As Ford Motor Co. has been developing self-driving cars, the U.S. automaker has started noticing a problem during test drives: Engineers monitoring the robot rides are dozing off. Company researchers have tried to roust the engineers with bells, buzzers, warning …
A bill that seeks to protect Virginians from losing their income tax refunds to identity thieves won final approval Wednesday in the General Assembly. The bill’s sponsor, Del. Mark Keam, D-Vienna, said thieves can steal information from the payroll system …
A family of five from Rhode Island has been taken to the hospital with suspected carbon monoxide poisoning. Smithfield Fire Chief Robert Seltzer says it appears the two adults and three children were overcome by carbon monoxide from a malfunctioning …
The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. announced that John Fowle has been promoted to chief executive officer of Chaucer Syndicates Ltd. Fowle is replacing Johan Slabbert, who is leaving the company to pursue other opportunities. Fowle has held key leadership roles …
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has appointed Loredana Mazzoleni Neglén as head of Sales, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). In her new role, Mazzoleni Neglén will be responsible for developing and executing the company’s distribution and sales strategy in the …
RMS, the the Newark, Calif.-based catastrophe risk management firm, has received approval from the Colombian insurance regulator, Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia (SFC), to offer catastrophe modeling services to national and global insurance companies writing earthquake risk in Colombia. Insurers writing …
The threat of cyber attacks and political instability resulting from rising populism are among the biggest worries for businesses around the world, according to a study of companies in 79 countries. The number one issue for executives working in business …
It’s official: Bruce Carnegie-Brown will become the next chairman of Lloyd’s. Following a meeting of the Council of Lloyd’s, his appointment as successor to John Nelson was approved unanimously. His appointment also was unanimously supported by the Lloyd’s Franchise Board. …
AXIS Capital Holdings Limited (AXIS Capital) has appointed Kelly Dworniczek vice president, Public D&O and Fiduciary Product manager, for AXIS Insurance’s Commercial Management Solutions (CMS) team. She is based in Chicago. Dworniczek will oversee product strategy, development and analysis for …
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