Among natural disasters, wildfires are the great unknown. Even the most-sophisticated scientific models fail to capture all the risk factors or properly account for the increasing impact of climate change. It’s a major problem for homeowners, insurers and investors, as …
Sedgwick is acquiring Bottomline’s legal spend management division. Sedgwick plans to operate the LSM business as a separate division, and the company anticipates transitioning roughly 300 LSM employees. The transaction is subject to customary conditions and regulatory approvals. The LSM …
Companies and government agencies around the world are moving to restrict their employees’ access to the tools recently released by the Chinese artificial-intelligence startup DeepSeek, according to the cybersecurity firms hired to help protect their systems. “Hundreds” of companies, particularly …
Another major California insurer is reporting losses in excess of $1 billion from the Los Angeles area wildfires. The Travelers Companies Inc. announced Tuesday it will lose an estimated $1.7 billion from last month’s wildfires, which swept through the region …
Stellantis’ 771 million euro ($807.62 million) lawsuit against two safety equipment makers was dismissed by a London tribunal on Friday. The automaker, which was formed by the 2021 merger of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and PSA Group, sued Autoliv and ZF/TRW …
Ford Motor Co. Chief Executive Office Jim Farley will travel to Washington on Wednesday to warn members of Congress that the 25% tariffs President Donald Trump has proposed on Canada and Mexico would “blow a hole” in the US auto …
The 2024 hurricane season presented challenges for insurers thanks largely to hurricanes Beryl, Helene, and Milton—the three powerful storms caused more than $138 billion in damage as well as $52 million in insured losses. Nearmap, an aerial imagery and location …
Southern California Edison, a unit of utility Edison International, said on Monday preliminary analysis of data showed a “momentary and expected increase in current” on its energized lines in the Eaton Canyon corridor on Jan. 7 evening. Fire officials have …
Claims handling continues to be one of the biggest sticking points in the insurance process, a new report shows. Complaints about the claims handling process appear to be on the rise. In 2024, nearly half of Americans who filed a …
Insurers paid out a record £585 million (U.S. $724.7 million) for weather-related damage to people’s homes and possessions in 2024 in the United Kingdom, according to the latest data from the Association of British Insurers. The record claims come following …