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Uber Labor Settlement Paying Each Driver $1 Rejected by CA Judge
Uber Technologies Inc. failed to persuade a judge to approve a settlement offering 1.6 million California drivers an average of $1.08 each to dispense with alleged labor-code violations that their ...
Travelers Grabs UK Small Biz Online Insurance Broker for $490M
The Travelers Companies will snatch up Simply Business from Aquiline Capital Partners LLC for $490 million, a deal that gives it an online insurance broker with a focus on the small business market. ...
The Flat Streak Continues for U.S. Commercial Insurance Prices
U.S. commercial insurance prices continued their flat streak in the 2016 fourth quarter, climbing less than 1 percent, according to Willis Towers Watson's latest Commercial Lines Insurance Pricing ...
Hiscox USA Introduces Small Business Workers Comp Policy in California
Specialty insurer Hiscox USA has launched a new workers compensation insurance program for small businesses in California. The policy covers medical benefits and wages should an employee suffer an ...
Takata Sued by Nissan, Ford, BMW Over Faulty Airbag Losses
Nissan Motor Co., BMW of North America and Ford Motor Co. accused Takata Corp. of fraud in a lawsuit seeking to force the airbag manufacturer to cover losses they incur because of its faulty ...
Executives On The Move at XL Catlin and W.R. Berkley Corp.
XL Catlin promoted an executive who will lead its Global Risk Management division in the insurer's North Central region. W.R. Berkley's board nominated a new director to stand for election at the ...
Terrorism Reinsurance Fund in UK Wants to Add Cyber Cover
Britain's 6 billion pounds ($7.3 billion) terrorism reinsurance fund hopes to extend its cover to include cyber attacks on property, chief executive Julian Enoizi said. Pool Re, set up in 1993, acts ...
Brexit Deal Must Benefit UK and EU, Trade Association Argues
A Brexit trade deal needs to benefit both the UK and the EU – while protecting clients' access to the London insurance market, according to the London Market Group (LMG), an association ...