Microsoft Exec Says It’s Time to Revisit Big Tech’s Responsibility for Its Content March 25, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson Microsoft Corp. President Brad Smith has called for a broad effort by the technology sector to do more to halt...
Conservation, CarFax-Like Disclosure, Means-Test in Mix of Flood Insurance Reforms March 21, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson The federal flood insurance program has a knack for inspiring ideas from reformers across the political spectrum on how to...
Supreme Court Finds Manufacturers’ Duty to Warn Sailors Where Asbestos Added Later March 19, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson Manufacturers have a duty to warn about potential dangers of parts with asbestos that were later added onto their products...
Supreme Court Rules Railroad’s Payments to Injured Workers for Lost Wages Are Taxable March 4, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson The Supreme Court has ruled that payments to injured employees for lost wages by a railway company are taxable under...
Berkshire Hathaway Sale of Applied Underwriters Said Due to ‘Channel Conflict’ February 27, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson In a rare move, Berkshire Hathaway is selling one of its companies, leading workers’ compensation specialist Applied Underwriters, in order...
2 CATCo Executives Sue Markel Over Firing; Claim They Are Owed $77 Million February 22, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson Two fired executives of Markel’s Bermuda reinsurance operations are suing Markel claiming the company created a false narrative alleging they...
Look Who Is Betting on the Agency System February 15, 2019 By Andrea Wells and Andrew G. Simpson According to some pundits, buyers should all be online and the agency system should be dead by now. However, it...
InsurTechs Take Note: Chubb’s Digital Marketplace Serves 1,000 Agents a Day February 13, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson Giant global insurer Chubb is on a mission to transform itself into a digital enterprise. The company is making substantial...
Big deals February 4, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson Marsh/JLT, Brown & Brown/Hays Topped 2018 P/C Agency Mergers A handful of big deals dominated the very busy property/casualty insurance...
Insurance Agents Assured of Trump Pass-Through Tax Break Under Final Treasury Rule February 4, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson The U.S. Treasury issued final regulations and other guidance on a provision of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that...