Lowdown on Smart Home Devices March 20, 2018 By Pamela Simpson This week’s Lowdown highlights interesting results from a new report by Parks Associates entitled, Market Snapshot: Insurance, Consumers, and Smart...
How Bad Was P/C Insurers’ Underwriting Loss in 2017? March 20, 2018 The U.S. property/casualty industry recorded a net underwriting loss of $23.5 billion for year-end 2017, according to preliminary results from...
Former Federal Insurance Chief McRaith Joins Blacsktone’s Insurer Investment Team March 20, 2018 Michael McRaith, former director of the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Federal Insurance Office (FIO), has been named managing director...
Grandisson Named CEO of Arch Capital, Succeeding Iordanou Who Has Retired March 20, 2018 Marc Grandisson is the new CEO of Arch Capital Group. Ltd., following the previously announced retirement of longtime leader Constantine...
New York’s Senators Call for Probe of FAA Approval of Doors-Off Flights March 20, 2018 New York’s senators are calling for a probe into how “doors-off” helicopter sightseeing flights and the tight harness systems were...
Lloyd’s Appoints Black as Northeast Region Market Development Lead March 20, 2018 Lloyd’s, a global specialist insurance and reinsurance market, has appointed Dawnmarie Black as the market development lead for Lloyd’s Northeast...
Massachusetts’ The Arbella Insurance Group Promotes Ramirez March 20, 2018 The Arbella Insurance Group, a regional property and casualty insurance company headquartered in Quincy, Mass., has appointed Lynellen Ramirez to...
Gallagher Bassett Appoints Simon Pemberton as UK Chief Executive Officer March 20, 2018 Gallagher Bassett, the risk management services subsidiary of Arthur J. Gallagher, announced that Simon Pemberton will step into the role...
JLT Specialty USA Names Marsh’s Forbes as Senior Vice President for U.S. Property March 20, 2018 Global specialty broker JLT Specialty USA said it has appointed Josh Forbes as senior vice president with its U.S. property...
New European Privacy Rules (GDPR) Pose Major Challenge for Facebook March 20, 2018 By Douglas Busvine, David Ingram and Salvador Rodriguez Facebook faces substantial business risks from new European Union privacy rules set to take effect in May, a looming reality...