Federal authorities for the first time have publicly named the man who allegedly bribed Detroit police officers in one of several alleged illegal towing schemes being investigated in Metro Detroit.
QBE is taking a stand. It is loudly and proudly talking about the dangers of climate change and what needs to be done to stop it—including putting its own money on the line.
Search and rescue teams in Alabama are using dogs and heat-detecting drones to search for victims of the deadly tornado that tore through the southeastern part of the state, as new drone video and photos show the scale of the devastation.
U.S. insurers are pushing for the extension of a federal terrorism risk insurance program, hoping to fend off a possible gap that would leave their clients scrambling for alternate coverage.
In July 2007, Dr. Cecile Rose, a pulmonologist with the National Jewish Medical and Research Center in Denver, Colorado, wrote a letter to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration describing a case in which one of her patients was diagnosed with the debilitating lung disease Broncholitis obliterans. Dr. Rose said that the 53-year-old patient appeared to have contracted the disease from approximately 10 years of at-home exposure to diacetyl fumes from microwave popcorn.
We are at a turning point today as technology advances at a speed that is changing the face of risk. What is the future of risk and how can risk managers and the insurance industry adjust and prepare?
Recently, I read a blurb that featured an “experiment” by SafeButler, an online premium comparison web site. The purpose of the experiment was to see how fast someone could get a renter’s insurance policy. They tested 10 online sources for coverage on a “luxury apartment.”
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said they are sending teams to investigate a fatal crash in Florida on Friday involving a Tesla Inc car and a semi-trailer.
A deadly tornado ripped through Alabama on Sunday, killing at least 23 that was part of a severe storm system that caused catastrophic damage and unleashed other tornadoes around the Southeast.
Liberty Mutual may be required to defend two seafood companies from negligence claims filed by an employee who sustained injuries after a heroin overdose at work.
In recent years, the world of sports has been shaken up by an increased awareness of concussions and their long-term consequences, especially after a concussion-related settlement between the NFL and over 20,000 retired football players was reached back in 2015.
Last year was a busy year for climate change litigation. Although a few claims already have been dismissed, the significant surge of litigation is expected to continue in 2019.
When Flint, Michigan returned to using the Flint River as its water source on April 25, 2014, the switch and subsequent treatment of the water resulted in elevated lead levels in the city’s drinking water and a major public health crisis.
