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Buffett Protégé Slashes Jobs to Help Berkshire Units Rebound
Tracy Britt Cool earned Warren Buffett's trust overseeing a constellation of smaller units at his conglomerate, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. The billionaire's annual report gives a glimpse into one thing ...
Board Tech Inexperience Hampers Insurer IT Embrace: Novarica
Insurers speak loudly these days about embracing information technology as a tool to help grow their businesses. It turns out, however, that there is a disconnect: Their boards of directors are often ...
BHSI Launches Professional First Asset Management Liability Policy in Asia
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance has launched the newest addition to its Professional First suite of professional liability products: Asset Management Liability Insurance, which provides ...
Few Rideshare Drivers Have Insurance, But Interest Is Growing
A large portion of rideshare drivers do not have the required insurance—but more are buying it or seem to be more interested in it. According to a recent survey by the Rideshare Guy, roughly 1 in 5 ...
The Latest Launches From Ironshore and Valen Analytics
Ironshore Inc. is targeting the transportation sector with a new series of coverage endorsements. Valen Analytics launched a new risk score for commercial auto insurance. *** Ironshore Inc. said its ...
How to Alert Humans in Driverless Cars About Road Hazards, Auto Conditions
Self-driving cars come with many unknowns and potential obstacles to safe driving but two recent studies set out to focus on one critical issue—the role of the human in the self-driving system. The ...
Class Action Suit Accuses News Corp. of Monopolizing In-Store Ads
News Corp went to trial on Monday in a class action lawsuit that accuses the company of monopolizing the market for in-store promotions at some 52,500 retail stores across the United States. Jury ...
Allstate: 400 Jobs Will Flesh Out New Chicago Innovation Hub
Allstate Corp. plans to bring nearly 400 jobs to Chicago focused on innovation and technology in a bid to improve customer service. Plans call for establishing an innovation hub at the Merchandise ...