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Esurance Adds Video Appraisals for On-the-Spot Claim Estimates
Esurance, the direct-to-consumer personal insurance company, has added what it believes to be an industry-first mobile feature: video appraisal, which enables consumers to video chat with an Esurance ...
James River Insurance Policy to Cover Uber Insurance Gap
Ridesharing company Uber on Friday said it has new insurance to cover a gap between personal and commercial policies when drivers are using the app-based ridesharing service, while the company's CEO ...
Mind Your Wallet: Why the Underworld Loves Bitcoin
Criminals may already have made off with up to $500 million worth of bitcoins since the virtual currency launched in 2009—and you can double that if it turns out they emptied Mt. Gox. Internet ...
U.S. SEC Charges Brokers in Scheme to Profit From Terminally Ill Through VA Sales
U.S. securities regulators filed civil charges against two brokers and seven others, saying they were involved in a scheme to profit from the death of terminally ill patients through variable annuity ...
Weather Researcher Seeking Clue to Some Tornadoes’ Paths
Weather officials in Kansas will be watching major thunderstorms this year for a clue about wind speeds that may help indicate the path of potential tornadoes. The research stems from tornadoes last ...
Endurance Specialty’s Catherine Kalaydjian: Thriving With Change
Just six months after John Charman took the reins of Endurance Specialty Holdings in May 2013, he announced to the investor community that the management team had been completely restructured. In ...
HSBC, Wells Fargo Forced-Property Insurance Suits Settled
HSBC Holdings Plc and Wells Fargo & Co. have agreed to settle lawsuits by mortgage holders who alleged they were forced to pay for property insurance at inflated rates. HSBC will pay as much as ...
Top Execs of Failed Dewey Law Firm Charged with Fraud
Three former executives at Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, once the No. 3 legal adviser to banks handling merger deals, were charged with a "blatant" $200 million fraud that spurred the largest law firm ...