry and Adolph to Claims Leadership Team Verita CSG Inc. named William Barry as chief claim manager and Chris Adolph head of property claims. In previous roles,... Read More
Editor's Picks Justice Department Preparing Ticketmaster Antitrust Lawsuit The Justice Department may file an antitrust complaint as soon as next month aimed at forcing Live Nation Entertainment Inc.... Read More
Iowa Supreme Court Overturns $790K Harassment Award Inappropriate comments by a superior to a social worker and between other employees at the state Department of Human Services... Read More