A lightning-damaged sculpture is again a fixture of the Kansas City skyline after undergoing repairs paid for by insurance. Designed by New York artist R.M. Fischer, their official name is the Sky Station sculptures, although locals call them the “hair …
Rockhill Insurance Group, a member of Columbus, Ohio-based State Auto Insurance Group, has tapped Jack Abney to lead its environmental underwriting unit as vice president – environmental. Rockhill also announced it has named Tracy Upton to lead its new E&S …
Willis Towers Watson has named Charles Shay leader in financial and executive risk in North America’s West region. The financial and executive risk practice delivers tailored risk management and risk transfer solutions to help companies protect executives and key assets. …
The husband of Jim Carrey’s former girlfriend is suing the actor, accusing him of illegally supplying Cathriona White with prescription drugs that resulted in her death. The wrongful death lawsuit filed by White’s husband, Mark Burton, in Los Angeles Superior …
If you have nightmares about robots taking over the world, here’s something that might really scare you: some tech industry veterans in Seattle want to ban human drivers from a 150-mile stretch of Interstate 5 and reserve it for self-driving …
Aspen U.S. Insurance has appointed Michael Feighan as senior vice president and U.S. head of Accident and Health. Feighan joins Aspen from Chubb where he served as chief marketing officer for Accident and Heath from May 2015 to March 2016. …
Insurance broker Hub International Limited (HUB) has named Marc Cohen, currently regional president of HUB East Region, as president of HUB International as part of a restructuring of top management. Cohen will replace Richard Gulliver, currently president of HUB International, …
XS Brokers, a Quincy, Mass., headquartered independent insurance brokerage, has hired Jason Kent as a broker in the firm’s Connecticut office. His hiring comes as the firm has seen continued growth in its Connecticut, New York and New Jersey territories, …
The cost of insuring Deutsche Bank’s debt against default rose around 8 percent on Friday after the U.S. Department of Justice asked the lender to pay $14 billion to settle an investigation into its selling of mortgage-backed securities. Data provider …
Insurance education provider The Institutes has launched an Associate in Insurance Data Analytics (AIDA) designation. The four courses leading to the designation provide an overview of advanced analytics and its application to the risk and insurance industry. The Institutes said …
