U.S.
California Wildfire Season Begins With Return of the Santa Ana Winds
The Santa Ana winds have returned to California, a signal to the state's residents that the wildfire season has begun in earnest. The winds are created by high pressure over Nevada's Great Basin as ...
Insurers Should Monitor Life Events to Compete on More Than Price: LexisNexis Risk Solutions
Drivers are shopping and switching auto insurance policies more than ever before, says a new white paper from LexisNexis Risk Solutions. The Insurance Shopology white paper, which analyzes shopping ...
Home Insurers Are Ripe for an Image Change, With InsurTechs Nipping at Their Heels
Traditional home insurers appear to be in need of an image change, and that, in turn, could create a big opportunity for InsurTech startups, according to the latest J.D. Power U.S. Home Insurance ...
Tokio Marine Kiln Names New CEO and Enacts Other Leadership hanges
Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK) announced that after 11 years as chief executive officer, Charles Franks is assuming new responsibilities within the Tokio Marine Group (TMG). He will be succeeded by Brad ...
Score for Privacy: Google Email-Scanning Lawsuit Allowed to Proceed
Google is still fighting a lawsuit over surreptitious scanning of emails of non-Gmail users almost three years after it agreed to stop the practice. In a tentative ruling Thursday, a judge in ...
EU Mulls New Energy Taxes as Climate Change Countermeasure
The European Union is considering new energy taxes, including on the aviation sector, to meet its climate targets, top officials said on Friday, with Germany calling for "drastic steps" to reduce ...
California Utility Reaches $11B Settlement Over Wildfire Claims
California power producer PG&E Corp said on Friday it has reached an $11 billion settlement with entities representing about 85% percent of insurance subrogation claims relating to 2017 and 2018 ...
The Latest Launches From Neptune Flood, Apollo Insurance Solutions and Cape Analytics
AXA XL and Neptune Flood inked a deal that will help more than double Neptune's capacity nationally. A Canadian digital insurance marketplace, has entered the American market with a liability ...