Insurance Could and Should Help Drive Gun Safety Efforts, Survey Says
Three out of four Americans believe gun owners should be required to have firearm liability insurance.
Those are the numbers out of a new ...
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Berkshire’s Jain on GEICO Profit: ‘Don’t Take It to the Bank’; Tech Needs Rebuild
Even though Berkshire Hathaway's GEICO achieved a 93 first-quarter combined ratio, an enviable result measured against industry peers, the leader of Berkshire's insurance operations said the figure ...
Medical Marijuana Remains Difficult Maze to Navigate in Workers’ Comp Claims
Medical marijuana's impact on workers compensation can be seen during all stages of a workplace injury, according to members of the Workers' Compensation Committee for the American Academy of ...
Discarded Joints Pose Hazards for Dogs
Bondi, an 8-month-old toy poodle, had just returned from a walk when he began stumbling. His head wobbled and soon he could barely stand, so his owner, Colleen Briggs, ...
Progressive Falling Short of CR Target; 10 More Points of Rate This Year
With loss reserve actions moving Progressive's first-quarter calendar year combined ratio up to 99, the company is tightening underwriting, cutting advertising spend and taking more rate actions, the ...
Beazley: Business Leaders Need to Focus on Long-Term Climate Change Mitigation Plans
The future of climate change risk management is set to change due to the confluence of natural catastrophes, evolving regulation and increased media scrutiny, according to a new environmental report ...
NJ Court Affirms Merck Ruling: War Exclusion Does Not Apply to Cyber Attack
The appellate division of New Jersey Superior Court has upheld a state trial court opinion that the war exclusion in drugmaker Merck & Co.'s all-risk property ...
Can Insurance Find a Home in the Metaverse?
A Cognizant report published last year, titled "A pragmatist's guide to the Metaverse," said if you ask three people what the Metaverse is, you'll get three different ...
What to Expect: WTW Spring Commercial Insurance Forecasts Mixed
In striking contrast to last year's double-digit rate hikes for public directors and officers liability insurance and 100-200 percent jumps for cyber coverage, some buyers renewing those coverages ...