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ACUITY Ranks No. 3 on Fortune List of 100 Best Companies to Work For
Wisconsin-based property/casualty insurer ACUITY made Fortune magazine's new list of the 100 best companies to work for, coming in third place. Fortune notes that ACUITY, the 62nd-largest ...
Marrying Cars and Smartphones: Qualcomm Technology Could Assist Insurers
Qualcomm Inc., a maker of smartphone chips and software, recently unveiled fourth-generation LTE modems that will enable cars to stay better-connected wirelessly to cloud-based services via the Web. ...
Picture an experienced underwriter who’s spent 30 years building carrier relationships, spotting risks others miss, and mentoring producers. Over the...
Female Analyst Sues Goldman Sachs, Alleging Discrimination
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. was sued for sexual discrimination by a research analyst who said the bank and its managers deprived her of a promotion, pay and bonuses. Sonia Pereiro-Mendez, an executive ...
P/C Industry Fills Drone Coverage Void Left By Regulators
Thousands of drones flown without government approval by real estate companies, movie studios and other businesses are getting coverage by insurers writing their own safety rules to fill a void left ...
Expect Influx of Soft Tissue Claims to Workers Comp as ACA Takes Hold: WCRI
Workers compensation insurers should expect more cost shifting from group health plans as a key provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) takes hold, according to new research from the Workers ...
XL Group’s McGavick: Brokers Rule in a Global P/C Insurance Market
With today's globally focused property/casualty insurance market, brokers wield the greatest influence, XL Group CEO Mike McGavick asserted at a recent industry forum in the U.K. "Brokers hold the ...
Scor CEO Warns Insurers Face ‘Huge Cost’ From Quantitative Easing
The European Central Bank's bond-buying plan may not help the region's economic recovery while it makes the investment decisions harder for insurers and reinsurers, Scor SE Chief Executive Officer ...
Having Multiple Jobs Increases Work-Related Safety Risks: Liberty Mutual
More than 14 million U.S. residents now have multiple jobs. They're also more likely to face work-related injury compared to individuals who only have one employer, a wide-ranging new study has ...