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XL Catlin, Liberty Mutual Back Internet of Things/Home Security Startup
XL Catlin and Liberty Mutual are among the backers of a new startup focused on developing Internet of Things-related home security technology, with an eye on reducing property damage risks. The ...
BP Will Settle $175M in Oil Spill-Related Shareholder Claims
BP Plc agreed on Thursday to pay $175 million to shareholders who brought a class-action lawsuit that accused the oil company of misleading them by understating the severity of the 2010 oil spill in ...
A British EU Exit Could Kill 34,000 London Jobs, IUA Warns
A British exit from the European Union would cause grave damage to the London market and the loss of thousands of jobs, according to a position paper from the International Underwriting Association ...
Eastern Canadian Province Slaps 15% Sales Tax on Insurance Policies
The eastern Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador is imposing a new 15 percent retail sales tax on home, auto and business insurance policies. Effective July 1, 2016, all new or renewing ...
Casualty Actuarial Society Honors 4 Universities
The Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) has selected four universities to receive the 2016 CAS University Award, an honor created to recognize schools doing exemplary work in preparing students for a ...
New Vehicles Still Being Sold With Defective Takata Air Bags
Toyota Motor Corp., Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, Volkswagen AG and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. are still selling new vehicles with defective air bags that will eventually need to be recalled, according ...
The Next Tsunami: Cybersecurity for P/C Insurers
Reports of data breaches and similar incidents are becoming ubiquitous. Those events have historically involved entities that possess vast amounts of personal data, especially health and financial ...
Erie Insurance Names NeCastro to Succeed Cavanaugh as Next CEO
Erie Indemnity Co., the managing company for Erie Insurance, has named Timothy G. NeCastro as Erie Insurance's president and CEO-designate effective June 1. NeCastro is a 20-year veteran of the ...