February 8, 2019
The nation’s largest utility is promising to overhaul its wildfire-prevention measures in response to growing legal, financial and public pressure over its role in starting some of the most destructive blazes in California history. In a regulatory filing Wednesday, Pacific …
February 8, 2019
Three areas in Alaska topped the list of most reports of snowmobile thefts in the U.S., according to an analysis of national crime figures. The analysis by the National Insurance Crime Bureau shows Alaska recorded 128 snowmobile thefts from 2015 …
February 8, 2019
Aftershocks continue to rattle residents of Alaska’s largest city two months after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake caused damage in and around the Anchorage area. The Alaska Earthquake Center confirmed the latest aftershock occurred just after 11 a.m. Wednesday. The magnitude …
February 8, 2019
Sharing personal information with friends and family has long been held by researchers as a way to build rapport and healthy relationships. But between coworkers, that’s not always true. That is at the center of new research conducted at Georgia …
February 8, 2019
XS Brokers, a Quincy, Mass.-based independent wholesale insurance underwriting brokerage service provider, has promoted Sean McVicker to division leader of Brokerage Casualty. Previously, McVicker served as assistant vice president at XS Brokers. In his new role, he will play a …
February 8, 2019
eDriving, a global provider of driver risk management programs with a U.S. headquarters in Cape May, N.J., has appointed Eric Shishko as vice president of Strategic Partnerships. In his new role, Shishko will facilitate key strategic partner relationships and spearhead …
February 8, 2019
Hartford InsurTech Hub, powered by Startupbootcamp, has welcomed its 2019 cohort of startups to Hartford, Conn. The chosen startups cover a range of abilities, from property insurance claims to peer-to-peer insurance (P2P) and exhibit a range of technologies and insurance …
February 8, 2019
Brown & Brown Insurance Agency of Virginia Inc., a subsidiary of Brown & Brown Inc., has acquired substantially all of the assets of LRS&C. Brown & Brown Inc. is an insurance brokerage firm providing risk management to individuals and businesses. …
February 8, 2019
Two months after calling for laws to regulate facial-recognition software, Microsoft Corp. is lobbying on behalf of a first-of-its-kind bill in its home state of Washington. The question is whether cross-town rival Amazon.com Inc. will support it. Amazon has asked …
February 8, 2019
In most markets, when a buyer and a seller can’t settle on a price, they walk away. Medicine is different. Doctors and insurance companies often sort out who owes what only after a patient has been treated, especially in emergencies. …