Commercial Lines
AmTrust Makes Offer for Specialty Auto Insurance Co.
AmTrust Financial Services will snatch up CorePointe Insurance Co., a deal intended to give it a better roster of specialty commercial auto insurance products. Neither side is disclosing financial ...
FAA Reviewing Drone Sightings by Pilots Near JFK Airport
U.S. aviation regulators are investigating three reports since Nov. 16 of drones flying close to airliners near New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport. Pilots on a JetBlue Airways Corp. ...
Top Trending EPLI Claims
Unpaid internships, illegal background checks, pregnancy and health-related employment discrimination continue to be the top trending employment practices litigation cases, according to industry ...
EEOC Charges Down More Than 5% for Two Years Straight
The number of private sector employment charges received by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission fell for the second consecutive year during fiscal year 2014, a performance report ...
Nationwide Launches Small Biz Cyber Cover with HSB
Nationwide has joined forces with Hartford Steam Boiler to offer cyber insurance coverages for small business owners. The comprehensive services and coverages help small businesses respond to a data ...
CRC, AmWINS, Swett Gain Exclusive Access to New $25M Lloyd’s D&O Facility
Three of the largest U.S. wholesale firms, CRC, AmWINS Brokerage, and Swett & Crawford announced the launch of a new $25 million public D&O program at Lloyd's called the CAS Facility. The ...
Risk Point Launches Mobile Weather App for Auto Dealers Insurance Program
Last week, Risk Point, LLC announced the release of a weather alert application, Risk Point Alert, designed specifically for the auto dealer industry. Risk Point Alert sends push notifications to a ...
Plug-and-Play Solar Panels Now Ready for Homeowners
The Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems (CSE) successfully completed the first public installation and interconnection of its Plug and Play PV Systems, a novel residential rooftop ...