Does your insurance organization support the community? Over the years, Insurance Journal has discovered numerous stories of how agents, brokers, wholesalers and insurers support their community. Our Dec. 16 issue of Insurance Journal magazine will share some of those stories …
A.M. Best Europe has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A+’ (Superior) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “aa-” of Munich Reinsurance Co. and its subsidiaries. Best also affirmed all of the debt ratings for Munich Re. The outlook …
USI Insurance Services recently moved its corporate headquarters from Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. to nearby Valhalla, N.Y. USI said its corporate headquarters moved to the new location, approximately 10 miles away from the previous Briarcliff Manor location, late last month to …
Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG announced that Denis Burniston has been appointed senior vice president, General Casualty, for Allied World Europe to lead the company’s primary casualty operation in London. He will be responsible for developing Allied World Europe’s …
New damage assessments from the National Weather Service show that at least 15 tornadoes hit Illinois during the outbreak of violent storms on Nov. 17. Central parts of the state had the most with seven twisters, including one that hit …
With the end of the Sorrento Police Department’s liability insurance coverage just a few hours away, the Town Council voted 5-0 to select an offer by Louisiana’s Ascension Parish Sheriff Jeff Wiley to provide protection to the town at no …
Swiss Re announced that it has entered into a transaction with Zurich Insurance Company Ltd to acquire a 4.9 percent stake in New China Life Insurance Company Ltd, in a move it described as reaffirming its “commitment to high growth …
A lesbian teacher in California has filed a lawsuit against Hesperia Unified School District that alleges unlawful discrimination, harassment and retaliation because of her sexual orientation. Lambda Legal filed the 109-page lawsuit in San Bernardino County Superior Court on Tuesday …
The mother of a California middle school student has sued the school district, claiming her 14-year-old son was used as bait during an on-campus drug sting. The Riverside Press Enterprise reported Wednesday the suit was filed earlier this month against …
The Jackson Town Council is considering a ban on cellphone conversations while driving that could start in Wyoming town in mid-December. The Jackson Hole News & Guide reported the council gave preliminary approval to the proposed ban this week. Two …
