Almost one-third of U.S. small businesses surveyed by the Ponemon Institute had a cyber attack in the previous year, it was reported today in a study sponsored by The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company (HSB), part of Munich …
Commissioners in a northeast Kansas county have declared a local disaster emergency from severe weather that brought floods and tornadoes to the region last week. KNZA-FM reports the Nemaha County Commission passed a resolution declaring the state of disaster emergency …
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has set up a call center to assist with adjuster licensing in the aftermath of the tornadoes that hit central Oklahoma in May. Housed at the NAIC’s Central Office in Kansas City, the …
Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin has signed a law designed to help protect student athletes who suffer concussions. The new law requires coaches and referees to undergo training to recognize the signs of a concussion. Athletic trainers must be present at …
The National Transportation Safety Board says two days before a train derailed in Connecticut last month and injured more than 70 people a track inspection found problems where the derailment occurred. The NTSB said Wednesday the inspection on May 15 …
Decision Research Corporation (DRC), a rating and policy processing software and services provider to the property/casualty insurance industry, announced that Capital Insurance has launched CIG Mobile which utilizes the company’s iPhone and Android mobile apps for GameChanger. The flexibility in …
Enterprise Rent-A-Car has partnered with Crawford Educational Services to present a premium online continuing education (CE) program for rental reimbursement coverage. The course was developed to provide insurance professionals with a thorough understanding of how personal and business auto policies—and …
Property/casualty insurers have made extensive investments in improving their claims systems and processes over the past decade, but capability levels still vary widely between companies with potential impacts to loss results, according to a new survey of more than 90 …
The Importance Of NFPA 921 In Fire And Explosion Subrogation On April 17, 2013, a fire of as-of-yet-undetermined origin at the West Fertilizer Company in West, Texas ignited as much as 270 tons of ammonium nitrate being stored at the …
Tropical Storm Andrea, the first of the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season, churned toward Florida with heavy rain and the potential for tornadoes. The system was 160 miles (257 kilometers) west of Tampa as of 8 a.m. East Coast time, with …