P/C Insurers Boosted Underwriting Profit, Surplus in 2019’s First 9 Months January 17, 2020 The private U.S. property/casualty insurance industry saw its net underwriting gains increase to $5.4 billion in the first nine months...
Supreme Court Says State Universities Not Immune to Patent Challenges January 17, 2020 By Susan Decker The U.S. Supreme Court refused to shield state-run universities from having to appear before a federal administrative body to defend...
Judge Presses PG&E on How It Will Protect Wildfire Victims’ Funds Given FEMA Demand January 17, 2020 By Steven Church PG&E Corp. needs to explain how it will keep a promise to pay fire victims $13.5 billion in the face...
Liberty Mutual’s Irish Insurer Exits Several Lines Including Commercial Liability, Property January 17, 2020 Liberty Insurance, the Irish subsidiary of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, is exiting its commercial liability, commercial property and development bonds...
Indonesia Takes Action to Rescue State Insurers, Potentially Raising Funds January 17, 2020 Indonesia will appoint state financial firm PT Bahana Pembinaan Usaha Indonesia as a holding company for state insurers to improve...
Japan Firms Have Done Little to Build Resilience Against Increasing Floods: Reuters Poll January 17, 2020 By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Izumi Nakagawa Japanese companies have contingency plans for the floods that increasingly drench this island nation, but most have done little to...
2019 Floods Brought Financial Woes to South Dakota Townships January 17, 2020 Townships in South Dakota are facing economic difficulties as 2019 flood repair costs mount. Townships primarily depend on their taxpayers...
Oklahoma Oil Rig Explosion Wrongful Death Trial Begins in Oklahoma January 17, 2020 The wrongful death trial against a oilfield equipment contractor in connection with a January 2018 explosion and fire that killed...
With Focus on Iowa, MIAA Hires Wright, Siegfried January 17, 2020 The Midwest Insurance Agency Alliance (MIAA), a regional insurance agency network based in Lincoln, Nebraska, has added support Jamie Wright...
Catapult Insurance Promotes King, Adds Fisher to Executive Team in Dallas January 17, 2020 Catapult Insurance Solutions, a privately held managing general insurance agency and wholesale brokerage based in Dallas, has promoted Becky King...