Many American construction firms are failing to implement obvious and inexpensive safety measures that could save lives, reduce injuries and avoid costly insurance claims. And many insurers are not nudging their insured contractors to be proactive and preventive. “It’s usually …
A federal advisory panel’s proposal that the U.S. government expand the areas considered to be at high risk of flooding could increase the number of homeowners required to buy flood insurance. While this would increase the amount of insured flood …
Within days of a cyberattack at its US unit, members of Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd.’s management were on a plane. Officials from the world’s largest lender arrived in the US over the weekend in a hastily arranged …
Economic and societal threats – such as an economic downturn, inflation, and an erosion of social cohesion – rank among the biggest risks in G20 countries over the next two years, according to a global survey of business leaders conducted …
A federal judge on Monday allowed the majority of claims to move forward in sprawling litigation that claims chemical hair relaxer products made by L’Oreal USA, Revlon and others cause cancer and other injuries. Illinois-based U.S. District Judge Mary Rowland …
Members of Generation Z who have worked with insurance agents believe they are knowledgeable and help them make better choices. Nevertheless, Gen Z is under-tapped in the independent agent channel and over-indexes on direct writers. During a recent Travelers Institute …
ORLANDO, Fla. — Cameras. One showing the driver and another facing forward. Those can be the keys to avoiding nuclear verdicts after auto and truck crashes, especially for companies with fleets of vehicles and relatively inexperienced drivers, two Crum & …
One windy night at Elon Musk’s SpaceX facility in McGregor, Texas, Lonnie LeBlanc and his co-workers realized they had a problem. They needed to transport foam insulation to the rocket company’s main hangar but had no straps to secure the …
Hamilton Insurance Group notched a valuation of $1.68 billion as shares rose 1.7% in a tepid market debut on Nov. 10, indicating limited investor appetite for new listings. The Bermuda-based company’s stock opened at $15.25, compared with the initial public …
Marsh, a business of Marsh McLennan, headquartered in New York, N.Y., named Janice Kowell marine, cargo and logistics practice leader, U.S. and Canada. Kowell will remain based in Portland, Ore. Kowell succeeds Michael Pellegrini, who has been named regional head …
