The homeowners insurance rate increase disagreement between the North Carolina Department of Insurance (NCDOI) and the insurance industry is not over. The North Carolina Rate Bureau (NCRB), which files rates with NCDOI on behalf of insurers writing in the state, …
A jury has awarded $3.35 million to Beth Burns, the former women’s basketball coach for San Diego State who claimed she was fired for being a whistleblower. Burns prevailed in a suit that claimed she was wrongfully terminated. Burns was …
A former employee of a Portland, Ore. nursing home has filed a lawsuit against the facility for $575,000, alleging she was fired in 2014 for reporting that a patient had been wounded because of neglectful care. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported Stacy …
A federal judge says Brown University must hold a new disciplinary hearing for a student who said he was wrongly accused of sexual assault and suspended for two years. U.S. District Court Judge William Smith this week said the Ivy …
Qatar Re said that the Monetary Authority of Singapore has granted the company a licence to operate a branch office in Singapore. The licence became effective as of 3 October 2016. Micky Lee, previously in charge of Qatar Re’s representative …
Information security is not an easily digestible topic. The “what” is simple: securing information, but the “how” is where it gets tricky. Cyber criminals are cunning and are constantly coming up with new ways to steal information. The schemes are …
Specialty insurer Markel International in London has appointed Mike Wimbridge as senior yacht underwriter to its marine, energy and property division. Joining Markel’s existing hull and war team led by Jason Page, Wimbridge will have responsibility for developing and growing …
An explosion that destroyed a New York City home and killed a firefighter has drawn attention to marijuana-making methods that are legal in many states – but can also be lethal. A New York fire battalion chief died responding to …
The fiercest Caribbean storm in almost a decade ripped into Haiti’s southwestern peninsula early on Tuesday, packing 145 mile-per-hour (230 kph) winds and storm surges that killed at least one person and damaged homes. The eye of the violent Category …
China’s tech giants — Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent — increasingly have a finger in every part of the economy. So why aren’t they bigger participants in what should be an easy sell online: insurance? Some inroads are being made. Last …
