Firefighters said Tuesday they expect another average or below-average wildfire season in Colorado in 2016, the third mild year in a row. “That’s always good news,” Gov. John Hickenlooper said after announcing the outlook. But even an average year can …
San Diego, Calif.-based Champion Risk & Insurance Services has acquired Clay Insurance Brokerage Co. in Rancho Santa Margarita. Terms of the deal weren’t released. The acquisition is effective May 1. Robert Swanson, owner of Adams Clay, will join Champion Risk. …
Ironshore Pembroke Managing Agency Ltd. is offering Product Contamination Recall Insurance, focusing on risk exposure within the food and beverage industries. Contamination and subsequent recall occurrences can be triggered by accidental human error, malicious product tampering and product extortion throughout …
Overall, young agents are happy with their career choice. They enjoy the freedom and challenges that come with being independent agents. But they are not thrilled with every aspect of their career choice. Who is? The April 4 issue of …
Munich Re, the world’s second-biggest reinsurer, fell the most since August 2013 after saying first-quarter profit will be lower than it previously expected. Earnings for the quarter will also be lower than a year earlier after market turmoil caused the …
While insurance historically has been a laggard in the fintech race, it is increasingly a high-growth investment area in the fintech field, according to research from Accenture. Accenture’s fintech research reveals that the overall increase in global insurance investment levels …
Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital adviser of Aon plc, has launched ReMetrica Version 7.0 – its next generation platform for risk and capital modeling. Following Solvency II and equivalent regulation, insurers are demanding more value from their …
Global Risk Partners, the acquisitive insurance broking and managing general agency (MGA) investment vehicle, has agreed to back the management buyout of LONMAR Global Risks, the specialist Lloyd’s broker. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval. LONMAR’s management team, led …
For the second time in about a decade, Mitsubishi Motors Corp. faces a scandal that poses an existential threat. The Japanese automaker has improperly tested the fuel economy of its cars for the past quarter century, widening the scope of …
Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd.announced that its reinsurance segment, Aspen Re has appointed Hugo A. Cardona as managing director for Latin America and Caribbean. Cardona will join Aspen on May 2 from Odyssey Reinsurance Co. where he was chief underwriting officer …
