Florida’s TypTap Attracts $100M to Expand Nationally in Flood, Homeowners Insurance March 2, 2021 TypTap, a five-year old Florida-based writer of private market homeowners and flood insurance, has attracted $100 million in financing from...
Google to Offer Cyber Insurance From Allianz, Munich Re to Cloud Users March 2, 2021 By Tom Sims Google is teaming up with two global insurers to cover cyber breaches and related risks for businesses that use its...
Supreme Court Justices Question Patent Tribunal’s Constitutionality March 2, 2021 By Andrew Chung U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday signaled they may rein in the power of in-house judges serving on a U.S....
U.S. Conducting Probe of 1.9M Toyota RAV4s Over Fire Risk March 2, 2021 By David Shepardson U.S. auto safety regulators on Monday said they have opened an investigation into nearly 1.9 million Toyota RAV4 sport-utility vehicles...
Many States Lack Flood Risk Disclosure Laws for Homebuyers March 1, 2021 Homebuyers in nearly half of the states including hurricane-prone Florida can be left in the dark about the flood risks...
GEICO Drives Up Berkshire 2020 Underwriting Profit March 1, 2021 By Susanne Sclafane With GEICO’s 2020 underwriting profit more than doubling above the level recorded in 2019, Berkshire Hathaway’s full-year property/casualty underwriting income...
Top Workplace Discrimination Complaints of 2020: Retaliation #1 March 1, 2021 More than half of all workplace discrimination complaints filed with the U.S. involve retaliation, according to figures from the Equal...
Court Up’holds’ Insurers’ Denial of $6M Crime Claim for Phishing Loss March 1, 2021 By Andrew G. Simpson Real estate software maker RealPage has been denied a $6 million computer crime insurance coverage claim because the stolen funds...
Crash Victims’ Families Seek Boeing CEO Testimony; Lawmakers Seek FAA Records March 1, 2021 By Eric M. Johnson and Tracy Rucinski Relatives of victims of a Boeing Co. 737 MAX crash in Ethiopia that occurred five months after an Indonesian Lion...
House Votes to Extend Civil, Labor Rights to LGBTQ Americans; Fate in Senate Uncertain March 1, 2021 By Kevin Freking The Democratic-led House passed a bill Thursday that would enshrine LGBTQ protections in the nation’s labor and civil rights laws,...