Bedbugs, Peacocks Among Animal Insurance Claims by Businesses March 30, 2017 By Suzanne Barlyn Bedbugs in hotel rooms and aggressive peacocks are some of the creatures behind an uptick in animal-related insurance claims filed...
AIG Enhances Motor Fleet Claims Service, Harnessing Cloud-Based Technology March 30, 2017 AIG UK announced it has entered into a partnership with VUEcloud Ltd., a UK software technology provider to the commercial...
Superyacht Specialist Yachtpod to Underwrite on Castel’s MGA Platform March 30, 2017 Yachtpod Risk Partners has launched as an underwriting cell on the Castel Underwriting Agencies Ltd.’s MGA formation platform to offer...
Brussels Hopes to Lure Other Finance Firms After Its Success with Lloyd’s March 30, 2017 By Robert-Jan Bartunek Brussels expects to lure other financial players after convincing Lloyd’s of London, the world’s largest specialty insurance market, to make...
Lloyd’s Reports £2.1B ($2.6B) Profit for 2016, Unchanged from 2015 March 30, 2017 Lloyd’s reported 2016 pretax profit of £2.1 billion pounds ($2.6 billion), level with 2015, despite a worsening of the market’s...
Lloyd’s to Open EU Insurer in Brussels in Preparation for Brexit March 30, 2017 By L.S. Howard Lloyd’s, the specialist insurance and reinsurance market, announced it will set up a European insurance company in Brussels in preparation...
Bird Flu Found in Georgia Farm Chicken Flock March 30, 2017 About 18,000 chickens were destroyed at a northwest Georgia poultry farm after tests confirmed avian influenza in the flock, the...
Dissel to Open First Brightway Insurance Agency in South Carolina March 30, 2017 Brightway Insurance is scheduled to open its first agency in South Carolina next week. Veteran insurance agent and now Brightway...
Judge to Hear Objection to Trump University’s $25 Million Settlement March 30, 2017 By Karen Freifeld A U.S. judge will hear arguments on Thursday over whether to grant final approval to a $25 million settlement of...
Chipotle Blocks One Class Action On Overtime Pay as Another Advances March 30, 2017 By Daniel Wiessner A federal judge on Wednesday granted a bid by Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. to undo a class action lawsuit by...