Yearly Archives: <span>2017</span>

JPMorgan Warns of Market Disruption If Clearing Houses Cut-Off by Brexit

Financial markets face Brexit day upheaval if clearing houses in Britain are abruptly cut off from continental customers, a senior JPMorgan bank official said on Wednesday. Sally Dewar, international head of regulatory affairs at the U.S. bank, said that without …

Maine Notifies More Than 2,000 About Information Breach

Maine officials say they’re notifying some 2,100 people of an incident that might have caused their personal information to be temporarily exposed. The Maine Office of Information Technology says the potential breach happened on Sept. 21 as part of a …

The Hilb Group Acquires Massachusetts’ HR Knowledge

The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired HR Knowledge (HRK) in a transaction that became effective November 1, 2017. HRK is THG’s 40th acquisition since it was founded in 2009 and its 10th acquisition this year. Located in Mansfield, Mass., …

Prime Insurance to Write Specialty Lines in New Hampshire, Rhode Island

Prime Holdings Insurance Services Inc. (Prime Holdings) announced that its subsidiary, Prime Insurance Company (Prime), recently received approval to write specialty lines insurance coverage in New Hampshire and Rhode Island. This move is an indication of how Prime is working …

Alliant Hires Tamburro as Vice President in New York

The Public Entity Group of Alliant has hired Anthony Tamburro as vice president. With more than 25 years of expertise in the Eastern United States, New York-based Tamburro will provide targeted risk management and insurance solutions to a range of …

Apax, Carlyle Reported Among Bidders for Indian Insurer Royal Sundaram

Apax Partners and Carlyle Group LP are among suitors weighing bids for a stake in Indian insurer Royal Sundaram General Insurance Co., people with knowledge of the matter said. The unit of Mumbai-listed Sundaram Finance Ltd. has started a process …

Russian Cyber Attacks Target Major U.K. Industries, Says Top Spy

Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre publicly confirmed for the first time that Russia has carried out internet assaults on major U.K. energy, technology and media companies, as tensions escalate over the Kremlin’s interference in Western democracies. NCSC Chief Executive Officer …

What’s Your Learning Style?

Hop in the way back machine with my for a minute and try to remember back when you were in grade school. See if you remember this: when I was in school, we sat at our desks in class, the …

Prime Authorized to Write Surplus Lines in New Hampshire and Rhode Island

Salt Lake City, UT, Chicago, Illinois, November 15, 2017- Prime Holdings Insurance Services, Inc. (“Prime Holdings”) announced that its subsidiary, Prime Insurance Company (“Prime”), recently received approval to write specialty lines insurance coverage in New Hampshire and Rhode Island. “We …

Church Mutual Promotes Root to Executive VP – Operations

Church Mutual Insurance Co. has promoted Kevin Root to executive vice president – operations. In his new role, Root will provide direction for the company and position Church Mutual and its family of companies for continued success and expansion into …