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Nationwide to Lawmakers: Incentive Needed for Resilient Home Standards
On Monday, Nationwide Insurance called on the federal government and state legislatures to introduce and pass legislation that will provide incentives for consumers, homebuilders and contractors to ...
Spitzer Must Face Greenberg Defamation Suit, Judge Rules
A defamation lawsuit by former American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Maurice Greenberg against Eliot Spitzer may move toward trial, a state judge ruled after throwing out many of ...
Insurance has always been about helping people and businesses navigate uncertainty. While most insurance policies cover familiar exposures like property,...
Port Authority Reaches Deal on Silverstein’s 3 World Trade
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey approved a financing agreement for Larry Silverstein's 3 World Trade Center that allows him to use $159 million of insurance proceeds to help build the ...
Only 1 in 5 Small Businesses Hiring Students for Summer: Employers Hldgs
Summer jobs at local restaurants, retail stores, medical offices and other small businesses may be hard to come by for student workers this summer, according to a new poll of small business owners by ...
Former AIG Exec Thygeson Joining Hamilton as COO of U.S. Ops
On Monday, Hamilton Insurance Group, announced that William Thygeson has been appointed to the position of chief operating officer of Hamilton USA Thygeson joins Hamilton USA from American ...
Despite Concessions to U.S. Farmers, Big Data Giants Still in Control
In the tussle between U.S. farmers and big data purveyors, farmers are winning some control over details about crop and growing conditions on their land, but most data sellers are retaining ultimate ...
70% of Citizens Personal Policyholders Could See Rates Fall
With an average dip of 3.2 percent for homeowners policies, nearly seven in 10 Citizens Property Insurance Corporation personal lines policyholders could see rate reductions in 2015, the insurer said ...
Tech Startup AssureStart Selling Small Business Insurance in 3 More States
AssureStart, a Seattle-based technology startup that sells general liability and property insurance to small businesses on the Internet, has expanded its service footprint to include Colorado, ...