Advocacy Groups Want Stronger Texting-Driving Ban in Oklahoma May 24, 2016 Just six months after Oklahoma’s ban on texting and driving went into effect, advocacy groups are calling for even broader...
Everest Re Names Berry as Head of International Property Facultative Unit May 24, 2016 Everest Re Group Ltd. has appointed Sean Berry as vice president and head of the Reinsurance Division’s International Property Facultative...
Disaster Fraud Rampant After Floods, Hurricanes May 24, 2016 By Denise Johnson This year, extensive flooding has already affected parts of Texas and Louisiana. With more rain producing floods in the forecast...
Labor Unions Searching for Strategies to Join the Gig Economy May 24, 2016 By Dan Levine and Daniel Wiessner The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers trumpeted an agreement reached earlier this month to represent New York Uber...
Beazley Expands Environmental Team in U.S. with XL Catlin, AIG, Ironshore Hires May 24, 2016 Specialist insurer Beazley has made several senior hires to expand its environmental liability insurance team in the U.S. The Beazley...
China’s Ping An Joins Global Blockchain Consortium, Led by Fintech Firm R3 May 24, 2016 By Jemima Kelly China’s second-biggest insurance company, Ping An Group, has become the first Chinese member of a global consortium led by fintech...
Vermont Firefighters to Receive New Solar Panel Training May 24, 2016 At the Vermont Fire Academy in Pittsford, Vermont, fire safety instructors are getting some training to deal with a new...
Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Adds 2 Field Representatives in Northeast May 24, 2016 Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, has hired Sue Bonkowski and Mike Lawless as senior field representatives.
Insurers Rethinking $17.7 Billion Invested in Hedge Funds May 24, 2016 By Katherine Chiglinsky and Sonali Basak Insurers have had about enough of hedge funds. Stung by market-trailing returns, the insurance industry in the U.S. is reversing...
Chubb Focuses on Continental European SMEs with ‘Easy Solutions’ Proposition May 24, 2016 Chubb has launched Chubb Easy Solutions, its proposition for brokers and their small and medium sized clients in Europe. Backed...