Insurers Look to Cyber, M&A Coverage as Prices Decline for 9th Quarter: Marsh August 14, 2015 Commercial insurance rates continued their global decline in the 2015 second quarter, a trend driven by a continued abundance of...
Integro Acquires UK’s AFL Insurance Brokers Aviation Division August 14, 2015 International insurance broker and risk management firm Integro Ltd. announced that it has acquired AFL Insurance Brokers Ltd.’s Aviation division;...
UnipolSai, Willis Capital Confirm Italian Cat Bond for Azzurro Re; 1st in Europe August 14, 2015 By Charles E. Boyle UnipolSai Assicurazioni S.p.A. (UnipolSai), a multi-business Italian insurance company of the Unipol Group and Willis Capital Markets & Advisory (WCMA)...
U.S. Forecaster Sees El Nino Likely to Last into Spring in No. Hemisphere August 14, 2015 By Charles E. Boyle A U.S. government weather forecaster on Thursday raised the likelihood that El Nino conditions would last into the Northern Hemisphere’s...
Chinese Officials Give Scant Details on Cause of Tianjin Explosion and Fires August 14, 2015 Chinese officials provided scant detail on the cause of massive explosions at a hazardous-chemicals warehouse in northern China’s Tianjin port,...
Chilling Out Will Be Answer to Climate Change, Scientist Says August 13, 2015 By Don Jergler What to do about a warming planet? Just crank up the air-conditioning. No one’s being a smart aleck, and you...
Beneficial Insurance Services Acquires Pye Karr Ambler & Co. in Pennsylvania August 13, 2015 Beneficial Insurance Services, a subsidiary of Beneficial Bank in Philadelphia, announced that it has acquired Pye Karr Ambler & Co....
Lockton Hires Sharma as COO of Southeast Operations August 13, 2015 Insurance broker Lockton hired Manoj Sharma as chief operating officer of its Southeast operations. He is based in Lockton’s Atlanta...
West Virginia to Require Criminal Background Checks for Long-Term Care Workers August 13, 2015 West Virginia’s new state program requires criminal background checks for applicants seeking certain jobs at long-term care facilities. Health and...
Zurich Upgrades Coverage for Asset Managers as Regulatory Risk Grows August 13, 2015 Zurich North America has revised its liability policy for investment advisers, mutual fund and hedge fund managers. Zurich says it...