It has never been safer to fly on commercial airlines, according to a new study by an MIT professor that tracks the continued decrease in passenger fatalities around the globe. The study finds that between 2008 and 2017, airline passenger …
Ben Harper has been named head of Corporate Sustainability for Zurich North America. In this new position, Harper will be responsible for coalescing Zurich’s people and capabilities to advance the company’s sustainability priorities of workforce in transition, climate resilience and …
Bayer AG said on Friday it has reached an agreement with plaintiffs’ lawyers to postpone a Missouri jury trial over allegations its popular weed killer Roundup causes cancer to provide room for negotiations to settle the litigation. “While Bayer is …
Texas state Rep. J.M. Lozano has been appointed to the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) Legislative Oversight Board, a group of four State Representatives and four State Senators that will closely monitor TWIA and conduct oversight activities on behalf of …
As the Wuhan coronavirus spreads to America, it now seems quite possible the United States will face some considerable logistical challenges. Even if the virus turns out not to be very deadly, or mutates into a safer form, the public …
Some 85,000 artifacts that tell the story of the Chinese migration to the United States may have been lost in a fire that struck a building in the heart of Manhattan’s Chinatown, a museum official said Friday. The president of …
A former construction project manager for a real estate development company has pleaded guilty to defrauding banks, construction companies and his employer out of more than $200,000, federal prosecutors say. Gregory Meeker, of Barrington, R.I., pleaded guilty to 12 counts …
A group of Blue Cross Blue Shield insurers is investing $55 million in a venture that aims to offer cheaper prices to their members on generic drugs that currently have little or no competition, the companies said on Thursday. The …
Fidelis Insurance announced the appointment of John Symms as head of Outwards Reinsurance, in a new role that will support the growth of company’s reinsurance partnerships and the increasingly important quota share relationships across multiple lines of business. Working closely …
Norman-Spencer, a Dayton, Ohio-based property and casualty program administrator and wholesale brokerage, has hired Michele Blanco as senior account director on its Real Estate team. Blanco is based in Maryland. Blanco brings more than 20 years of experience as an …
