Jay S. Fishman transformed Travelers into one of the best-performing companies in the financial services industry and the only P&C insurer in the Dow 30.
Firefighters are trying to contain a growing wildfire in coastal Southern California and a larger blaze in rural New Mexico as hot weather and wind feed flames that triggered hundreds of evacuations.
Adjusters for both p&c insurance carriers and self-insured industries such as utilities, railroads and pipelines will encounter wide-reaching claims involving hazardous materials in the years to come.
Each year many oil pipelines fail, spill crude oil and cause significant health and environmental damage all across the continental United Statesleading to hefty financial implications for oil companies, landowners, the government and insurers.
In recent years, energy disasters such as the San Bruno Pipeline Explosion from September 2010 and Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill from April 2010 have had a major impact not only on the environment, but on consumers, businesses, and the insurance industry as well. Heres a look at 8 of the...