Greasy, toxin-laden wastewater discharges by a Mississippi animal feed maker were not accidents and thus are not covered by a Crum & Foster pollution policy, a federal appeals court decided this week in a case that stemmed from an investigation …
Independence Pet Group (IPG), the full-stack pet insurance platform, announced the completion of its acquisition of Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.’s U.S. and Canadian interests in the Crum & Forster Pet Insurance Group (C&F Pet) and Pethealth Inc. IPG purchased the …
Hilb Group Founder Takes Helm at Choice Financial Virginia insurance agency Choice Financial Group has appointed insurance veteran Robert J. Hilb as chief executive officer following the retirement of J. Richard Braun, founder and president of Choice. Prior to his …
JAB Holding Company and Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited said today that JAB’s pet insurance business agreed to acquire all of Fairfax’s interests in the Crum & Forster Pet Insurance Group and PetHealth Inc., including all of their worldwide operations. Fairfax …
AIG Zaffino Named Chairman as Duperreault to Retire American International Group announced that Peter Zaffino, president and chief executive officer, will assume the additional role of chairman of the board of directors, effective January 1, 2022. As previously announced, Brian …
Insurtech Joyn Adds Schoberth as Chief Distribution Officer Insurance technology company Joyn Insurance announced the addition of Uwe Schoberth as chief distribution officer. The role will focus on developing broker relationships. Uwe brings a background in commercial insurance, having held …
Crum & Forster Adds Srygley in Captives, Gig Economy Roles Further strengthening its Captive Solutions and Sharing (Gig) Economy practices, Crum & Forster’s Accident & Health (A&H) Division has appointed C&F veteran Mark Srygley to help drive its efforts in …
U.S. energy companies are scrambling to buy more cyber insurance after this month’s attack on Colonial Pipeline disrupted the U.S. fuel supply, but they can expect to pay more as cyber insurers plan to hike rates following a slew of …
Crum & Forster has expanded its eRisk team with the addition of Cassie Quaranta as an executive underwriter in the Northeast Region and Vlad Borovskyi as an underwriter in the Southeast Region. Quaranta and Borovskyi will focus on underwriting cyber …
Specialty insurer Crum & Forster (C&F) has acquired the renewal rights of Aspen’s U.S. food and beverage product recall insurance portfolio written primarily through the excess and surplus lines market. The company said the Aspen underwriting team servicing this portfolio, …
