July 15, 2014
A bulletin on the Lloyd’s website asks “how did our insurable value measures fare as predictors of success on the pitch,” following the conclusion of the World Cup in Brazil? Lloyd’s said its “key forecast of who would emerge as …
July 15, 2014
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) announced that it has written to the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to propose an initiative that “could further improve clarity for customers when renewing and taking out motor and home insurance.” The announcement …
July 15, 2014
The odds of a strong El Nino, which brings drought to the Asia-Pacific region and heavy rains to South America, are increasingly unlikely after the tropical Pacific Ocean cooled, according to Australia’s weather bureau. A general lack of atmospheric response …
July 15, 2014
“Overcapacity in the international construction, property & casualty markets in the first half of 2014 has resulted in rate reductions of up to 30 percent for commercial insurance buyers,” according to a report –”Q3 2014 Construction, Property & Casualty Market …
July 15, 2014
San Diego, CA, 7/15/2014 – Atlas General Insurance Services, LLC, a national multi-line program manager, has been recognized as one of the fastest growing companies in San Diego in 2014 by the San Diego Business Journal. This is the second …
July 14, 2014
Arizona and Montana stand out as the only states without some form of texting and driving law, but some studies show there’s no evidence that laws intended to curb cellphone use behind the wheel reduce crashes. Fourty-four other states plus …
July 14, 2014
An attorney in Connecticut has been sentenced to more than four years in prison for his role in an insurance fraud scheme. The U.S. Attorney’s office says Joseph Haddad of Orange was sentenced last Thursday in Bridgeport to four years …
July 14, 2014
An insurance company that was tongue-lashed in a decision last month by a Pennsylvania judge is contesting his ruling that it pay $18 million in punitive damages after a long court battle over faulty repairs to a family’s vehicle in …
July 14, 2014
Even as it faces new regulatory headaches in New York, transportation network company Lyft is making news this week with a major announcement today that should quiet at least some of its vocal critics: the company has begun offering primary …
July 14, 2014
From a consumer perspective, what happens when a celebrity endorses different products in two advertisements that appear in the same magazine? Do you remember both equally? One better than the other? Neither? Katie Kelting, a marketing researcher at the University …