Yearly Archives: <span>2017</span>

Chemical Fallout from Hurricane Irma Could Be Worse than Harvey’s

Before flames and smoke leaped into the sky over the Arkema chemical plant in Crosby, Texas, last week, Jolyn Masters was hunkered down at home on a Hurricane Harvey-flooded street a mile away. Then came a knock. A National Guard …

New York’s ‘Sixth Borough’ with Trophy Condos in Hurricane Irma’s Path

Beyond the bar and the palm-fringed pool, past the gold-leafed columns and floor-to-ceiling murals, workers at the grand Faena Hotel Miami Beach prepared for Hurricane Irma’s fury. Their unusual assignment: fortify the four layers of bullet-proof glass encasing a gilded, …

Irma Update: Georgia Coast Evacuation Underway; Gas, Water Shortages in Miami

Hurricane Irma, one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in a century, drove toward Florida on Friday after lashing the Caribbean with devastating winds and torrential rain, killing 19 people and leaving a swathe of catastrophic destruction. Irma was about …

Swiss Re’s Eisele Joins Guy Carpenter as CEO of Pacific Region; Eider Joins Advisory Board

Global reinsurance specialist Guy Carpenter & Co., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies, has appointed Andre Eisele to the role of CEO of the Pacific Region. In addition, Heinrich Eder will join the Guy Carpenter Advisory Board for …

Willis Towers Watson Hires Pipala in New York

Willis Towers Watson, a global advisory, broking and solutions company, has hired Tom Pipala as client advocate in its real estate and hospitality practice, which is part of its corporate risk and broking business. Based in New York, Pipala will …

New Jersey’s Jimcor Agency Announces Updates to Strategic Leadership Team

Jimcor Agency Inc., an independent managing general agent and wholesaler headquartered in Montvale, N.J., has announced updates to its strategic leadership team with several promotions. Renee Azelby was promoted to vice president and sales manager based in Jimcor’s Southern New …

Insurance Agents & Brokers Announces Directors and Officers Elections

Membership of the independent insurance agents’ associations in Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania recently held elections for volunteer and leadership positions, with terms that began Sept. 1. Larry Wilson of S.T. Good Insurance in Newark, Del., was re-elected to the Delaware …

Trust But Verify: New York Cyber Regs Mean Managing Third-Party Security

This year, the beginning of September marked a critical implementation deadline for some of the toughest new cybersecurity regulations in the country – the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) 23NYCRR 500. This set of regulations mandates that …

Rethinking Freight Flood Risk Management After Hurricane Harvey

A week before Hurricane Harvey walloped Houston, workers for Union Pacific Corp. began moving rail cars out of the railroad’s Englewood switching yard near downtown and brought in enough generators to fill 70 tractor trailers to keep signal systems running. …

Multi Award-Winning Telematics Company, The Floow, Brings Unique Coaching and Reward Services to the US Insurance Market

Sheffield, UK, September 8, 2017- Insurance telematics innovator, The Floow, is bringing its industry leading approach to the US market with the launch of its unique FloowCoach program and Rewards Services App at Connected Car Insurance USA (CCIU) on the …