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ACE Aims For U.S. Middle Market With Expanded Excess Casualty Coverage
ACE Group is aiming for the U.S. middle market with the launch of expanded excess casualty coverage for companies with complex risk exposures. The insurer said its enhanced offerings will come ...
Uber Pulls Out of Kansas Due to Stricter Ridesharing Regulations
Ride-hailing service Uber on Tuesday said it ceased operations in Kansas after the state legislature decided to override Governor Sam Brownback's veto of a bill that will impose stricter regulations ...
CNA Targets Smaller Life Sciences Companies With New Coverage Option
CNA is debuting new coverage for the life sciences market – an admitted product liability policy offering targeted to smaller companies. The property/casualty insurer said that its Life Sciences ...
Oil Train Explosions Still Likely Even With New Speed Limits in Place: Critics
New U.S. and Canadian speed limits for oil trains will do little to temper the likelihood and severity of explosive accidents that have grown in frequency over the past two years, critics of new ...
95% of Small Businesses Lack Cyber Security Insurance: Survey
A whopping 95 percent of small businesses in a new survey said they lack cyber security insurance, even as a large majority view the issue as a huge concern. At the same time, less than half have ...
Bitcoins are Emerging as the Next Cyber Insurance Risk
Consumers around the world are racking up more than 100,000 financial transactions every day without using cash, credit cards or a barter system, How are all those buyers doing it? With Bitcoins, of ...
How Do Employers Avoid Liability With Legalized Marijuana?
Following the lead of a pioneering few, more states around the country are warming up to the idea of legalizing marijuana use for medical or recreational purposes, or both. But with legalized pot ...
Zurich, Sony Settle PlayStation Data Breach Case
Sony Corp. of America and Zurich American Insurance Co. have reached a settlement in a commercial general liability (CGL) policy coverage case stemming from the April 2011 hacking of Sony's ...