In a courtroom packed with environmental activists, federal judges wrestled Tuesday with whether climate change violates the constitutional rights of young people who have sued the U.S. government over the use of fossil fuels. A Justice Department attorney warned three …
American International Group reported that David McElroy, president and CEO of Lexington, has been promoted to president and CEO of the North America operations of General Insurance. This new appointment is effective immediately. AIG’s General Insurance division includes both commercial …
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday will vote to adopt a package of rules mandating brokerage firms disclose potential conflicts in the fees investors pay and the commission brokers earn when giving financial advice. The Regulation Best …
Consumer advocate Ralph Nader said the larger engines mounted to the Boeing 737 Max represented a design flaw and called for the plane to be permanently grounded. The 737 Max “must never fly again,” Nader said. “It’s not a matter …
Welcome to the first edition of Insuring Cyber, Insurance Journal’s bi-weekly emailed newsletter for industry professionals wanting to stay informed about the world of cyber. Cyber insurance has been an evolving area of the insurance industry as technology and the …
Today, Insurance Journal premiers a brand new bi-weekly newsletter for insurance professionals and risk managers who are serious about cyber. It’s called Insuring Cyber. This newsletter is an in-box resource for those who value a full view of what’s happening …
Hudson Insurance Group has unveiled a new national architects & engineers professional liability insurance program that will be available exclusively through Professionals’ Best Underwriters. Beginning June 1, 2019, this product will be distributed by Professionals’ Best Underwriters’ limited network of …
Satellites tracking water vapor in 2012 helped scientists accurately predict Superstorm Sandy’s frightening turn toward New York and New Jersey where it killed dozens of people and inflicted billions of dollars in damage. But now scientists are warning that their …
More than 1 in 10 people with a range of non-cancerous lung diseases may be sick as a result of inhaling vapors, gas, dust or fumes at work, according to a joint American Thoracic Society and the European Respiratory Society …
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to use a case involving the wreckage of the pirate Blackbeard’s flagship to decide whether states can be sued for copyright infringement. The case will test a series of high court rulings in recent decades …
