A jury awarded $1.25 million to a former Columbia University finance professor whose senior colleague sent dozens of emails disparaging her to industry professionals after she lodged a harassment complaint against him. The verdict is a fraction of the $16 …
Facebook Inc. and its chief executive Mark Zuckerberg were sued on Friday in what could be the first of many lawsuits over a disappointing earnings announcement by the social media company that wiped out about $120 billion of shareholder wealth. …
A new carrier has entered the Florida flood insurance market with a policy it says will provide better coverage than what is available from the National Flood Insurance Program. Ormond Beach, Fla.-based Security First Insurance Co. has launched an optional …
The food court illness that sickened 350 people in Kentucky has been identified as norovirus. Citing a Lexington-Fayette County Health Department release, the Lexington Herald-Leader reports that test results from those who had gone to the Fayette Mall food court …
Tennessee is appealing a landmark federal court ruling that says it’s unconstitutional for the state to revoke or suspend driver’s licenses over unpaid court costs. David Purkey, commissioner of the state Department of Safety and Homeland Security, filed a notice …
NAS Insurance has launched a stand-alone cyber insurance product for high net worth individuals and their families. NetGuard SELECT provides cyber protection, fraud detection, and dark web and social media monitoring services to fight evolving cyber risks. More than the …
Texas insurance regulators have responded to insurer requests for revisions to its standards for catastrophe data calls and is seeking input on the proposed changes. The Texas Department of Insurance said following Hurricanes Ike and Harvey, insurers participating in data …
At least one person died in a wildfire that swept through Northern California, destroying buildings and forcing hundreds of residents to evacuate late Thursday. The blaze, which killed a bulldozer operator working on fire lines, ripped through the villages of …
The Hartford reported improved results for the second quarter compared to the same quarter last year, particularly in its commercial lines and group benefits businesses. Overall net income was $582 million in second quarter 2018 compared with a net loss …
An explosion has injured three workers at a company in Virginia that makes custom machinery. News outlets report the employees were hurt Wednesday in the explosion at Thomas Industrial Fabrication in Woolwine, Va. Patrick County Emergency Services Coordinator Steve Allen …
