Content from Don Jergler
Farmers Suing Auto Club Michigan, Ex-Employees; Theft of Secrets Alleged
Farmers Insurance has filed a lawsuit in California against a pair of former employees and the Automobile Club of Michigan alleging the theft of trade secrets. The suit alleges violations of the ...
Introducing the QBE, Arrowhead Partnership for Small Commercial
When it was announced in June that San Diego, Calif.-based Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Inc. was selected as the program administrator for QBE North America's small commercial insurance ...
Allianz, Generali, Zurich and More Called Out for $361M in Coal Investments
A climate activist group is calling out a handful of European insurers for having significant holdings in fossil fuels despite pledges by the companies to be more climate friendly. A report released ...
Does Consumer Watchdog Founder Want Asimov-like Rules for Robot Cars?
A virtual grin arose on the face of Harvey Rosenfield with the mention of Isaac Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics. The mention was made during a phone call, but the overwhelming satisfaction of a smile ...
5.4M U.S. Homes at Risk From Sea-Level Rise: Report
Nearly 10 million people living in 5.4 million homes have a high risk from rising sea levels and will be adversely impacted by climate change, according to a new report that takes data from U.S. ...
InsurTech Hippo Debuts With Promise of Bound Homeowners Policy in 3 Minutes
An InsurTech company launched in California today with the promise of providing online homeowners insurance quotes in 60 seconds in what the Mountain View, Calif.-based company is calling "the most ...
Amica Chief Steering Mutual Carrier Through Soft Market
The soft market hasn't gotten Robert A. DiMuccio down. DiMuccio, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Amica Mutual Insurance Co., sees growth opportunities for mutual carriers even in a ...
Humans Cause 84% of U.S. Wildfires
Humans have been the culprits behind hundreds of thousands of wildfires in recent decades, and they will probably make things a whole lot worse in coming years. Research from the University of ...