Underwriting
Why Buffett’s 50th Year Running Berkshire Hathaway Disappointed Investors
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. investors had plenty to celebrate at the start of 2015. It was Warren Buffett's golden anniversary running the company, which had grown under his watch from a struggling ...
New York AG Seeks Return of Fantasy Sport Site Money
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on Thursday filed an amended lawsuit against DraftKings and FanDuel asking the daily fantasy sports companies to give back all the money they made in New ...
Allstate ‘Home Improvement’ TV Ad Campaign Uses Web, Twitter Components
Allstate rang in 2016 with a new marketing campaign designed to encourage clients to get customized coverage for do-it-yourself home improvement projects. Dubbed "Mayhem DIY," the television ...
2016 Watch: Solvency II and Other International Issues You Should Care About
The global financial crisis is now seven years behind us and the property/casualty insurance industry and its regulation never faltered before, during or since. Yet, international pressure to ...
Midwest Floods Kill at Least 30; Shut Down Oil, Agriculture and More
Deadly flooding across the U.S. Midwest is disrupting everything from oil to agriculture, forcing pipelines, terminals and grain elevators to close. The floods have killed at least 30 people and shut ...
Britain Faces More Extreme Weather, Rising Flood Costs
Torrential rain and gale force winds battered northern Britain on Wednesday, cutting power to thousands of homes and forcing some to evacuate flooded streets in the third major storm in a month. The ...
U.S. Industrial South Braces for Flooding From Five Separate Rivers
Brace yourself, U.S. South. The Mississippi River is coming, and so are the Arkansas, the Red, the Ohio and the Missouri. The water on the Mississippi River is already so high that Missouri closed ...
Huge Workers Comp Issue: Premium/Payroll Misclassification
Premium misclassification or payroll misclassification is a significant issue for the workers' compensation industry, according to Bret Shroyer, a solutions architect for Denver, Colo.-based Valen ...