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Malaysian Crew Family Member Seeks Illinois Court’s Help to Prep Lawsuit
The husband of a crew member of missing Malaysian Air Flight 370 asked a state court in Illinois to order Boeing Co. and the airline to turn over data and documents to assist in preparation for a ...
Seacrest’s Typo Probably Infringing on BlackBerry Patent, Judge Says
BlackBerry Ltd. won a court order barring Ryan Seacrest's Typo Products LLC from selling a $99 iPhone case after convincing a judge that Typo is probably infringing its patents. U.S. District Judge ...
Forms are the foundation of every insurance product. So why does managing them still feel like the slowest part of...
Addressing the Profitability Challenge in Commercial Auto Insurance: Emerging Driver-Based Rating Factors
Pop quiz: Which of the following real-life scenarios resulted in a violation on the driver's motor vehicle record (MVR)? (a) Going 55 mph in a 45 mph zone. (b) Making a left turn across two ...
Insurers Face Tougher EU Scrutiny on Pay
Insurers from Prudential Plc to Axa SA face tougher European Union oversight of compensation as the bloc seeks to crack down on awards that could spur irresponsible risk taking. Draft European ...
Chu Takes Over as CEO of Pacific Specialty
Pacific Specialty Insurance Company has elected John Chu as president and chief executive officer, the company announced Friday. Chu continues to serve as chairman of the Menlo Park, Calif.-based ...Watford Re Readies for Business; Best Assigns Ratings, Stable Outlook
In a statement Wednesday, Bermuda-based Watford Holdings Ltd. said it expects that reinsurance operations of its wholly-owned subsidiary Watford Re Ltd., will start up soon, following the recent ...
BMS Launches Severe Weather Analytics
BMS Group has announced a new weather risk management module as part of its iVision suite of analytical tools and services. The unique analytical tools allow carriers to better understand their risk ...
Insurance Details on Loss of Malaysian Air Flight MH370 Clouded
Very few details have been released by the re/insurance industry related to the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, which has caused some minor confusion as to the re/insurers providing coverage ...