Monthly Archives: <span>June 2019</span>

Lloyd’s Gathers Group of Industry Heavy-Hitters as Advisers for Its Future Strategy

Lloyd’s has gathered a group of industry heavy-hitters — such as Evan Greenberg at Chubb, Dan Glaser at Marsh & McLennan, and John Haley at Willis Towers Watson — to sit on advisory committees that will help support and develop …

Insured Property Losses for December 2018 Sydney Hailstorms Rise to A$766M: PERILS

Insured losses for the hailstorms, which hit the greater Sydney region on Dec. 20, 2018, have risen to A$766 million (US$526.6 million), according to PERILS, in its third loss estimate for the storms. PERILS, the independent Zurich-based organization that provides …

Florida’s Citizens Revises 2019 Rate Filing; Will Request 2.3% Statewide Rate Increase

Citizens Property Insurance Corporation’s Board of Governors has approved a revised 2019 rate proposal that the company said reflects recent legislative changes that targets the ongoing abuse of assignment of benefit agreements and will reduce unnecessary litigation responsible for driving …

Holmes Murphy Adds Payne as Organizational Wellbeing Practice Leader

Ali Payne has joined insurance services firm Holmes Murphy in Waukee, Iowa, as practice leader for Organizational Wellbeing. Payne brings more than 19 years of experience developing holistic, innovative solutions to enhance both the employee experience and engagement. Payne spent …

Tower Hill Specialty Expands Into Arkansas

Tower Hill Specialty is now offering manufactured housing and dwelling fire insurance policies in Arkansas. Optional coverage features include equipment breakdown and service line endorsements. The equipment breakdown option provides coverage for items such as appliances and HVAC systems. Discounts …

Senator Calls for Facebook, YouTube, Twitter to Lose Immunity If Politically Biased

Technology platforms such as Facebook Inc. and Google’s YouTube could face a flood of lawsuits unless they can demonstrate their treatment of users’ content is politically neutral, under a measure that U.S. Senator Josh Hawley’s office said he would offer …

Hudson River Pilot ‘Sully’ Urges More 737 Training, Aircraft Certification Reform

Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, who in 2009 landed a US Airways flight safely on the Hudson River in New York, told a congressional panel on Wednesday that pilots of the now-grounded Boeing 737 MAX should get new simulator training before the …

South Carolina Governor Looks to Tackle State’s Flooding Woes

Gov. Henry McMaster started his Saturday in a South Carolina town devastated by flooding twice in three years to try to help make things better in the short and the long term. McMaster and other volunteers helped clean trash and …

AIG Consolidates Reinsurance into New AIG Re; Taps Marsh’s Schaper as CEO

American International Group announced the formation of AIG Re, which consolidates the company’s assumed reinsurance operations, including Validus Re, AlphaCat and Talbot Treaty, into one global business. AIG completed its acquisition of Bermuda reinsurer and specialist insurer Validus Holdings last …

New York Effort to Legalize Marijuana Fails; Decriminalization Possible

New York state lawmakers couldn’t approve marijuana legalization this session, and the legislature is now considering a back-up bill that would expand access to the drug for medical reasons and decriminalize its possession for recreational purposes. As the legislature planned …