October 11, 2016
After five years of litigation, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on Tuesday in the bitter patent dispute between the world’s two top smartphone manufacturers over the amount Samsung should pay Apple for copying the iPhone’s distinctive look. The …
October 11, 2016
Managing general agency and surplus lines broker J.M. Wilson has promoted Lynn Sansone to assistant property/casualty underwriter in Madison, Wisconsin. Sansone will focus on binding property/casualty business for commercial accounts. Her primary responsibilities include providing customer service and handling inquiries …
October 11, 2016
A longtime political adviser to Hillary Clinton last year urged her presidential campaign to support a new version of a law that separated commercial and investment banking to avoid antagonizing the Democratic Party’s progressive wing, according to emails published by …
October 11, 2016
FM Global, a global commercial property insurer, has launched a new endorsement to its all-risk FM Global Advantage policy – Cyber Optimal Recovery – to help maximize a client’s recovery from a cyber-related loss. Designed for clients that have—or intend …
October 11, 2016
Church Mutual Insurance Co. has partnered with The Hartford Steam Boiler (HSB) Inspection and Insurance Company, part of Munich Re, to provide eligible customers temperature and water sensors connected to a 24/7 monitoring system. This technology is designed to alert …
October 10, 2016
Almost 1 million customers were still without power in the U.S. Southeast Monday after Hurricane Matthew brought devastating wind gusts and flooding to North Carolina, leaving at least 10 dead in the state. Duke Energy Corp., owner of North Carolina’s …
October 10, 2016
More than four years since a massive sinkhole that in 2013 swallowed trees in Assumption Parish and forced more than 300 residents from their homes now no longer poses a risk to the public. Assumption Parish officials declared last week …
October 10, 2016
A woman injured when she was struck by a motorized shopping cart in a suburban Cleveland grocery store has been awarded $1.2 million by a jury. Cleveland.com reported Barbara Rieger was struck in 2012 by a customer who lost control …
October 10, 2016
The U.S. Geological Survey has recorded four small earthquakes in northern Oklahoma. No injuries or damage are reported. A magnitude 3.1 quake was recorded at 6:10 a.m. Saturday 16 miles northwest of Fairview, 93 miles northwest of Oklahoma City. A …
October 10, 2016
For the second time in six years, California voters will consider legalizing recreational use of marijuana. This time, supporters of the move have much more financial backing and professional campaign help than they did in 2010. And polls show Proposition …