Major League Baseball Finally Does the Right Thing: Viewpoint February 2, 2018 By Joe Nocera, Bloomberg Opinion On Wednesday, during Major League Baseball’s quarterly owners meetings, the Tampa Bay Rays and the Arizona Diamondbacks announced that they...
Incumbent Re/Insurers Drive Insurtech Investments in Q4 2017: Willis Towers Watson February 2, 2018 By L.S. Howard Re/insurance industry incumbents are fueling investments in insurtech startups, sending a clear message to potential disruptive outsiders, according to a...
More Hackers Target Red-Hot Cryptocurrency Space: Report February 2, 2018 By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss Bitcoin’s popularity and the emergence of about 1,500 other digital coins or tokens have drawn more hackers into the red-hot...
Volante Launches Nordic-Focused MGA, Bridge Underwriting, Led by QBE’s Lindberg February 2, 2018 Volante Global Ltd., a new multi-class and multi-territory international managing general agent (MGA) platform, has announced the launch of Bridge...
Allianz to Acquire Sri Lanka’s Janashakthi General Insurance for €85.9M February 2, 2018 Allianz announced it has entered into an agreement with Janashakthi Insurance PLC (JINS) to acquire 100 of its subsidiary Janashakthi...
Run-Off Specialist Armour Group Acquires Gibraltar’s Elite Insurance February 2, 2018 Run-off specialist Armour Group Ltd. has led a group of investors to acquire Gibraltar-based Elite Insurance Co. Ltd. (EIC) and...
Florida Construction Company Owner Arrested For $1.8 Million Workers’ Comp Scam February 2, 2018 A construction company owner in Jacksonville, Fla., has been arrested following a workers’ compensation fraud investigation, according to a report...
8 Ways Cyber Threats and Business Security Will Change This Year: Aon’s Predictions February 2, 2018 As cyber attacks increasingly threaten business and grow in volume and scale, companies will be forced to take new measures...
Risk Management for Super Bowl Requires Team Effort February 2, 2018 By Stephanie K. Jones Assessing and managing risk for an event like the Super Bowl is more than a matter of just looking around...
Willis Towers Watson Makes Staff Changes in Florida, Taps Zutel to Lead CRB Business February 2, 2018 Willis Towers Watson has appointed Fred Zutel as Corporate Risk and Broking (CRB) market leader for Florida, where he will...